Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, called usually as Avesnois , is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Avesnes-sur-Helpe.

Location within the region Hauts-de-France
Location within the region Hauts-de-France
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
No. of communes151
SubprefectureAvesnes-sur-Helpe
Area
1,407.5 km2 (543.4 sq mi)
INSEE code591

History

When the Nord department was created on 1790, the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, with the name of Avesnes, was part of that original department.[1]

In 1962, the name of the commune, and of the arrondissement, Avesnes was changed to Avesnes-sur-Helpe.[1]

Geography

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe is in the southeast of the Nord department. It borders with Belgium to the north and east, and with the Aisne department to the south. The Valenciennes arrondissement is to the northwest and the Cambrai arrondissement to the west.

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe is the second largest arrondissement of the department with an area of 1,407.5 km2 (543.4 sq mi).[2] It has a population of 231,727 inhabitants and a population density of 164.6 inhabitants/km2.[3]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[4] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The cantons in the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe are:

Communes

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe has 151 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes[5]

  1. Aibes (59003)
  2. Amfroipret (59006)
  3. Anor (59012)
  4. Assevent (59021)
  5. Audignies (59031)
  6. Aulnoye-Aymeries (59033)
  7. Avesnelles (59035)
  8. Avesnes-sur-Helpe (59036)
  9. Bachant (59041)
  10. Baives (59045)
  11. Bas-Lieu (59050)
  12. Bavay (59053)
  13. Beaudignies (59057)
  14. Beaufort (59058)
  15. Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre (59061)
  16. Beaurieux (59062)
  17. Bellignies (59065)
  18. Berlaimont (59068)
  19. Bermeries (59070)
  20. Bersillies (59072)
  21. Bettignies (59076)
  22. Bettrechies (59077)
  23. Beugnies (59078)
  24. Boulogne-sur-Helpe (59093)
  25. Bousies (59099)
  26. Bousignies-sur-Roc (59101)
  27. Boussières-sur-Sambre (59103)
  28. Boussois (59104)
  29. Bry (59116)
  30. Bérelles (59066)
  31. Cartignies (59134)
  32. Cerfontaine (59142)
  33. Choisies (59147)
  34. Clairfayts (59148)
  35. Colleret (59151)
  36. Cousolre (59157)
  37. Croix-Caluyau (59164)
  38. Damousies (59169)
  39. Dimechaux (59174)
  40. Dimont (59175)
  41. Dompierre-sur-Helpe (59177)
  42. Dourlers (59181)
  43. Eccles (59186)
  44. Éclaibes (59187)
  45. Écuélin (59188)
  46. Élesmes (59190)
  47. Englefontaine (59194)
  48. Eppe-Sauvage (59198)
  49. Eth (59217)
  50. Étrœungt (59218)
  51. Feignies (59225)
  52. Felleries (59226)
  53. Ferrière-la-Grande (59230)
  54. Ferrière-la-Petite (59231)
  55. Flaumont-Waudrechies (59233)
  56. Floursies (59240)
  57. Floyon (59241)
  58. Fontaine-au-Bois (59242)
  59. Forest-en-Cambrésis (59246)
  60. Fourmies (59249)
  61. Frasnoy (59251)
  62. Féron (59229)
  63. Ghissignies (59259)
  64. Glageon (59261)
  65. Gognies-Chaussée (59264)
  66. Gommegnies (59265)
  67. Grand-Fayt (59270)
  68. Gussignies (59277)
  69. Hargnies (59283)
  70. Haut-Lieu (59290)
  71. Hautmont (59291)
  72. Hecq (59296)
  73. Hestrud (59306)
  74. Hon-Hergies (59310)
  75. Houdain-lez-Bavay (59315)
  76. Jenlain (59323)
  77. Jeumont (59324)
  78. Jolimetz (59325)
  79. La Flamengrie (59232)
  80. La Longueville (59357)
  81. Landrecies (59331)
