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Bavay () is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Currently a small town with about 3,200 inhabitants, it was an important Roman city, capital of the Nervii.

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Bavay is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bavay and is located in the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe. The municipality has an area of 10.12 square kilometers and shares borders with Houdain-lez-Bavay, Bermeries, Obies, and Mecquignies. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 156 meters.

The population of Bavay is 3,442, comprising 1,563 males and 1,763 females. The postal code for the area is 59570. Bavay is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Aulnoye-Aymeries. The commune was established on November 15, 1946.

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Place details

Locality
Bavay
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
3,414
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

38US AQIGood
PM2.5
7.6 µg/m³
PM10
10.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Bavay
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Bavay (Nord).svg
French commune.image
0 Bavay - Place Charles de Gaules 1.JPG
French commune.caption
The Place de Charles de Gaulle
French commune.arrondissement
Avesnes-sur-Helpe
French commune.canton
Aulnoye-Aymeries
French commune.INSEE
59053
French commune.postal code
59570
French commune.mayor
Francine Caucheteux
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Pays de Mormal
French commune.elevation m
123
French commune.elevation min m
108
French commune.elevation max m
156
French commune.area km2
10.12

via Wikipedia infobox

Travel guide

See

Bagacum Communal Cemetery of Bavay Roman forum

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~15 min read

Encyclopedic overview

21 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • The legendary founder and apocryphal history
  • Gallo-Roman history
  • Medieval
  • Modern era
  • Heraldry
  • Administration
  • Demography
  • Distribution of age groups
  • Economy
  • Culture and heritage
  • Civil heritage
  • Religious heritage
  • Environmental heritage
  • Picture gallery
  • Notable people linked to the commune
  • See also
  • Bibliography
  • References
  • External links

Bavay () is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Currently a small town with about 3,200 inhabitants, it was an important Roman city, capital of the Nervii.

==Geography==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bavay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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