Avon, Seine-et-Marne
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| Commune of Avon | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Fontainebleau |
| Canton | Fontainebleau |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'agglomération Fontainebleau-Avon |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Le Poulain (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 42 m–100 m |
| Land area¹ | 3.83 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
14,362 |
| - Density (1999) | 0/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77014/ 77210 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Avon is a french commune located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France région.
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[edit] Geography
Avon and Fontainebleau, together with three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants.
[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants are called the Avonnais.
As of the census of 1999, there where 14,362 people residing in the city.
[edit] Transportation
Avon is served by the Fontainebleau-Avon station on the Transilien Paris – Lyon.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official site (French)
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
- French Ministry of Culture site for Avon (French)
- Map of Avon on Michelin (English)
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