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. 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:

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

## References