Avon (Deux-Sèvres)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Celles-sur-Belle | |
| Community association | Haut Val de Sèvre | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 23 ' N , 0 ° 1' E | |
| height | 97-146 m | |
| surface | 12.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 67 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79800 | |
| INSEE code | 79023 | |
Avon is a French municipality with 67 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and the canton of Celles-sur-Belle (until 2015 La Mothe-Saint-Héray ). The inhabitants are called Avonnais .
geography
Avon is about 38 kilometers southwest of Poitiers . Avon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rouillé in the north and northeast, Saint-Sauvant in the east and southeast, Chenay in the south, Exoudun in the southwest, Bougon in the west and Pamproux in the northwest.
The municipality is largely a restricted military area ( Terrain de Maneuvers ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 136 | 98 | 87 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 86 | 74 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Web links
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