The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe is an

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of France in the

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in the

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. It has 151

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. Its population is 230,372 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, and their

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and ''départements''. They are also used as national identification ...

s, are: #

Aibes Aibes () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coope ...

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Amfroipret Amfroipret () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes c ...

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Anor Anor () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It lies about forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) south-south-east of Maubeuge. Population Twin towns – sist ...

(59012) # Assevent (59021) # Audignies (59031) #

Aulnoye-Aymeries Aulnoye-Aymeries (; pcd, Auno-Aymeries) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was established in 1953 by the merger of the former communes Aulnoye and Aymeries. Before the opening of the high-speed railway line between Brus ...

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Avesnelles Avesnelles () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes ...

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Avesnes-sur-Helpe Avesnes-sur-Helpe (; vls, Avenne aan de Helpe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Nord department. It is situated 14 km from the Belgian border, and 18 km south of Maubeuge, the near ...

(59036) # Bachant (59041) #

Baives Baives () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It is northeast of Fourmies, Nord, Fourmies and southeast of Maubeuge. Population Heraldry See also *Commu ...

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Bas-Lieu Bas-Lieu () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

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Bavay Bavay () is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. The town was the seat of the former canton of Bavay. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bavaisiens'' or ''Bavaisiennes'' Geography Bava ...

(59053) # Beaudignies (59057) #

Beaufort Beaufort may refer to: People and titles * Beaufort (surname) * House of Beaufort, English nobility * Duke of Beaufort (England), a title in the peerage of England * Duke of Beaufort (France), a title in the French nobility Places Polar regions ...

(59058) #

Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre (, literally ''Beaurepaire on Sambre'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord ...

(59061) # Beaurieux (59062) #

Bellignies Bellignies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The commune ...

(59065) #

Bérelles Bérelles () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes ...

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Berlaimont Berlaimont () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The commune ...

(59068) #

Bermeries Bermeries () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes ...

(59070) #

Bersillies Bersillies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes c ...

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Bettignies Bettignies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The commune ...

(59076) #

Bettrechies Bettrechies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The commun ...

(59077) # Beugnies (59078) # Boulogne-sur-Helpe (59093) # Bousies (59099) #

Bousignies-sur-Roc Bousignies-sur-Roc is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. In early 2021, the commune made international headlines after some historians on a walk noticed that a stone marking the French-Belgian border near the village was moved ...

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Boussières-sur-Sambre Boussières-sur-Sambre (, literally ''Boussières on Sambre'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nor ...

(59103) # Boussois (59104) # Bry (59116) #

Cartignies Cartignies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

(59134) # Cerfontaine (59142) # Choisies (59147) #

Clairfayts Clairfayts () is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

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Colleret Colleret () is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in t ...

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Cousolre Cousolre () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The nearest major city is Charleroi in Belgium (the village is very close to the Belgian border). It is about southwest of Charleroi and east of Maubeuge. Heraldry See a ...

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Croix-Caluyau Croix-Caluyau () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate ...

(59164) # Damousies (59169) # Dimechaux (59174) #

Dimont Dimont () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is about south of Maubeuge, and is from the capital, Paris Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord ...

(59175) # Dompierre-sur-Helpe (59177) # Dourlers (59181) # Eccles (59186) #

Éclaibes Éclaibes () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

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Écuélin Écuélin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

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Élesmes Élesmes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the ...

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Englefontaine Englefontaine () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate ...

(59194) # Eppe-Sauvage (59198) #

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Étrœungt Étrœungt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography The river Helpe Mineure (one of Sambre's affluents) runs through the village. The river is subject to occasional flooding. Étrœungt is bordered by ten other com ...

(59218) # Le Favril (59223) #

Feignies Feignies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Feignies is twinned with the English village of Keyworth. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of t ...

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Felleries Felleries () is a commune in the Nord ''département'' in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperat ...

