Avesnelles

Avesnelles (French pronunciation: [avɛnɛl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Avesnelles
Commune
The town hall in Avesnelles
Coat of arms
Location of Avesnelles
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Coordinates: 50°07′06″N 3°56′38″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Fourmies
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Antoine Badidi[1]
Area 1	12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,280
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59035 /59440
Elevation	146–207 m (479–679 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 401 —     1821 635 +1.66% 1846 986 +1.78% 1872 1,596 +1.87% 1901 2,497 +1.56% 1926 2,554 +0.09% 1946 2,341 −0.43% 1962 2,564 +0.57%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,849 +1.77% 1975 3,112 +1.27% 1982 3,031 −0.38% 1990 2,639 −1.72% 1999 2,572 −0.29% 2007 2,579 +0.03% 2012 2,492 −0.68% 2017 2,495 +0.02%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Avesnelles

The arms of Avesnelles are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules (Croÿ); 2&4 Quarterly France and gules, overall an inescutcheon ermine (Brittany); over the whole arms an inescutcheon Gules, 3 roses Or (Arenberg).

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avesnelles, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE