Aulnoye-Aymeries

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.

Aulnoye-Aymeries
The church in Aymeries
Location of Aulnoye-Aymeries
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Aulnoye-Aymeries
Coordinates: 50°12′18″N 3°50′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAulnoye-Aymeries
IntercommunalityCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bernard Baudoux
Area
1
8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
8,756
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59033 /59620
Elevation125–151 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.

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