Avesnes-le-Sec

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Avesnes-le-Sec

(2020–2026) Claude Regniez^[1]Area

10.39 km² (4.01 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,447 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59038 /59296

Elevation48–77 m (157–253 ft)
(avg. 61 m or 200 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-Sec (French pronunciation: [avɛn lə sɛk]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,618	—
1975	1,584	−0.30%
1982	1,486	−0.91%
1990	1,389	−0.84%
1999	1,281	−0.90%
2009	1,353	+0.55%
2014	1,449	+1.38%
2020	1,445	−0.05%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Avesnes-le-Sec are blazoned :
Vert, a chevron between 3 mullets argent.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE