Avord

Avord
Commune
Train station
Coat of arms
Location of Avord
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Coordinates: 47°02′02″N 2°39′15″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Intercommunality	CC Septaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Blanchard[1]
Area ^1	27.98 km^2 (10.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,833
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18018 /18520
Elevation	147–196 m (482–643 ft) (avg. 173 m or 568 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avord (French pronunciation: [avɔʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France by the banks of the river Yèvre, about 10 miles (16 km) east of Bourges. The commune is home to Avord Air Base, the second largest French Air and Space Force base.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,132	—
1975	2,350	+1.40%
1982	2,492	+0.84%
1990	2,079	−2.24%
1999	2,334	+1.29%
2007	2,602	+1.37%
2012	2,769	+1.25%
2017	2,613	−1.15%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Élisabeth Catez, was born on the military base in 1880.^[4]
• Georges Madon, World War I pilot, trained at the air force base now named for him.^[5]

Twin town

Aindling, Germany since 1977.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. Didier Decoin|titre=Elisabeth Catez ou l'obsession de Dieu, Les éditions du Cerf ISBN 2-204-07328-8 and Élisabeth de la Trinité, amoureuse de Jésus. Nelly Schumacher sur Croire.com.
5. Biographie du capitaine Georges Madon sur le site officiel de la base aérienne 702 Archived November 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine And Patrick de Gmeline, Les as de la grande guerre, Les Presses de la Cité. ISBN 2-258-03869-3

External links

• Official website of Avord (in French)