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Baives | |
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A view within Baives | |
| Coordinates: 50°03′49″N 4°12′14″E / 50.0636°N 4.2039°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Fourmies |
| Intercommunality | Sud Avesnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Gary[1] |
Area 1 | 7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 161 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59045 /59132 |
| Elevation | 184–239 m (604–784 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Baives (French pronunciation: [bɛv]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Fourmies and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Maubeuge.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 193 | — |
| 1975 | 151 | −3.45% |
| 1982 | 123 | −2.89% |
| 1990 | 129 | +0.60% |
| 1999 | 141 | +0.99% |
| 2009 | 156 | +1.02% |
| 2014 | 162 | +0.76% |
| 2020 | 166 | +0.41% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
| The arms of Baives are blazoned : Gules, 2 fesses embattled counterembattled argent, overall on a canton Gules, 3 pales vair and a chief Or. (Baives and Willies use the same arms.)
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