Avesnes is the name of several villages and towns in France:
Avesnes, département Pas-de-Calais Avesnes (Somme), département Somme, former municipality, now part of Vron. Avesnes-Chaussoy, département Somme Avesnes-en-Bray, département Seine-Maritime Avesnes-en-Saosnois, département Sarthe Avesnes-en-Val, département Seine-Maritime Avesnes-le-Comte, département Pas-de-Calais Avesnes-les-Aubert, département Nord Avesnes-lès-Bapaume, département Pas-de-Calais Avesnes-le-Sec, département Nord Avesnes-sur-Helpe, département Nord, historic city, giving its name to: House of Avesnes, a medieval family Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe