Avelin

Avelin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the centre of Lille.

Avelin
Commune
The church in Avelin
Coat of arms
Location of Avelin
Avelin Avelin
Coordinates: 50°32′26″N 3°04′57″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Templeuve
Intercommunality	Pévèle-Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	José Roucou
Area ^1	13.76 km^2 (5.31 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,690
• Density	200/km^2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59034 /59710
Elevation	29–58 m (95–190 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village's name is of Germanic origin.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,323 —     1800 1,275 −3.6% 1806 1,526 +19.7% 1821 1,599 +4.8% 1831 1,570 −1.8% 1836 1,649 +5.0% 1841 1,682 +2.0% 1846 1,762 +4.8% 1851 1,764 +0.1% 1856 1,721 −2.4% 1861 1,728 +0.4% 1866 1,706 −1.3% 1872 1,687 −1.1% 1876 1,613 −4.4% 1881 1,586 −1.7% 1886 1,572 −0.9% 1891 1,548 −1.5% 1896 1,514 −2.2% 1901 1,511 −0.2% 1906 1,509 −0.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1911 1,387 −8.1% 1921 1,322 −4.7% 1926 1,366 +3.3% 1931 1,370 +0.3% 1936 1,368 −0.1% 1946 1,348 −1.5% 1954 1,391 +3.2% 1962 1,391 +0.0% 1968 1,306 −6.1% 1975 1,292 −1.1% 1982 1,817 +40.6% 1990 2,317 +27.5% 1999 2,307 −0.4% 2005 2,402 +4.1% 2006 2,451 +2.0% 2009 2,531 +3.3% 2010 2,559 +1.1% 2014 2,666 +4.2% 2015 2,704 +1.4%

Heraldry

Arms of Avelin

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

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Pays de Pévèle". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-05.