Baives

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Baives

|commune status = Commune

|image = Baives (Nord, Fr) la Rue Pincipale.jpg

|caption = A view within Baives

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Baives (Nord).svg

|arrondissement = Avesnes-sur-Helpe

|canton = Fourmies

|INSEE = 59045

|postal code = 59132

|mayor = Claude Gary{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Sud Avesnois

|coordinates = {{coord|50.0636|4.2039|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 250

|elevation min m = 184

|elevation max m = 239

|area km2 = 7.98

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Baives ({{IPA|fr|bɛv}}) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59045-baives INSEE commune file] It is {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Fourmies and {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Maubeuge.