  82. Larouillies (59333)
  83. Le Favril (59223)
  84. Le Quesnoy (59481)
  85. Leval (59344)
  86. Lez-Fontaine (59342)
  87. Liessies (59347)
  88. Limont-Fontaine (59351)
  89. Locquignol (59353)
  90. Louvignies-Quesnoy (59363)
  91. Louvroil (59365)
  92. Mairieux (59370)
  93. Marbaix (59374)
  94. Maresches (59381)
  95. Maroilles (59384)
  96. Marpent (59385)
  97. Maubeuge (59392)
  98. Mecquignies (59396)
  99. Monceau-Saint-Waast (59406)
  100. Moustier-en-Fagne (59420)
  101. Neuf-Mesnil (59424)
  102. Neuville-en-Avesnois (59425)
  103. Noyelles-sur-Sambre (59439)
  104. Obies (59441)
  105. Obrechies (59442)
  106. Ohain (59445)
  107. Orsinval (59451)
  108. Petit-Fayt (59461)
  109. Poix-du-Nord (59464)
  110. Pont-sur-Sambre (59467)
  111. Potelle (59468)
  112. Preux-au-Bois (59472)
  113. Preux-au-Sart (59473)
  114. Prisches (59474)
  115. Quiévelon (59483)
  116. Rainsars (59490)
  117. Ramousies (59493)
  118. Raucourt-au-Bois (59494)
  119. Recquignies (59495)
  120. Robersart (59503)
  121. Rousies (59514)
  122. Ruesnes (59518)
  123. Sains-du-Nord (59525)
  124. Saint-Aubin (59529)
  125. Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe (59534)
  126. Saint-Remy-Chaussée (59542)
  127. Saint-Remy-du-Nord (59543)
  128. Saint-Waast (59548)
  129. Salesches (59549)
  130. Sars-Poteries (59555)
  131. Sassegnies (59556)
  132. Semousies (59563)
  133. Sepmeries (59565)
  134. Solre-le-Château (59572)
  135. Solrinnes (59573)
  136. Sémeries (59562)
  137. Taisnières-en-Thiérache (59583)
  138. Taisnières-sur-Hon (59584)
  139. Trélon (59601)
  140. Vendegies-au-Bois (59607)
  141. Vieux-Mesnil (59617)
  142. Vieux-Reng (59618)
  143. Villereau (59619)
  144. Villers-Pol (59626)
  145. Villers-Sire-Nicole (59627)
  146. Wallers-en-Fagne (59633)
  147. Wargnies-le-Grand (59639)
  148. Wargnies-le-Petit (59640)
  149. Wattignies-la-Victoire (59649)
  150. Wignehies (59659)
  151. Willies (59661)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code
Commune Population[3]
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
59392 Maubeuge 30,347 Maubeuge CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59291 Hautmont 14,507 Avesnes-sur-Helpe CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59249 Fourmies 12,340 Fourmies Le Sud Avesnois
59324 Jeumont 9,995 Maubeuge CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59033 Aulnoye-Aymeries 8,911 Aulnoye-Aymeries CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59225 Feignies 7,054 Aulnoye-Aymeries CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59365 Louvroil 6,673 Maubeuge CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59230 Ferrière-la-Grande 5,335 Maubeuge CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59481 Le Quesnoy 5,003 Avesnes-sur-Helpe Le Pays de Mormal
59036 Avesnes-sur-Helpe 4,662 Avesnes-sur-Helpe Cœur de l'Avesnois
59514 Rousies 4,084 Fourmies CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre

Related pages

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Historique du Nord". Le SPLAF (in français). Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. "Arrondissement d'Avesnes-sur-Helpe (591)". Comparateur de territoire (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. "Décret n° 2014-167 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Nord" (in français). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. "Arrondissement d'Avesnes-sur-Helpe (591)" (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

Coordinates: 50°07′00″N 3°56′00″E / 50.1167°N 3.9333°E / 50.1167; 3.9333