Avon (Deux-Sèvres)

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Avon
Avon Coat of Arms
Avon (France)
Avon
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 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

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

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