(59226) # Féron (59229) #

Ferrière-la-Grande Ferrière-la-Grande () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The river Solre flows through the commune. In 1828 Pierre François Dumont applied for a concession to operate iron mines in the canton of Maubeuge, and for authori ...

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Ferrière-la-Petite Ferrière-la-Petite () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The river Solre flows through the commune. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department ...

(59231) # La Flamengrie (59232) # Flaumont-Waudrechies (59233) #

Floursies Floursies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate i ...

(59240) # Floyon (59241) # Fontaine-au-Bois (59242) # Forest-en-Cambrésis (59246) # Fourmies (59249) # Frasnoy (59251) # Ghissignies (59259) # Glageon (59261) #

Gognies-Chaussée Gognies-Chaussée () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the border with Belgium, adjacent to the Belgian village Gœgnies-Chaussée. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a lis ...

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Gommegnies Gommegnies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

(59265) # Grand-Fayt (59270) # Gussignies (59277) # Hargnies (59283) # Haut-Lieu (59290) #

Hautmont Hautmont () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is southwest of the centre of Maubeuge, and has 14,500 residents. On August 3, 2008, a narrow but strong F4 tornado swept through the town, as well as Maubeuge, Neuf-Mesn ...

(59291) # Hecq (59296) #

Hestrud Hestrud () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in t ...

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Hon-Hergies Hon-Hergies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History The village of Hon existed in the 9th century and then became famous for the adulterous loves of Lothaire II, king of Lorraine, nephew of Charles-le-Chauve. In 862, ...

(59310) # Houdain-lez-Bavay (59315) #

Jenlain Jenlain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Jenlain is located away from Valenciennes and from Le Quesnoy. Inhabitants are called ''Jenlinois''. A Bière de Garde, Jenlain, is brewed there. Heraldry See also *Commu ...

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Jeumont Jeumont () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the Belgian border and on the river Sambre, adjacent to the Belgian town Erquelinnes. It is part of the agglomeration (''unité urbaine'') of Maubeuge. Population E ...

(59324) # Jolimetz (59325) #

Landrecies Landrecies (; nl, Landeschie) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History In 1543, Landrecies was besieged by English and Imperial forces, who were repulsed by the French defenders. In 1794, it was besieged by Dutch forces, ...

(59331) # Larouillies (59333) # Leval (59344) # Lez-Fontaine (59342) #

Liessies Liessies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is known for Liessies Abbey, of which the abbey church and the park have been preserved. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of t ...

(59347) # Limont-Fontaine (59351) #

Locquignol Locquignol () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Ameri ...

(59353) # La Longueville (59357) #

Louvignies-Quesnoy Louvignies-Quesnoy () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is south of Le Quesnoy. Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the Fr ...

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Louvroil Louvroil () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies adjacent to the southwest of Maubeuge. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord de ...

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Mairieux Mairieux () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in t ...

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Marbaix Marbaix () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Etymology Marbaix has historically been attested as ''Marbasio'' in 1151. The toponym ''Marbaix'' is of Germanic origin, deriving from a High German dialect, ultimately from Pro ...

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Maresches Maresches () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History During World War I the Germans occupied Maresches. Private A S Bullock, in a posthumously published memoir, recalls going over the top to drive them back, describing 't ...

(59381) # Maroilles (59384) #

Marpent Marpent () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It hosts an important factory of railway rolling stock, the former . Population Education The ''École primaire publique Maurice Fostier'' is located in Marpent.

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Maubeuge Maubeuge (; historical nl, Mabuse or nl, Malbode; pcd, Maubeuche) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated on both banks of the Sambre (here canalized), east of Valenciennes and about from the Belgian border ...

(59392) # Mecquignies (59396) # Monceau-Saint-Waast (59406) # Moustier-en-Fagne (59420) #

Neuf-Mesnil Neuf-Mesnil () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate ...

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Neuville-en-Avesnois Neuville-en-Avesnois is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coope ...

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Noyelles-sur-Sambre Noyelles-sur-Sambre (, literally ''Noyelles on Sambre'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry Notable people * Marcel Gromaire See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes ...

