- Avesnes-le-Comte
French commune
name= Avesnes-le-Comte
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Avesnes-le-Comte
insee=62063
cp=62810
maire=Jean Picque
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Atrébatie
longitude=2.52944444444
latitude=50.2775
alt moy=152 m
alt mini=99
alt maxi=154 m
hectares=938
km²=9.38
sans=1983
date-sans=1999
dens=211|Avesnes-le-Comte is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais department in northernFrance .Geography
A small farming town located 11 miles (17km) west of Arras at the junction of the D8, D75 and D339 roads.
Population
Places of interest
* The
motte of a 12th century castle.
* The church of St.Nicholas, with the apse dating from the 12th century.
* The town hall, built in 1830.
* An ancient cemetery.
* The war memorial.See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62063&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Avesnes-le-Comte on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26563&req=Avesnes-le-Comte Avesnes-le-Comte on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia ."
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