Avon-la-Pèze | |
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 A general view of Avon-la-Pèze | |
Location of Avon-la-Pèze  | |
  Avon-la-Pèze  Avon-la-Pèze | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′23″N 3°39′18″E / 48.3897°N 3.655°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 (2021)[2] | 201 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/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. | |
Avon-la-Pèze (French pronunciation: [avɔ̃ la pɛz]) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Geography[edit]
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.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages[edit]
Places adjacent to Avon-la-Pèze | |
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Administration[edit]
List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1857 | René Gouet | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Frédéric Hazouard |
Demography[edit]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avonnais or Avonnaises in French.[5]
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Sites and Monuments[edit]
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:
- A Statue: Saint Pierre (17th century)
[9] - A Statuette: Angel (17th century)[10]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)[11]
- A Group sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century)[12]
- A Statue: Saint Fiacre (17th century)[13]
- A Statue: Saint Éloi (16th century)[14]
- A Statue: Saint Catherine (16th century)[15]
- A Retable on the main Altar (1544)[16]
- A Chalice (19th century)[17]
- A Paten (1819-1838)[18]
- A Chalice (1819-1838)[19]
- A Baptismal font (14th century)[20]
- A Chandelier (19th century)[21]
- A Cabinet for Archives (17th century)[22]
- A Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (17th century)[23]
- A Processional Staff: Saint Pierre (17th century)[24]
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)[25]
- A Statue: Saint Marguerite (16th century)[26]
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The Church. -
Facade of the Church. -
The Church Tower. -
Interior of the Church. -
A Capital in the Church. -
A recess in the Church. -
One of the windows in the Church. -
Statues of Saints. -
The Statue of the Virgin of Pity
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avon-la-Pèze, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Marguerite Beau, Essay on the religious architecture of Southern Champagne in Aube excluding Troyes, 1991 (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003036 Statue: Saint Pierre (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003035 Statuette: Angel (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003034 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000106 Group sculpture: Virgin of Pity (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000105 Statue: Saint Fiacre (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000104 Statue: Saint Éloi (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000103 Statue: Saint Catherine (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000102 Retable on the main Altar (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005874 Chalice (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005873 Paten (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005872 Chalice (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005871 Baptismal font (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005870 Chandelier (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005656 Cabinet for Archives (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005655 Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005654 Processional Staff: Saint Pierre (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005653 Statue: Christ on the Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005652 Statue: Saint Marguerite (in French)
External links[edit]
- Avon-la-Pèze on the old IGN website (in French)
- Avon-la-Pèze on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Avon laPeze on the 1750 Cassini Map
