Avord
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Avord
|commune status = Commune
|image = Gare d'Avord.JPG
|caption = Train station
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Avord (Cher).svg
|arrondissement = Bourges
|canton = Avord
|INSEE = 18018
|postal code = 18520
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Septaine
|coordinates = {{coord|47.0339|2.6542|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 173
|elevation min m = 147
|elevation max m = 196
|area km2 = 27.98
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
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Avord ({{IPA|fr|avɔʁ}}) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is {{convert|20|km|mi}} east of Bourges, by the banks of the river Yèvre. The commune is home to Avord Air Base, the second largest French Air and Space Force base.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-18018#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2132
|1975 |2350
|1982 |2492
|1990 |2079
|1999 |2334
|2007 |2602
|2012 |2769
|2017 |2613
}}
Notable people
- Élisabeth Catez, was born on the military base in 1880.Didier Decoin|titre=Elisabeth Catez ou l'obsession de Dieu, Les éditions du Cerf {{ISBN|2-204-07328-8}} and [http://www.croire.com/article/index.jsp?docId=2285802&rubId=188 Élisabeth de la Trinité, amoureuse de Jésus. Nelly Schumacher sur Croire.com].
- Georges Madon, World War I pilot, trained at the air force base now named for him.[http://www.ba702.air.defense.gouv.fr/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=128&Itemid=174 Biographie du capitaine Georges Madon sur le site officiel de la base aérienne 702] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081126075529/http://www.ba702.air.defense.gouv.fr/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=128&Itemid=174 |date=November 26, 2008 }} And Patrick de Gmeline, Les as de la grande guerre, Les Presses de la Cité. {{ISBN|2-258-03869-3}}
Twin town
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Avord}}
- [http://www.ville-avord.fr/ Official website of Avord] {{in lang|fr}}
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