Avosnes (French pronunciation: [avon]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
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 The road into Avosnes | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Avosnes  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°21′59″N 4°38′35″E / 47.3664°N 4.6431°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| Canton | Semur-en-Auxois |
| Intercommunality | CC Terres Auxois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Adrien Menetrier[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.54 km2 (4.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 93 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21040 /21350 |
| Elevation | 368–552 m (1,207–1,811 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAvosnes is located some 25 km west of Dijon and 10 km north-west of Sombernon. Access to the commune is by the D9 road which comes from Villy-en-Auxois in the north and passes down the eastern side of the commune south to Saint-Mesmin. Access to the village is by the D119F which goes west from the D9 in the commune passing through the village and continuing west to join the D119 north of Saffres. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Barain in the north-west of the commune. There are large forests in the north of the commune with scattered forests elsewhere and the rest of the commune is farmland.[3]
The Ozerain river flows from the south through the eastern side of the commune as it flows north to join the Brenne just south of Venarey-les-Laumes. The Ruisseau de Revillon rises in the centre of the commune and flows north to join the Ozerain at Chevannay.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
editAdministration
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Philbert Fouard |
| 2008 | 2014 | Gilles Mousseron |
| 2014 | 2020 | Patrick Guimont |
| 2020 | 2026 | Adrien Menetrier |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Avosniens or Avosniennes in French.[5]
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Culture and heritage
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Civil heritage
editThe commune has one structure that is registered as an historical monument:
- A former Chateau (16th century)
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Religious heritage
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The commune has one religious structure that is registered as an historical monument:
- A Chapel and Cross at Barain (15th century) [9] The Chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Monument to the Memory of Mary of Brittany (1756)
[10] - A Retable: Resurrection of Christ (1756) [11]
- 2 Retables (18th century) [12]
- A Baptismal font and Retable (1756) [13]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (15th century) [14]
- A Statue: Saint Antoine (16th century) [15]
- A Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century) [16]
- A Bronze Bell (1788) [17]
- A Stoup (15th century) [18]
- A Monument to the Memory of Mary of Brittany (1756)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avosnes, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112091 Chateau (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112090 Chapel and Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000159 Monument to the Memory of Mary of Brittany (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000158 Retable: Resurrection of Christ (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000157 2 Retables (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000156 Baptismal font and Retable (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000155 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000154 Statue: Saint Antoine (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000153 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000152 Bronze Bell (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000151 Stoup (in French)
External links
edit- Avosnes on the old IGN website (in French)
- Avosnes on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Avofne on the 1750 Cassini Map
