Avon-la-Pèze

Avon-la-Pèze
Commune
A general view of Avon-la-Pèze
A general view of Avon-la-Pèze
Location of Avon-la-Pèze
Map
Avon-la-Pèze is located in France
Avon-la-Pèze
Avon-la-Pèze
Avon-la-Pèze is located in Grand Est
Avon-la-Pèze
Avon-la-Pèze
Coordinates: 48°23′23″N 3°39′18″E / 48.3897°N 3.655°E / 48.3897; 3.655
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementNogent-sur-Seine
CantonSaint-Lyé
IntercommunalityCC Orvin Ardusson
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Hazouard[1]
Area
1
12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
201
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10023 /10290
Elevation140 m (460 ft)
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

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

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
1857 René Gouet
2001 2026 Frédéric Hazouard

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avonnais or Avonnaises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 333—    
1800 296−1.67%
1806 302+0.34%
1821 323+0.45%
1831 313−0.31%
1836 328+0.94%
1841 318−0.62%
1846 311−0.44%
1851 310−0.06%
1856 338+1.74%
1861 298−2.49%
1866 291−0.47%
1872 274−1.00%
1876 267−0.64%
1881 257−0.76%
1886 269+0.92%
1891 273+0.30%
1896 323+3.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 240−5.77%
1906 219−1.81%
1911 193−2.50%
1921 174−1.03%
1926 166−0.94%
1931 180+1.63%
1936 190+1.09%
1946 171−1.05%
1954 168−0.22%
1962 157−0.84%
1968 135−2.48%
1975 108−3.14%
1982 115+0.90%
1990 114−0.11%
1999 118+0.38%
2007 166+4.36%
2012 199+3.69%
2017 193−0.61%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]
An old fortified farm

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.[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]
  • The Church.
    The Church.
  • Facade of the Church.
    Facade of the Church.
  • The Church Tower.
    The Church Tower.
  • Interior of the Church.
    Interior of the Church.
  • A Capital in the Church.
    A Capital in the Church.
  • A recess in the Church.
    A recess in the Church.
  • One of the windows in the Church.
    One of the windows in the Church.
  • Statues of Saints.
    Statues of Saints.
  • The Statue of the Virgin of Pity
    The Statue of the Virgin of Pity

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avon-la-Pèze, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Marguerite Beau, Essay on the religious architecture of Southern Champagne in Aube excluding Troyes, 1991 (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003036 Statue: Saint Pierre (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003035 Statuette: Angel (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003034 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000106 Group sculpture: Virgin of Pity (in French)
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000105 Statue: Saint Fiacre (in French)
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000104 Statue: Saint Éloi (in French)
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000103 Statue: Saint Catherine (in French)
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000102 Retable on the main Altar (in French)
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005874 Chalice (in French)
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005873 Paten (in French)
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005872 Chalice (in French)
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005871 Baptismal font (in French)
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005870 Chandelier (in French)
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005656 Cabinet for Archives (in French)
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005655 Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (in French)
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005654 Processional Staff: Saint Pierre (in French)
  25. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005653 Statue: Christ on the Cross (in French)
  26. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005652 Statue: Saint Marguerite (in French)
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