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Avesnes-le-Sec (French pronunciation: [avɛn lə sɛk]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Avesnes-le-Sec
Commune
The church in Avesnes-le-Sec
Coat of arms
Location of Avesnes-le-Sec
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Coordinates: 50°15′01″N 3°22′42″E / 50.2503°N 3.3783°E / 50.2503; 3.3783
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Denain
Intercommunality	CA Porte du Hainaut
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Regniez^[1]
Area ¹	10.39 km² (4.01 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]	1,458
• Density	140.3/km² (363.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59038 /59296
Elevation	48–77 m (157–253 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,618	—
1975	1,584	−0.30%
1982	1,486	−0.91%
1990	1,389	−0.84%
1999	1,281	−0.90%
2009	1,353	+0.55%
2014	1,449	+1.38%
2020	1,445	−0.05%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Avesnes-le-Sec	The arms of Avesnes-le-Sec are blazoned : Vert, a chevron between 3 mullets argent.

See also

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ INSEE commune file
↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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