Avesnes-sur-Helpe
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Commune of Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
Location | |
Longitude | 03° 55' 36" E |
Latitude | 50° 07' 28" N |
Administration | |
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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). | |
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.