Baives

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Baives
Commune
A view within Baives
Coat of arms
Location of Baives
Baives Location within France Show map of France Baives Location within Hauts-de-France Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°03′49″N 4°12′14″E / 50.0636°N 4.2039°E / 50.0636; 4.2039
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Fourmies
Intercommunality	Sud Avesnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Gary
Area 1	7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Highest elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Lowest elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population  (2023)	158
• Density	19.8/km2 (51.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59045 /59132
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Baives (French pronunciation: [bɛv]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Fourmies and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Maubeuge.

Population

Heraldry

The arms of Baives are blazoned : Gules, 2 fesses embattled counterembattled argent, overall on a canton Gules, 3 pales vair and a chief Or. (Baives and Willies use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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