Avenay-Val-d'Or

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Avenay-Val-d'Or
Coat of arms of Avenay-Val-d'Or
Avenay-Val-d'Or (France)
Avenay-Val-d'Or
region Grand Est
Department Marne
Arrondissement Epernay
Canton Epernay-1
Community association Grande Vallée de la Marne
Coordinates 49 ° 4 '  N , 4 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 4 '  N , 4 ° 3'  E
height 73-256 m
surface 12.49 km 2
Residents 1,026 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 82 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 51160
INSEE code

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Avenay-Val-d'Or (Latin Avenniacum ) is a French commune with 1,026 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Épernay and the Canton of Épernay-1 . Avenay-Val-d'Or is a member of the Communauté de communes de la Grande Vallée de la Marne . The municipality is located in the Montagne de Reims Regional Nature Park .

history

Bertha of Avenay.

Avenay has been settled since Roman times. Saint Bertha von Avenay, who according to tradition was related by marriage to the Merovingian family, founded the Benedictine abbey Avenay here in 660 , which was completely demolished during the French Revolution .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2014
Residents 970 1009 1040 953 991 1026 886 956
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

The church of St. Trésain, whose current architecture dates from the 13th to 16th centuries, contains relics and works of art from the former abbey .

Personalities

Avenay-Val-d'Or is the home of Medievalists Paulin Paris (1800–1881) and his son Gaston Paris (1839–1903), both members of the Collège de France , Gaston Paris also a member of the Académie française .

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