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.

Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Arrondissement
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)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
227,711
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.[2]

In 1962, the name of the commune, and of the arrondissement, Avesnes was changed to Avesnes-sur-Helpe.[2]

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).[3] It has a population of 231,727 inhabitants and a population density of 164.6 inhabitants/km2.[4]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] 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:

  • Aulnoye-Aymeries (5905)
  • Avesnes-sur-Helpe (5907)
  • Fourmies (5919)
  • Maubeuge (5930)

Communes

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe has 151 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[6]

  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		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
59392Maubeuge30,347MaubeugeCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59291Hautmont14,507Avesnes-sur-HelpeCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59249Fourmies12,340FourmiesLe Sud Avesnois
59324Jeumont9,995MaubeugeCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59033Aulnoye-Aymeries8,911Aulnoye-AymeriesCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59225Feignies7,054Aulnoye-AymeriesCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59365Louvroil6,673MaubeugeCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59230Ferrière-la-Grande5,335MaubeugeCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
59481Le Quesnoy5,003Avesnes-sur-HelpeLe Pays de Mormal
59036Avesnes-sur-Helpe4,662Avesnes-sur-HelpeCœur de l'Avesnois
59514Rousies4,084FourmiesCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique du Nord". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. "Arrondissement d'Avesnes-sur-Helpe (591)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-167 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Nord" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. "Arrondissement d'Avesnes-sur-Helpe (591)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

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