Commune in Grand Est, France
Commune in Grand Est, France
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.
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Neighbouring communes and villages
Places adjacent to Avon-la-Pèze
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors
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From
To
Name
1857
René Gouet
2001
2026
Frédéric Hazouard
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avonnais or Avonnaises in French.
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Historical population Year
Pop.
±% 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%
Year
Pop.
±% 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)
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A Statuette: Angel (17th century)
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A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)
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A Group sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century)
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A Statue: Saint Fiacre (17th century)
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A Statue: Saint Éloi (16th century)
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A Statue: Saint Catherine (16th century)
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A
Retable on the main
Altar (1544)
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A
Chalice (19th century)
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A
Paten (1819-1838)
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A
Chalice (1819-1838)
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A
Baptismal font (14th century)
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A
Chandelier (19th century)
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A Cabinet for Archives (17th century)
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A Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (17th century)
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A Processional Staff: Saint Pierre (17th century)
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A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)
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A Statue: Saint Marguerite (16th century)
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See also
References
^
"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" . data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^
"Populations légales 2021" (in French).
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 28 December 2023.
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Google Maps
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List of Mayors of France (in French)
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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)
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