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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Intercommunality
  
La Septaine

Area
  
27.98 km²

Number of airports
  
1

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Baugy

Population (2008)
  
2,628

Local time
  
Friday 3:34 PM

Arrondissement
  
Bourges

Avord

Weather
  
17°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 51% Humidity

Avord is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Contents

Map of 18520 Avord, France

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some 10 miles (16 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D976 with the D36 and the D71 roads.
The commune is home to Avord Air Base, the second largest of the French Air Force bases.

Places of interest

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A watermill, the Moulin de la Gravelle.
  • The chateau du Therieux, dating from the sixteenth century.

    • Personalities

  • Élisabeth Catez, was born on the military base in 1880.
  • Captain Georges Madon, fighter pilot of World War I, trained at the airforce base here, which now bears his name.

    • Twin town

    Aindling, Germany since 1977.

    References

    Avord Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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