Avesnes-le-Sec
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
| Canton | Denain | |
| Community association | Porte du Hainaut | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 15 ' N , 3 ° 23' E | |
| height | 48-77 m | |
| surface | 10.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,458 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 140 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59296 | |
| INSEE code | 59038 | |
| Website | http://www.avesneslesec.fr/ | |
 Avesnes-le-Sec town hall |
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Avesnes-le-Sec is a French commune with 1,458 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Valenciennes and the canton of Denain (until 2015: canton of Bouchain ). The inhabitants are called Avesnois (es) .
geography
Avesnes-le-Sec is about 15 kilometers southwest of Valenciennes . Avesnes-le-Sec is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Noyelles-sur-Selle in the north, Haspres in the east, Villers-en-Cauchies in the south and south-east, Iwuy in the south and west, Hordain in the west and Lieu-Saint-Amand in the north-west.
history
The battle at Avesnes-le-Sec took place on September 12, 1793 in the first coalition war between Habsburg and French (republican) troops. The Austrian troops prevailed.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,663 | 1,618 | 1,584 | 1,486 | 1,389 | 1,281 | 1,335 | 1,420 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Aubert church
- Abbaye Saint-Aubert Castle, Monument historique since 1983
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 307-308.
