Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, called usually as Avesnois, is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Avesnes-sur-Helpe.

History
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, with the name of Avesnes, was part of that original department.

In 1962, the name of the commune, and of the arrondissement, Avesnes was changed to Avesnes-sur-Helpe.

Geography
The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe is in the southeast of the Nord department. It borders with Belgium to the north and east, and with the Aisne department to the south. The Valenciennes arrondissement is to the northwest and the Cambrai arrondissement to the west.

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe is the second largest arrondissement of the department with an area of . It has a population of 231,727 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The cantons in the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe are:

 Aulnoye-Aymeries (5905)
 Avesnes-sur-Helpe (5907)
 Fourmies (5919)
 Maubeuge (5930)

Communes
The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe has 151 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

 Aibes (59003)
 Amfroipret (59006)
 Anor (59012)
 Assevent (59021)
 Audignies (59031)
 Aulnoye-Aymeries (59033)
 Avesnelles (59035)
 Avesnes-sur-Helpe (59036)
 Bachant (59041)
 Baives (59045)
 Bas-Lieu (59050)
 Bavay (59053)
 Beaudignies (59057)
 Beaufort (59058)
 Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre (59061)
 Beaurieux (59062)
 Bellignies (59065)
 Berlaimont (59068)
 Bermeries (59070)
 Bersillies (59072)
 Bettignies (59076)
 Bettrechies (59077)
 Beugnies (59078)
 Boulogne-sur-Helpe (59093)
 Bousies (59099)
 Bousignies-sur-Roc (59101)
 Boussières-sur-Sambre (59103)
 Boussois (59104)
 Bry (59116)
 Bérelles (59066)
 Cartignies (59134)
 Cerfontaine (59142)
 Choisies (59147)
 Clairfayts (59148)
 Colleret (59151)
 Cousolre (59157)
 Croix-Caluyau (59164)
 Damousies (59169)
 Dimechaux (59174)
 Dimont (59175)
 Dompierre-sur-Helpe (59177)
 Dourlers (59181)
 Eccles (59186)
 Éclaibes (59187)
 Écuélin (59188)
 Élesmes (59190)
 Englefontaine (59194)
 Eppe-Sauvage (59198)
 Eth (59217)
 Étrœungt (59218)
 Feignies (59225)
 Felleries (59226)
 Ferrière-la-Grande (59230)
 Ferrière-la-Petite (59231)
 Flaumont-Waudrechies (59233)
 Floursies (59240)
 Floyon (59241)
 Fontaine-au-Bois (59242)
 Forest-en-Cambrésis (59246)
 Fourmies (59249)
 Frasnoy (59251)
 Féron (59229)
 Ghissignies (59259)
 Glageon (59261)
 Gognies-Chaussée (59264)
 Gommegnies (59265)
 Grand-Fayt (59270)
 Gussignies (59277)
 Hargnies (59283)
 Haut-Lieu (59290)
 Hautmont (59291)
 Hecq (59296)
 Hestrud (59306)
 Hon-Hergies (59310)
 Houdain-lez-Bavay (59315)
 Jenlain (59323)
 Jeumont (59324)
 Jolimetz (59325)
 La Flamengrie (59232)
 La Longueville (59357)
 Landrecies (59331)
 Larouillies (59333)
 Le Favril (59223)
 Le Quesnoy (59481)
 Leval (59344)
 Lez-Fontaine (59342)
 Liessies (59347)
 Limont-Fontaine (59351)
 Locquignol (59353)
 Louvignies-Quesnoy (59363)
 Louvroil (59365)
 Mairieux (59370)
 Marbaix (59374)
 Maresches (59381)
 Maroilles (59384)
 Marpent (59385)
 Maubeuge (59392)
 Mecquignies (59396)
 Monceau-Saint-Waast (59406)
 Moustier-en-Fagne (59420)
 Neuf-Mesnil (59424)
 Neuville-en-Avesnois (59425)
 Noyelles-sur-Sambre (59439)
 Obies (59441)
 Obrechies (59442)
 Ohain (59445)
 Orsinval (59451)
 Petit-Fayt (59461)
 Poix-du-Nord (59464)
 Pont-sur-Sambre (59467)
 Potelle (59468)
 Preux-au-Bois (59472)
 Preux-au-Sart (59473)
 Prisches (59474)
 Quiévelon (59483)
 Rainsars (59490)
 Ramousies (59493)
 Raucourt-au-Bois (59494)
 Recquignies (59495)
 Robersart (59503)
 Rousies (59514)
 Ruesnes (59518)
 Sains-du-Nord (59525)
 Saint-Aubin (59529)
 Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe (59534)
 Saint-Remy-Chaussée (59542)
 Saint-Remy-du-Nord (59543)
 Saint-Waast (59548)
 Salesches (59549)
 Sars-Poteries (59555)
 Sassegnies (59556)
 Semousies (59563)
 Sepmeries (59565)
 Solre-le-Château (59572)
 Solrinnes (59573)
 Sémeries (59562)
 Taisnières-en-Thiérache (59583)
 Taisnières-sur-Hon (59584)
 Trélon (59601)
 Vendegies-au-Bois (59607)
 Vieux-Mesnil (59617)
 Vieux-Reng (59618)
 Villereau (59619)
 Villers-Pol (59626)
 Villers-Sire-Nicole (59627)
 Wallers-en-Fagne (59633)
 Wargnies-le-Grand (59639)
 Wargnies-le-Petit (59640)
 Wattignies-la-Victoire (59649)
 Wignehies (59659)
 Willies (59661)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 59392  Maubeuge  30,347  Maubeuge  CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre 59291  Hautmont  14,507  Avesnes-sur-Helpe  CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre 59249  Fourmies  12,340  Fourmies  Le Sud Avesnois 59324  Jeumont  9,995  Maubeuge  CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre 59033  Aulnoye-Aymeries  8,911  Aulnoye-Aymeries  CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre 59225  Feignies  7,054  Aulnoye-Aymeries  CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre 59365  Louvroil  6,673  Maubeuge  CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre 59230  Ferrière-la-Grande  5,335  Maubeuge  CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre 59481  Le Quesnoy  5,003  Avesnes-sur-Helpe  Le Pays de Mormal 59036  Avesnes-sur-Helpe  4,662  Avesnes-sur-Helpe  Cœur de l'Avesnois 59514  Rousies  4,084  Fourmies  CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Nord department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Avesnes-sur-Helpe