Avaux
Avaux | |
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.JPG) the Church of Notre-Dame | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Avaux  | |
  Avaux  Avaux | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′24″N 4°05′03″E / 49.4567°N 4.0842°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Rethel |
| Canton | Château-Porcien |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Rethélois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Marby[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 496 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08039 /08190 |
| Elevation | 57–130 m (187–427 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Avaux (French pronunciation: [avo]) is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
The commune has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]
Geography[edit]
Avaux is located some 22 km west by south-west of Rethel and 38 km south-east of Laon. Access to the commune is by the D523 from Évergnicourt in the south-west which changes to the D137 at the border then continues to the village and north-east to join the D18 south-west of Saint-Germainmont. The D966 forms the western border of the commune as it goes south from Lor to Evergnicourt. Apart from thin strips of forest along the eastern and southern borders the commune is entirely farmland.[4]
The Canal latéral à l'Aisne forms the southern border of the commune and the Aisne river forms the eastern border then runs through the south of the commune parallel to the canal as it flows west to eventually join the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
Neighbouring communes and villages[edit]
Places adjacent to Avaux | |
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Heraldry[edit]
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The official status of the blazon remains to be determined.
Blazon:
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Administration[edit]
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List of Successive Mayors[5]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Pascal Beguin |
| 2008 | current | Didier Marby |
Demography[edit]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avalois or Avaloises in French.[6]
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Sites and monuments[edit]
Avaux was once called Asfeld-le-Château as it was the seat of a fortified house of the Counts of Avaux. The chateau has disappeared.
The Church of Notre-Dame contains a Painting: the Nativity of the Virgin (18th century)
, which is registered as an historical object.[9]
Notable people linked to the commune[edit]
- Claude de Mesmes, Count of Avaux (1595-1650), diplomat and man of letters.
- Jean-Jacques de Mesmes, Count of Avaux: best known for developing the town of Asfeld.
- Yves Gibeau, his family came from Avaux and he lived in the commune during part of his youth.[10]
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.
- ^ Avaux in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avaux, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000040 Painting: the Nativity of the Virgin (in French)
- ^ Yannick Hureaux evoking his friend Yves Gibeau in a conference at Avaux on 22 May 2009 Article on 4 June 2009 extracted from l'Union magazine (in French)
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