Avesnes

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

Avesnes (French pronunciation: [avɛn], Picard: Avinne) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.^[3]

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	CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gauthier Benoît[1]
Area 1	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	49
• Density	16/km2 (42/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.

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.	±% p.a.
1968	70	—
1975	53	−3.90%
1982	47	−1.70%
1990	44	−0.82%
1999	46	+0.50%
2009	33	−3.27%
2014	46	+6.87%
2020	55	+3.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department