Avon-la-Pèze (French pronunciation: [avɔ̃ la pɛz]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Avon-la-Pèze | |
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Commune | |
A general view of Avon-la-Pèze | |
Location of Avon-la-Pèze ![]() | |
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| Coordinates: 48°23′23″N 3°39′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Nogent-sur-Seine |
| Canton | Saint-Lyé |
| Intercommunality | CC Orvin Ardusson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Hazouard[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Population | 187 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10023 /10290 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avonnais or Avonnaises.[3]
Avon-la-Pèze is located some 30 km north-west of Troyes and 17 km south by south-west of Romilly-sur-Seine. Access to the commune is by road D440 from Rigny-la-Nonneuse in the north which passes through the centre of the commune and the village before continuing south to Marcilly-le-Hayer. The D23 comes from Avant-les-Marcilly in the north-west passing west through the commune and the village and continuing to Saint-Lupien in the south-east. The D16 branches off the D23 east of the village and goes north-east to Marigny-le-Châtel. There is the hamlet of La Pezé to the north of the village. There is a large forest to the west of the village (the Bois de la Garenne) and the rest of the commune is farmland.[4]
Places adjacent to Avon-la-Pèze | |
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List of Successive Mayors[5]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1857 | René Gouet | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Frédéric Hazouard |
In 2017 the commune had 193 inhabitants.
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The Parish Church once belonged to the Abbey of Pothières in Côte-d'Or. Rebuilt in the 16th century, altered and distorted in the 18th century, it came under Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens.[8] It contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects: