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Avelin

Avelin
The church in Avelin
The church in Avelin
Coat of arms of Avelin
Location of Avelin
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Avelin is located in France
Avelin
Avelin
Avelin is located in Hauts-de-France
Avelin
Avelin
Coordinates: 50°32′26″N 3°04′57″E / 50.5406°N 3.0825°E / 50.5406; 3.0825
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve-en-Pévèle
IntercommunalityPévèle-Carembault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) José Roucou[1]
Area
1
13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,600
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59034 /59710
Elevation29–58 m (95–190 ft)
(avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avelin (French pronunciation: [avlɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the centre of Lille.

The village's name is of Germanic origin.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,323—    
1821 1,599+0.68%
1846 1,762+0.39%
1872 1,687−0.17%
1901 1,511−0.38%
1926 1,366−0.40%
1946 1,348−0.07%
1962 1,391+0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,306−1.05%
1975 1,292−0.15%
1982 1,817+4.99%
1990 2,317+3.09%
1999 2,304−0.06%
2007 2,475+0.90%
2012 2,590+0.91%
2017 2,690+0.76%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Heraldry

Arms of Avelin
Arms of Avelin
The arms of Avelin are blazoned :
Gules, a chief ermine.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Pays de Pévèle". Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avelin, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE