From Wikipedia - Reading time: 9 minAvesnes | |
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Commune | |
The church of Avesnes | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Avesnes ![]() | |
Avesnes Avesnes | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′02″N 1°58′21″E / 50.5506°N 1.9725°ECoordinates: 50°33′02″N 1°58′21″E / 50.5506°N 1.9725°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gauthier Benoît[1] |
| Area 1 | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 54 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62062 /62650 |
| Elevation | 126–187 m (413–614 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Avesnes (French pronunciation: [avɛn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]
The commune is a very small village situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D 129 E 1.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 68 | — |
| 1968 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 53 | −24.3% |
| 1982 | 47 | −11.3% |
| 1990 | 44 | −6.4% |
| 1999 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 36 | −21.7% |
| 2007 | 35 | −2.8% |
| 2009 | 33 | −5.7% |
| 2012 | 42 | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 46 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 48 | +4.3% |