Avesnes-le-Comte

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Coordinates: 50°16′39″N 2°31′46″E / 50.2775, 2.52944444444

Commune of Avesnes-le-Comte
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Atrébatie
Mayor	Jean Picque (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	99 m–154 m (avg. 152 m)
Land area¹	9,38 km²
Population² (1999)	1983
- Density	211/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62063/ 62810
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Avesnes-le-Comte is a commune and the chief town of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A small farming town located 11 miles (17km) west of Arras at the junction of the D8, D75 and D339 roads.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
1388	1424	1490	1835	2011	1983
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The motte of a 12th century castle.
• The church of St.Nicholas, with the apse dating from the 12th century.
• The town hall, built in 1830.
• An ancient cemetery.
• The war memorial.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Avesnes-le-Comte on the Insee website (French)
• Avesnes-le-Comte on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 1st 2008.