Avesnelles

French commune

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Antoine Badidi^[1]Area12.71 km² (4.91 sq mi)Population2,280 • Density180/km² (460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation146–207 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.^[3]

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[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

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

References