commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
of north-eastern
France
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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avalois or Avaloises.
The commune has been awarded two flowers by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''.
Geography
Avaux is located some 22 km west by south-west of
Rethel
Rethel () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture and third-most important city and economic center in the department. It is situated on the river Aisne, near the northern border of Champagne and 37 ...
and 38 km south-east of
Laon
Laon () is a city in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
History
Early history
The holy district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance. ...
. Access to the commune is by the D523 from Évergnicourt in the south-west which changes to the D137 at the border then continues to the village and north-east to join the D18 south-west of Saint-Germainmont. The D966 forms the western border of the commune as it goes south from Lor to Evergnicourt. Apart from thin strips of forest along the eastern and southern borders the commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps /ref>
The
Canal latéral à l'Aisne
The Canal latéral à l'Aisne () is a canal in northern France, which connects the Canal des Ardennes at Vieux-lès-Asfeld to the canalised river Aisne at Condé-sur-Aisne. It is long, with 8 locks. It runs alongside the Aisne. It has junctions ...
forms the southern border of the commune and the Aisne river forms the eastern border then runs through the south of the commune parallel to the canal as it flows west to eventually join the Seine at
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris.
The commune was originally named for its ge ...
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Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 466 inhabitants.
Sites and monuments
Avaux was once called ''Asfeld-le-Château'' as it was the seat of a fortified house of the Counts of Avaux. The chateau has disappeared.
The Church of Notre-Dame contains a Painting: the Nativity of the Virgin (18th century), which is registered as an historical object.
Notable people linked to the commune
* Claude de Mesmes, Count of Avaux (1595-1650), diplomat and man of letters.
* Jean-Jacques de Mesmes, Count of Avaux: best known for developing the town of
Asfeld
Asfeld () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France, formerly named Ecry or Ecri.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Asfeldois''.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''Nationa ...
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*Yves Gibeau, his family came from Avaux and he lived in the commune during part of his youth.Yannick Hureaux evoking his friend Yves Gibeau in a conference at Avaux on 22 May 200 Article on 4 June 2009 extracted from l'Union magazine