Avon-la-Pèze
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.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
From | To | Name |
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1857 | René Gouet | |
2001 | 2026 | Frédéric Hazouard |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avonnais or Avonnaises in French.
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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. It contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Statue: Saint Pierre (17th century)
- A Statuette: Angel (17th century)
- A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)
- A Group sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century)
- A Statue: Saint Fiacre (17th century)
- A Statue: Saint Éloi (16th century)
- A Statue: Saint Catherine (16th century)
- A Retable on the main Altar (1544)
- A Chalice (19th century)
- A Paten (1819-1838)
- A Chalice (1819-1838)
- A Baptismal font (14th century)
- A Chandelier (19th century)
- A Cabinet for Archives (17th century)
- A Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (17th century)
- A Processional Staff: Saint Pierre (17th century)
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)
- A Statue: Saint Marguerite (16th century)
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The Church.
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Facade of the Church.
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The Church Tower.
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Interior of the Church.
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A Capital in the Church.
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A recess in the Church.
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One of the windows in the Church.
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Statues of Saints.
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The Statue of the Virgin of Pity
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 10 - Aube, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avon-la-Pèze, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Marguerite Beau, Essay on the religious architecture of Southern Champagne in Aube excluding Troyes, 1991 (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003036 Statue: Saint Pierre (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003035 Statuette: Angel (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10003034 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000106 Group sculpture: Virgin of Pity (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000105 Statue: Saint Fiacre (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000104 Statue: Saint Éloi (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000103 Statue: Saint Catherine (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM10000102 Retable on the main Altar (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005874 Chalice (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005873 Paten (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005872 Chalice (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005871 Baptismal font (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005870 Chandelier (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005656 Cabinet for Archives (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005655 Processional Staff: Saint Nicolas (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005654 Processional Staff: Saint Pierre (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005653 Statue: Christ on the Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM10005652 Statue: Saint Marguerite (in French)
External links
- Avon-la-Pèze on the old IGN website (in French)
- Avon-la-Pèze on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Avon laPeze on the 1750 Cassini Map