Aulnoye-Aymeries (French pronunciation: [o(l)nwaɛm(ə)ʁi]; Picard: Auno-Aymeries) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was established in 1953 by the merger of the former communes Aulnoye and Aymeries.[2]
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Coordinates: 50°12′18″N 3°50′11″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Aulnoye-Aymeries |
Intercommunality | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Baudoux |
Area 1 | 8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
Population | 8,840 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59033 /59620 |
Elevation | 125–151 m (410–495 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Before the opening of the high-speed railway line between Brussels and Paris, the railway station of Aulnoye-Aymeries was a major junction, where the lines Paris–Brussels and Calais–Lille–Thionville connected.
The population data given in the table and graph below for 1946 and earlier refer to the former commune of Aulnoye.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
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