Avon-la-Pèze
Avon-la-Pèze is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
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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 (2014-2020) | Frédéric Hazouard |
Area 1 | 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 193 |
• Density | 15/km2 (39/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.[2]
Geography
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
Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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1857 | René Gouet | |||
2001 | 2020 | Frédéric Hazouard |
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 193 inhabitants.
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6] |

Sites and Monuments
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.[7] It contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Statue: Saint Pierre (17th century)
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- A Statuette: Angel (17th century)
[9]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)
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- A Group sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century)
[11]
- A Statue: Saint Fiacre (17th century)
[12]
- A Statue: Saint Éloi (16th century)
[13]
- A Statue: Saint Catherine (16th century)
[14]
- A Retable on the main Altar (1544)
[15]
- A Chalice (19th century)
[16]
- A Paten (1819-1838)
[17]
- A Chalice (1819-1838)
[18]
- A Baptismal font (14th century)
[19]
- A Chandelier (19th century)
[20]
- A Cabinet for Archives (17th century)
[21]
- A Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (17th century)
[22]
- A Processional Staff: Saint Pierre (17th century)
[23]
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)
[24]
- A Statue: Saint Marguerite (16th century)
[25]
- 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
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Inhabitants of Aube (in French)
- Google Maps
- List of Mayors of France (in French)
- Données Cassini, EHESS
- 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
- Avon-la-Pèze on the old IGN website (in French)
- Avon-la-Pèze on Lion1906
- Avon-la-Pèze on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Avon laPeze on the 1750 Cassini Map
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