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Bavay
Sign in to saveBavay () 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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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 sectionsContents
- 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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