Avançon, Ardennes

Avançon () is a commune in the Ardennes département in the Grand Est region of northern France.

Geography

Avançon is located some 10 km south-west of Rethel and 11 km east of Asfeld. Access to the commune is by the D18 road from Acy-Romance in the north-east which passes through the commune to the village near the centre then continues west to Blanzy-la-Salonnaise. The D26 road goes from the village north to Taizy. The D150 goes south-west from the village to Saint-Loup-en-Champagne. The commune is entirely farmland.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avançonnais or Avançonnaises in French.

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:

• The Church of Saint Remi (13th century) The Church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
• An Eagle Lectern (18th century)

Notable people linked to the commune

• Renée Mayot, medal engraver, born in 1947.

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References

External links

• Avançon on the old IGN website
• Avançon on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Avançon on the 1750 Cassini Map