Avord Explained

Avord
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Avord (Cher).svg
Arrondissement:	Bourges
Canton:	Avord
Insee:	18018
Postal Code:	18520
Mayor:	Alain Blanchard^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Septaine
Coordinates:	47.0339°N 2.6542°W
Elevation M:	173
Elevation Min M:	147
Elevation Max M:	196
Area Km2:	27.98

Avord (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some 10miles 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 and Space 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.^[2]
Captain Georges Madon, fighter pilot of World War I, trained at the airforce base here, which now bears his name.^[3]

Twin town

Aindling, Germany since 1977.

External links

Official website of Avord

Notes and References

Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
Didier Decoin|titre=Elisabeth Catez ou l'obsession de Dieu, Les éditions du Cerf and Élisabeth de la Trinité, amoureuse de Jésus. Nelly Schumacher sur Croire.com.
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