Avensan
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Le Sud-Médoc | |
| Community association | Médullienne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 2 ′ N , 0 ° 45 ′ W | |
| height | 4–51 m | |
| surface | 52.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,953 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 57 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33480 | |
| INSEE code | 33022 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-avensan.fr/ | |
 Avensan's Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Avensan is a French commune in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine with 2,953 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc and the canton of Le Sud-Médoc (until 2015: canton of Castelnau-de-Médoc ). The inhabitants are called Avensanais .
geography
Avensan is about 20 kilometers northwest of Bordeaux . Avensan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Moulis-en-Médoc in the north and north-west, Soussans in the east and north-east, Margaux-Cantenac in the east, Arsac in the south-east, Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc in the south, Salaunes in the south-west and Castelnau-de- Médoc in the west.
The former route nationale 215 (today's D1215) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
| Residents | 833 | 962 | 1062 | 1592 | 1620 | 1753 | 2138 | 2904 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Avensan
- Saint-Pierre church, Romanesque church building, neo-Gothic bell tower (late 19th century), historic monument since 1915/2006
- Chapel in Saint-Raphaël, birthplace of Pey Berland, converted into a chapel in 1457
- Citran Castle
- Romefort Castle and Saint-Genès Castle, each only in ruins
- numerous wineries
- Wash house
Saint-Pierre church
Chapel in Saint-Raphaël
Château Citran winery
Château Meyre winery
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the Spanish municipality of Castrillo de Murcia in the province of Burgos (Castile-León) since 1992 .
Personalities
- Pey Berland (around 1370-1457), Archbishop of Bordeaux (1430-1456)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 530-533.
