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Avesnes-sur-Helpe
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Avesnes-sur-Helpe (; ), Picard: Avinne-su-Helpe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Nord department. It is situated 14 km from the Belgian border, and 18 km south of Maubeuge, the nearest larger town. The river Helpe Majeure, a tributary of the Sambre, flows through the town. Upstream of Avesnes on the river there is the Lac du Val-Joly, an artificial lake.
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Avesnes-sur-Helpe is a commune in France, located within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe and the cantons of Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Nord and Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Sud. The municipality is situated in the Nord department and shares borders with Bas-Lieu, Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe, Avesnelles, and Haut-Lieu. Its official name is also recorded as Avesnes, and it is named after the Helpe Majeure.
The commune has an area of 2.31 and an elevation above sea level of 188. Its population is 5051, comprising 2171 males and 2324 females. The postal code for the area is 59440. Avesnes-sur-Helpe is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and is associated with the canton of Avesnes-sur-Helpe for electoral purposes.
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Place details
- Locality
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Avesnes-sur-Helpe.svg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Maison d'Avesnes.svg
- French commune.image
- Ancien palais de justice Avesnes-sur-Helpe.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Old court house
- French commune.arrondissement
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- French commune.canton
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- French commune.INSEE
- 59036
- French commune.postal code
- 59440
- French commune.mayor
- Sébastien Seguin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Cœur de l'Avesnois
- French commune.elevation m
- 170
- French commune.elevation min m
- 143
- French commune.elevation max m
- 188
- French commune.area km2
- 2.24
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Helpe Majeure
- Official name
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- Population
- 4012
- Area
- 2.31
- Elevation
- 163
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- Shares border with
- Haut-Lieu
- Official website
- www.avesnes-sur-helpe.fr
- Image
- St therese Avesnes-sur-Helpe.JPG
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- postal code
- 59440
- Commons category
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- topic's main category
- Category:Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- associated electoral district
- canton of Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- male population
- 2171
- female population
- 2324
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-27-56-57-58
- fax number
- +33-3-27-56-57-59
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Culture
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
Avesnes-sur-Helpe (; ), Picard: Avinne-su-Helpe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Nord department. It is situated 14 km from the Belgian border, and 18 km south of Maubeuge, the nearest larger town. The river Helpe Majeure, a tributary of the Sambre, flows through the town. Upstream of Avesnes on the river there is the Lac du Val-Joly, an artificial lake.
==History== Avesnes was founded in the 11th century. The first known lord was Wedric II of Avesnes (born about 990), son of Wedric I de Morvois. The house of Avesnes played an important role in the low countries, including several Counts of Holland. It was destroyed by Louis XI in 1477 after his victory in the Burgundian Wars. Historically a part of the County of Hainaut, it became French in 1659 as a result of the Treaty of the Pyrenees, and was fortified by Vauban, although it was captured by Prussia in 1815.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Avesnes-sur-Helpe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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