Avançon (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes département in the Grand Est region of northern France.
Avançon | |
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 View of the Church, cemetery, and town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Avançon  | |
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| 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 (2023–2026) | Yvan Lefevre[1] |
Area 1 | 20.99 km2 (8.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 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. | |
Geography
editAvançon 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
editHeraldry
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Blazon: Azure, a fleur-de-lis Argent between three mullets Or.
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Administration
editList of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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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 |
| 2020 | current | Yvan Lefevre |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Avançonnais or Avançonnaises in French.[5]
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Culture and heritage
editReligious heritage
editThe commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
Notable people linked to the commune
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avançon, EHESS (in French).
- ^ 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)
External links
edit- Avançon on the old IGN website (in French)
- Avançon on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Avançon on the 1750 Cassini Map