(59439) # Obies (59441) #

Obrechies Obrechies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The river Solre Solre is a river in France that runs in the Département Nord in the region Hauts-de-France. It originates from the confluence of two source streams at Solre ...

(59442) # Ohain (59445) # Orsinval (59451) # Petit-Fayt (59461) # Poix-du-Nord (59464) #

Pont-sur-Sambre Pont-sur-Sambre (, literally ''Bridge on Sambre'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the Fren ...

(59467) # Potelle (59468) #

Preux-au-Bois Preux-au-Bois () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Heraldry Points of interest *Arboretum de l'Étang David *There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commissi ...

(59472) #

Preux-au-Sart Preux-au-Sart () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperat ...

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Prisches Prisches () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History Catharina Trico, born at Prisches (then part of the Spanish Netherlands) emigrated in the early 17th Century to Amsterdam. On January 13, 1624, she - 18 years old at t ...

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Le Quesnoy Le Quesnoy (; pcd, L' Kénoé) is a commune and small town in the east of the Nord department of northern France. It was part of the historical province of French Hainaut. It had a keynote industry in shoemaking before the late 1940s, followed ...

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Quiévelon Quiévelon () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate i ...

(59483) # Rainsars (59490) # Ramousies (59493) # Raucourt-au-Bois (59494) #

Recquignies Recquignies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate ...

(59495) # Robersart (59503) #

Rousies Rousies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located south of Maubeuge, on the river Solre Solre is a river in France that runs in the Département Nord in the region Hauts-de-France. It originates from the conf ...

(59514) # Ruesnes (59518) # Sains-du-Nord (59525) # Saint-Aubin (59529) #

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe (, literally ''Saint-Hilaire on Helpe'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography Climate Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average a ...

(59534) # Saint-Remy-Chaussée (59542) #

Saint-Remy-du-Nord Saint-Remy-du-Nord is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooper ...

(59543) # Saint-Waast (59548) #

Salesches Salesches () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located 6 km south of Le Quesnoy. History The village dates back to 1131, when it was recorded as part of the property of the Abbey of Maroilles, later passing to t ...

(59549) # Sars-Poteries (59555) #

Sassegnies Sassegnies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate i ...

(59556) # Sémeries (59562) # Semousies (59563) # Sepmeries (59565) #

Solre-le-Château Solre-le-Château () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The river Solre flows through the commune. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department o ...

(59572) # Solrinnes (59573) # Taisnières-en-Thiérache (59583) # Taisnières-sur-Hon (59584) #

Trélon Trélon () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Trélon forms the western edge of the Calestienne region. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord depar ...

(59601) # Vendegies-au-Bois (59607) # Vieux-Mesnil (59617) #

Vieux-Reng Vieux-Reng is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its neighbouring village across the border with Belgium is called Grand-Reng. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes ...

(59618) # Villereau (59619) #

Villers-Pol Villers-Pol () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate ...

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Villers-Sire-Nicole Villers-Sire-Nicole is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coopera ...

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Wallers-en-Fagne Wallers-en-Fagne (before 2007: ''Wallers-Trélon'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry Population See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department ...

(59633) # Wargnies-le-Grand (59639) # Wargnies-le-Petit (59640) # Wattignies-la-Victoire (59649) # Wignehies (59659) #

Willies Willies may refer to: * Willies, Nord, a commune in the Nord department in northern France * ''The Willies'', a 2002 album by Bill Frisell * ''The Willies'' (film), a 1990 American comedy/horror anthology * Willies Ice Cream, a company in Trinida ...

(59661)

History

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe was created in 1800.Historique du Nord
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 59 Nord
INSEE # Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Nord # Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Sud # Bavay # Berlaimont # Hautmont # Landrecies # Maubeuge-Nord # Maubeuge-Sud # Le Quesnoy-Est # Le Quesnoy-Ouest # Solre-le-Château # Trélon

References

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