Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Avesnes- sur- Helpe is a commune in the Nord, in the Nord -Pas -de -Calais. It is the administrative seat for the district of Avesnes- sur- helpe and cantonal Avesnes- sur- helpe -Nord and Avesnes- sur- helpe -Sud. The municipality is part of the composite ( Intercommunalité ) Communauté de communes du pays d' Avesnes ( CCPA ).
Geography
- Average altitude: 170 meters ( 143-188 feet )
- Area: 224 acres (2.24 km ²)
After Avesnes- sur- helpe the environment Avesnois is called, which is characterized by a hilly landscape with kink orchards and small villages. The Avesnois is drained by the helpe Majeure. Avesnes- sur- helpe lies on the left bank of the river.
Population
With 4995 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Avesnes- sur- Helpe belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the region Nord-Pas- de -Calais. 1968, the population reached 6414 with all time highs. After that, the population decreased, especially in the 1980s. For several years, the population is constant. The population density is 2,233 inh. / Km ² very high.
Population Development
History
Avesnes- sur- Helpe was founded in the 11th century by Le Barbu Wédric and his son Thierry, who built and first fortifications. 1477 was the place by King Louis XI. destroyed. 1555 came Avesnes Hainaut by the Austrian to the Spanish Habsburgs and was ceded in 1659 in the Treaty of the Pyrenees in France. Vauban made the city more secure.
In October 1793 Avesnes was the site of Jourdan and Carnot during the Battle of Wattignies.
At the end of the First World War, Hindenburg had from March to September 1918 in Avesnes his headquarters. On June 15, Kaiser Wilhelm II on the Grand Place from the troops parade.
Attractions
- The Place du Général Leclercq
- The collegiate church of Saint -Nicolas in 1534
Personalities
- Jessé de Forest
- Eugène Walckiers, French flutist and composer