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Avon (French: [avɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Avon
Commune
The town hall in Avon
Location of Avon
Avon
Avon
Coordinates: 48°24′35″N 2°42′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementFontainebleau
CantonFontainebleau
IntercommunalityCA Pays Fontainebleau
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie-Charlotte Nouhaud[1]
Area
1
3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
13,419
  Density3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77014 /77210
Elevation42–100 m (138–328 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


Avon and Fontainebleau, together with three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants. The two towns share a common boundary, whereas other miscellaneous smaller villages are scattered around in the forest that surrounds them (one of the largest in France). Avon is built between two hills; one of them, known as the Butte Montceau, supports the homonymous neighbourhood, made of small blocks and houses; on the opposite one is built the Fougères neighbourhood, consisting of larger buildings. The rest of the town consists mainly of small houses, in the neighbourhoods of La Vallée and Vieil Avon. As previously said, the town is nested in the Fontainebleau forest; it is bordered on one side by the Seine river, crossed over by the Pont de Valvins.

Map of Fontainebleau and Avon from Atlas de Trudaine, 18th century (French National Archives)
Map of Fontainebleau and Avon from Atlas de Trudaine, 18th century (French National Archives)

Demographics


The inhabitants are called the Avonnais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 13,552    
1975 15,377+1.82%
1982 14,778−0.57%
1990 13,873−0.79%
1999 14,030+0.13%
2007 13,970−0.05%
2012 14,151+0.26%
2017 13,886−0.38%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest


The main attraction in the town is the old, Romanesque church of St. Pierre, where the 18th-century French mathematician Étienne Bézout was buried. Another historically relevant place is the Prieuré des Basses Loges, where Georges Gurdjieff lived and taught in the early twenties; he is buried in the town cemetery, along with writer Katherine Mansfield who died of tuberculosis while attending his teachings.


Transportation


Avon is served by the Fontainebleau-Avon station on the Transilien Paris – Lyon.


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE




На других языках


[de] Avon (Seine-et-Marne)

Avon ist eine französische Stadt mit 13.419 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Seine-et-Marne in der Region Île-de-France, die etwa 65 Kilometer südlich von Paris im Arrondissement Fontainebleau liegt. Der Name der Stadt leitet sich vom keltischen Wort Avo (Wasser) ab.
- [en] Avon, Seine-et-Marne

[fr] Avon (Seine-et-Marne)

Avon est une commune française située dans le département de Seine-et-Marne, en région Île-de-France. En 2019, elle compte 13 419 habitants.

[ru] Авон (Сена и Марна)

Авон (фр. Avon) — коммуна в департаменте Сена и Марна (регион Иль-де-Франс) в центральной части северной Франции, к юго-востоку от Парижа.



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