Avon-la-Pèze

Avon-la-Pèze is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.

Avon-la-Pèze
Commune
A general view of Avon-la-Pèze
Location of Avon-la-Pèze
Avon-la-Pèze
Avon-la-Pèze
Coordinates: 48°23′23″N 3°39′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementNogent-sur-Seine
CantonSaint-Lyé
IntercommunalityCC Orvin Ardusson
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Frédéric Hazouard
Area
1
12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
193
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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[3]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
1857René Gouet
20012020Frédéric Hazouard

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 188 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
333 296 302 323 313 328 318 311 310
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
338 298 291 274 267 257 269 273 323
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
240 219 193 174 166 180 190 171 168
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 -
157 135 108 115 114 118 166 188 -
An old fortified farm
Population of Avon-la-Pèze

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.[5] It contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects:

  • A Statue: Saint Pierre (17th century)[6]
  • A Statuette: Angel (17th century)[7]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)[8]
  • A Group sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century)[9]
  • A Statue: Saint Fiacre (17th century)[10]
  • A Statue: Saint Éloi (16th century)[11]
  • A Statue: Saint Catherine (16th century)[12]
  • A Retable on the main Altar (1544)[13]
  • A Chalice (19th century)[14]
  • A Paten (1819-1838)[15]
  • A Chalice (1819-1838)[16]
  • A Baptismal font (14th century)[17]
  • A Chandelier (19th century)[18]
  • A Cabinet for Archives (17th century)[19]
  • A Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (17th century)[20]
  • A Processional Staff: Saint Pierre (17th century)[21]
  • A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)[22]
  • A Statue: Saint Marguerite (16th century)[23]
  • 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

Notes and references

Notes
  1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Aube (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Marguerite Beau, Essay on the religious architecture of Southern Champagne in Aube excluding Troyes, 1991 (in French)
  6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003036 Statue: Saint Pierre (in French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003035 Statuette: Angel (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003034 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000106 Group sculpture: Virgin of Pity (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000105 Statue: Saint Fiacre (in French)
  11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000104 Statue: Saint Éloi (in French)
  12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000103 Statue: Saint Catherine (in French)
  13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000102 Retable on the main Altar (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005874 Chalice (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005873 Paten (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005872 Chalice (in French)
  17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005871 Baptismal font (in French)
  18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005870 Chandelier (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005656 Cabinet for Archives (in French)
  20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005655 Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (in French)
  21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005654 Processional Staff: Saint Pierre (in French)
  22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005653 Statue: Christ on the Cross (in French)
  23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005652 Statue: Saint Marguerite (in French)
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