Avot, Côte-d'Or
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Avot () is a
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in the Côte-d'Or department in the
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region of eastern
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Geography

Avot is located some 40 km north by north-west of
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and 17 km west by north-west of Selongey. Access to the commune is by road D19 from Salives in the west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village before continuing east to join the D959 north of Marey-sur-Tille. The D19K goes north from the village to join the D112C east of Fraignot-et-Vesvrotte. Most of the commune is heavily forested with some small areas of farmland.Google Maps
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Tille Tille may refer to: * Tillé, village in northern France * Tille (river), river in eastern France * Tille Höyük, archaeological site in Turkey {{Geodis ...
river flows through the heart of the commune from west to east then continues southwards to join the
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near Les Maillys. The ''Creuse'' flows from the north of the commune and joins the Tille at the village.


Neighbouring communes and villages


Heraldry


Administration

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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 187 inhabitants.


Avot Picture Gallery

File:Avot, Cote-d'Or, Church.JPG, Avot Church File:Avot, Cote-d'Or, Lavoir 2.JPG, A Lavoir (Public Laundry) in Avot File:Avot, Cote-d'Or, Lavoir.JPG, A Lavoir (Public Laundry) in Avot File:Avot, Cote-d'Or. Tille river.JPG, The Tille river at Avot


See also

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Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Avot on the old IGN website

Avot on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Avot'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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