Avelin
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Pont-à-Marcq |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Pévèle |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Sarazin (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 29–58 m (95–190 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft) |
| Land area1 | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,402 (2005) |
| - Density | 175 /km2 (450 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59034/ 59710 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°32′26″N 3°04′57″E / 50.5406°N 3.0825°E
Avelin is a town and commune in the Nord département, in northern France. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the centre of Lille.
The village's name is of Germanic origin.[1]
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