Avesnes-le-Comte

Avesnes-le-Comte
Coat of arms
Avesnes-le-Comte
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Avesnes-le-Comte
Coordinates: 50°16′39″N 2°31′46″E / 50.2775°N 2.5294°ECoordinates: 50°16′39″N 2°31′46″E / 50.2775°N 2.5294°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	Atrébatie
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Picque
Area^1	9.38 km^2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	2,085
• Density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62063 / 62810
Elevation	99–154 m (325–505 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

A small farming town located 11 miles (17 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D8, D75 and D339 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,388	—
1968	1,424	+2.6%
1975	1,490	+4.6%
1982	1,835	+23.2%
1990	2,011	+9.6%
1999	1,983	−1.4%
2009	2,085	+5.1%

Sights

• The motte of a 12th-century castle.
• The church of St. Nicholas, with the apse dating from the twelfth century.
• The town hall, built in 1830.
• An ancient cemetery.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Avesnes-le-Comte on the Quid website (French)