Avesnes

For the historic city with this name, see Avesnes-sur-Helpe. For other uses, see Avesnes (disambiguation).

Avesnes
Commune
The church of Avesnes
Coat of arms
Location of Avesnes
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Coordinates: 50°33′02″N 1°58′21″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Guy Randoux
Area 1	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	52
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62062 /62650
Elevation	126–187 m (413–614 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avesnes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

The commune is a very small village situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D 129 E 1.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	68	—
1968	70	+2.9%
1975	53	−24.3%
1982	47	−11.3%
1990	44	−6.4%
1999	46	+4.5%
2006	36	−21.7%
2007	35	−2.8%
2009	33	−5.7%
2012	42	+27.3%
2014	46	+9.5%
2015	48	+4.3%

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file