Avançon, Ardennes
Avançon | |
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![]() View of the Church, cemetery, and town hall | |
Coordinates: 49°28′34″N 4°14′45″E / 49.4761°N 4.2458°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Ardennes |
Arrondissement | Rethel |
Canton | Château-Porcien |
Intercommunality | Pays Rethélois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Hubert Launois |
Area 1 | 20.99 km2 (8.10 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 350 |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 08038 /08300 |
Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Avançon is a commune in the Ardennes département in the Grand Est region of northern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avançonnais or Avançonnaises.[2]
Geography
Avançon is located some 10 km south-west of Rethel and 11 km east of Asfeld. Access to the commune is by the D18 road from Acy-Romance in the north-east which passes through the commune to the village near the centre then continues west to Blanzy-la-Salonnaise. The D26 road goes from the village north to Taizy. The D150 goes south-west from the village to Saint-Loup-en-Champagne. The commune is entirely farmland.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
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Blazon: Azure, a fleur-de-lis Argent between three mullets Or.
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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1793 | 1807 | Rémy Tagnon | ||
1807 | 1830 | Guillaume Alexandre Monceau | ||
1830 | 1839 | Jean Trichet | ||
1839 | 1843 | Barthélémy Michelet | ||
1843 | 1876 | Jean Nicolas Rémy Legrand | ||
1876 | 1892 | Alexandre Paul Victor Koehler | ||
1892 | 1912 | Hubert Emmanuel Legros | ||
1912 | 1919 | Charles Eugène Michelet | ||
1919 | 1921 | Barthélémy Michelet | ||
1921 | 1929 | Edmond Désiré Lefevre | ||
1929 | 1965 | Rémy Achille Monceau | ||
1965 | 1994 | Bernard Edmond Lefevre | ||
1994 | 2001 | Marie-Hélène Michelet | ||
2001 | 2014 | Philippe Hourlier | ||
2014 | 2020 | Hubert Launois |
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 313 inhabitants.
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6] |
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
- The Church of Saint Remi (13th century)
[7] The Church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
Notable people linked to the commune
See also
External links
- Avançon on the old IGN website (in French)
- Avançon on Lion1906
- Avançon on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Avançon on the 1750 Cassini Map
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Inhabitants of Ardennes (in French)
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Données Cassini, EHESS
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078338 Church of Saint Remi (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000039 Eagle Lectern (in French)
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