Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 150 communes. Its population is 225,391 (2021), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, and their INSEE codes, are:

1. Aibes <small>(59003)</small>
2. Anor <small>(59012)</small>
3. Assevent <small>(59021)</small>
4. Audignies <small>(59031)</small>
5. Aulnoye-Aymeries <small>(59033)</small>
6. Avesnelles <small>(59035)</small>
7. Avesnes-sur-Helpe <small>(59036)</small>
8. Bachant <small>(59041)</small>
9. Baives <small>(59045)</small>
10. Bas-Lieu <small>(59050)</small>
11. Bavay <small>(59053)</small>
12. Beaudignies <small>(59057)</small>
13. Beaufort <small>(59058)</small>
14. Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre <small>(59061)</small>
15. Beaurieux <small>(59062)</small>
16. Bellignies <small>(59065)</small>
17. Bérelles <small>(59066)</small>
18. Berlaimont <small>(59068)</small>
19. Bersillies <small>(59072)</small>
20. Bettignies <small>(59076)</small>
21. Bettrechies <small>(59077)</small>
22. Beugnies <small>(59078)</small>
23. Boulogne-sur-Helpe <small>(59093)</small>
24. Bousies <small>(59099)</small>
25. Bousignies-sur-Roc <small>(59101)</small>
26. Boussières-sur-Sambre <small>(59103)</small>
27. Boussois <small>(59104)</small>
28. Bry <small>(59116)</small>
29. Cartignies <small>(59134)</small>
30. Cerfontaine <small>(59142)</small>
31. Choisies <small>(59147)</small>
32. Clairfayts <small>(59148)</small>
33. Colleret <small>(59151)</small>
34. Cousolre <small>(59157)</small>
35. Croix-Caluyau <small>(59164)</small>
36. Damousies <small>(59169)</small>
37. Dimechaux <small>(59174)</small>
38. Dimont <small>(59175)</small>
39. Dompierre-sur-Helpe <small>(59177)</small>
40. Dourlers <small>(59181)</small>
41. Eccles <small>(59186)</small>
42. Éclaibes <small>(59187)</small>
43. Écuélin <small>(59188)</small>
44. Élesmes <small>(59190)</small>
45. Englefontaine <small>(59194)</small>
46. Eppe-Sauvage <small>(59198)</small>
47. Eth <small>(59217)</small>
48. Étrœungt <small>(59218)</small>
49. Le Favril <small>(59223)</small>
50. Feignies <small>(59225)</small>
51. Felleries <small>(59226)</small>
52. Féron <small>(59229)</small>
53. Ferrière-la-Grande <small>(59230)</small>
54. Ferrière-la-Petite <small>(59231)</small>
55. La Flamengrie <small>(59232)</small>
56. Flaumont-Waudrechies <small>(59233)</small>
57. Floursies <small>(59240)</small>
58. Floyon <small>(59241)</small>
59. Fontaine-au-Bois <small>(59242)</small>
60. Forest-en-Cambrésis <small>(59246)</small>
61. Fourmies <small>(59249)</small>
62. Frasnoy <small>(59251)</small>
63. Ghissignies <small>(59259)</small>
64. Glageon <small>(59261)</small>
65. Gognies-Chaussée <small>(59264)</small>
66. Gommegnies <small>(59265)</small>
67. Grand-Fayt <small>(59270)</small>
68. Gussignies <small>(59277)</small>
69. Hargnies <small>(59283)</small>
70. Haut-Lieu <small>(59290)</small>
71. Hautmont <small>(59291)</small>
72. Hecq <small>(59296)</small>
73. Hestrud <small>(59306)</small>
74. Hon-Hergies <small>(59310)</small>
75. Houdain-lez-Bavay <small>(59315)</small>
76. Jenlain <small>(59323)</small>
77. Jeumont <small>(59324)</small>
78. Jolimetz <small>(59325)</small>
79. Landrecies <small>(59331)</small>
80. Larouillies <small>(59333)</small>
81. Leval <small>(59344)</small>
82. Lez-Fontaine <small>(59342)</small>
83. Liessies <small>(59347)</small>
84. Limont-Fontaine <small>(59351)</small>
85. Locquignol <small>(59353)</small>
86. La Longueville <small>(59357)</small>
87. Louvignies-Quesnoy <small>(59363)</small>
88. Louvroil <small>(59365)</small>
89. Mairieux <small>(59370)</small>
90. Marbaix <small>(59374)</small>
91. Maresches <small>(59381)</small>
92. Maroilles <small>(59384)</small>
93. Marpent <small>(59385)</small>
94. Maubeuge <small>(59392)</small>
95. Mecquignies <small>(59396)</small>
96. Monceau-Saint-Waast <small>(59406)</small>
97. Moustier-en-Fagne <small>(59420)</small>
98. Neuf-Mesnil <small>(59424)</small>
99. Neuville-en-Avesnois <small>(59425)</small>
100. Noyelles-sur-Sambre <small>(59439)</small>
101. Obies <small>(59441)</small>
102. Obrechies <small>(59442)</small>
103. Ohain <small>(59445)</small>
104. L'Orée de Mormal <small>(59006)</small>
105. Orsinval <small>(59451)</small>
106. Petit-Fayt <small>(59461)</small>
107. Poix-du-Nord <small>(59464)</small>
108. Pont-sur-Sambre <small>(59467)</small>
109. Potelle <small>(59468)</small>
110. Preux-au-Bois <small>(59472)</small>
111. Preux-au-Sart <small>(59473)</small>
112. Prisches <small>(59474)</small>
113. Le Quesnoy <small>(59481)</small>
114. Quiévelon <small>(59483)</small>
115. Rainsars <small>(59490)</small>
116. Ramousies <small>(59493)</small>
117. Raucourt-au-Bois <small>(59494)</small>
118. Recquignies <small>(59495)</small>
119. Robersart <small>(59503)</small>
120. Rousies <small>(59514)</small>
121. Ruesnes <small>(59518)</small>
122. Sains-du-Nord <small>(59525)</small>
123. Saint-Aubin <small>(59529)</small>
124. Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe <small>(59534)</small>
125. Saint-Remy-Chaussée <small>(59542)</small>
126. Saint-Remy-du-Nord <small>(59543)</small>
127. Saint-Waast <small>(59548)</small>
128. Salesches <small>(59549)</small>
129. Sars-Poteries <small>(59555)</small>
130. Sassegnies <small>(59556)</small>
131. Sémeries <small>(59562)</small>
132. Semousies <small>(59563)</small>
133. Sepmeries <small>(59565)</small>
134. Solre-le-Château <small>(59572)</small>
135. Solrinnes <small>(59573)</small>
136. Taisnières-en-Thiérache <small>(59583)</small>
137. Taisnières-sur-Hon <small>(59584)</small>
138. Trélon <small>(59601)</small>
139. Vendegies-au-Bois <small>(59607)</small>
140. Vieux-Mesnil <small>(59617)</small>
141. Vieux-Reng <small>(59618)</small>
142. Villereau <small>(59619)</small>
143. Villers-Pol <small>(59626)</small>
144. Villers-Sire-Nicole <small>(59627)</small>
145. Wallers-en-Fagne <small>(59633)</small>
146. Wargnies-le-Grand <small>(59639)</small>
147. Wargnies-le-Petit <small>(59640)</small>
148. Wattignies-la-Victoire <small>(59649)</small>
149. Wignehies <small>(59659)</small>
150. Willies <small>(59661)</small>

History

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe was created in 1800.

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe were, as of January 2015:

1. Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Nord
2. Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Sud
3. Bavay
4. Berlaimont
5. Hautmont
6. Landrecies
7. Maubeuge-Nord
8. Maubeuge-Sud
9. Le Quesnoy-Est
10. Le Quesnoy-Ouest
11. Solre-le-Château
12. Trélon

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