Houdain-lez-Bavay

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Houdain-lez-Bavay
Coat of arms of Houdain-lez-Bavay
Houdain-lez-Bavay (France)
Houdain-lez-Bavay
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Aulnoye Aymeries
Community association Pays de Mormal
Coordinates 50 ° 19 ′  N , 3 ° 47 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′  N , 3 ° 47 ′  E
height 94-147 m
surface 12.18 km 2
Residents 875 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 72 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59570
INSEE code

Houdain-lez-Bavay is a municipality with 875 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the French department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Aulnoye-Aymeries in the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe .

geography

It borders on the Kingdom of Belgium in the north, Hon-Hergies in the east, Taisnières-sur-Hon in the south-east, Bavay in the south, Saint-Waast in the south-west, Bellignies in the west and Gussignies in the north-west . The municipality is crossed by the Hogneau River.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2005 2008 2013
Residents 861 887 817 802 890 911 855 845 901

Attractions

  • Mansion
  • Ruins of a former mill

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 232-233.

Web links

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