Haute-Avesnes
| Haute-Avesnes | |
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  Haute-Avesnes | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Haute-Avesnes | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′00″N 2°38′00″E / 50.3333°N 2.6333°ECoordinates: 50°20′00″N 2°38′00″E / 50.3333°N 2.6333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Beaumetz-lès-Loges |
| Intercommunality | Val de Gy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Seroux |
| Area1 | 3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 402 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62415 / 62144 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Haute-Avesnes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Haute-Avesnes is situated 6 miles (10 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the N39 and the D62 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 227 | 247 | 309 | 405 | 413 | 384 | 402 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The church of St.John, rebuilt early in the 20th century.
- The war memorial.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haute-Avesnes. |
- The CWGC cemetery at Haute-Avesnes
- Haute-Avesnes on the Quid website (French)
- The war memorial (French)