Avesnes-le-Comte

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Sébastien Bertout^[1]Area9.38 km² (3.62 sq mi)Population1,795 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation99–154 m (325–505 ft)
(avg. 152 m or 499 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avesnes-le-Comte (French pronunciation: [avɛn lə kɔ̃t]; Picard: Avesne-el-Comte) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.^[3]

Geography

A small farming town located 11 miles (17 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D8, D75 and D339 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,424	—
1975	1,490	+0.65%
1982	1,835	+3.02%
1990	2,011	+1.15%
1999	1,983	−0.16%
2009	2,085	+0.50%
2014	2,006	−0.77%
2020	1,820	−1.61%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• The motte of a 12th-century castle.
• The church of St. Nicholas, with the apse dating from the twelfth century.
• The town hall, built in 1830.
• An ancient cemetery.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References