Avesnelles

Avesnelles
Commune
The town hall in Avesnelles
Coat of arms
Location of Avesnelles
Avesnelles Avesnelles
Coordinates: 50°07′06″N 3°56′38″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Fourmies
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Antoine Badidi
Area 1	12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,280
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59035 /59440
Elevation	146–207 m (479–679 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avesnelles (French pronunciation: [avɛnɛl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 401 —     1821 635 +1.66% 1846 986 +1.78% 1872 1,596 +1.87% 1901 2,497 +1.56% 1926 2,554 +0.09% 1946 2,341 −0.43% 1962 2,564 +0.57%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,849 +1.77% 1975 3,112 +1.27% 1982 3,031 −0.38% 1990 2,639 −1.72% 1999 2,572 −0.29% 2007 2,579 +0.03% 2012 2,492 −0.68% 2017 2,495 +0.02%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Heraldry

Arms of Avesnelles

The arms of Avesnelles are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules (Croÿ); 2&4 Quarterly France and gules, overall an inescutcheon ermine (Brittany); over the whole arms an inescutcheon Gules, 3 roses Or (Arenberg).

See also

• Communes of the Nord department