Haute-Avesnes

Haute-Avesnes
Haute-Avesnes
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Haute-Avesnes
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality	Val de Gy
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Seroux
Area1	3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	402
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62415 / 62144
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.

Haute-Avesnes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Haute-Avesnes is situated 6 miles (10 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the N39 and the D62 roads.

Population

Historical population of Haute-Avesnes

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	227	247	309	405	413	384	402
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The church of St.John, rebuilt early in the 20th century.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery at Haute-Avesnes
• Haute-Avesnes on the Quid website (French)
• The war memorial (French)