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Avesnes le Comte

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Intercommunality
  
Atrébatie

Area
  
9.38 km²

Local time
  
Friday 1:05 PM

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Avesnes-le-Comte

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
1,983 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Arras

Avesnes-le-Comte

Weather
  
9°C, Wind SE at 24 km/h, 76% Humidity

Avesnes-le-Comte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Contents

Map of 62810 Avesnes-le-Comte, France

Geography

A small farming town located 11 miles (17 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D8, D75 and D339 roads.

Sights

  • The motte of a 12th-century castle.
  • The church of St. Nicholas, with the apse dating from the twelfth century.
  • The town hall, built in 1830.
  • An ancient cemetery.
  • The war memorial.

    • References

    Avesnes-le-Comte Wikipedia
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