Aulnoye-Aymeries
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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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.[3]
Aulnoye-Aymeries | |
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 The church in Aymeries | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Aulnoye-Aymeries | |
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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[1] |
Area 1 | 8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,612 |
| • Density | 994/km2 (2,580/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.
Population
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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Twin towns
Aulnoye-Aymeries is twinned with:
Quedlinburg, Germany, since 1961
