Avalon is a village outside
Pontcharra,
Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019. ''
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...
'', eastern France. It is part of the commune
Saint-Maximin. It is notable for being the birthplace of
Saint Hugh of Lincoln (1130s), and for the ''Tour d'Avalon'', a tower in the village.
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