Avesnes-sur-Helpe

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Commune of Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Location
Longitude 03° 55' 36" E
Latitude 50° 07' 28" N
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Nord and Sud
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays d'Avesnes (CCPA)
Mayor Alain Poyart
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude 143 m–188 m
(avg. 170 m)
Land area¹ 2.24 km²
Population²
(1999)
5,003
 - Density (1999) 2,233/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 59036/ 59440
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Avesnes-sur-Helpe is a commune of France. It is a sous-préfecture of the Nord département. Its arrondissement comprises 12 cantons.

Population (1999): 5,389 inhabitants for the commune and 238,466 inhabitants for the arrondissement.

Coordinates: 50°07′28″N, 3°55′36″E