Avord
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Location of Avord | |
Avord Avord | |
| Coordinates: 47°02′02″N 2°39′15″E / 47.0339°N 2.6542°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Avord |
| Intercommunality | CC Septaine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Blanchard[1] |
Area 1 | 27.98 km2 (10.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,909 |
| • Density | 104.0/km2 (269.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18018 /18520 |
| Elevation | 147–196 m (482–643 ft) (avg. 173 m or 568 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Avord (French pronunciation: [avɔʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is 20 kilometres (12 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,132 | — |
| 1975 | 2,350 | +1.40% |
| 1982 | 2,492 | +0.84% |
| 1990 | 2,079 | −2.24% |
| 1999 | 2,334 | +1.29% |
| 2007 | 2,602 | +1.37% |
| 2012 | 2,769 | +1.25% |
| 2017 | 2,613 | −1.15% |
| 2023 | 2,909 | +1.80% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
- Élisabeth Catez, was born on the military base in 1880.[4]
- Georges Madon, World War I pilot, trained at the air force base now named for him.[5]
Twin town
Climate
| Climate data for Avord (1991–2020 averages) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.9 (105.6) |
39.8 (103.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.0 (−5.8) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.5 (2.26) |
51.3 (2.02) |
52.2 (2.06) |
62.3 (2.45) |
74.6 (2.94) |
59.1 (2.33) |
64.6 (2.54) |
57.2 (2.25) |
62.4 (2.46) |
75.6 (2.98) |
70.9 (2.79) |
68.8 (2.71) |
756.5 (29.78) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.2 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 117.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 65.4 | 87.5 | 150.3 | 177.7 | 208.4 | 225.1 | 238.0 | 230.5 | 185.1 | 122.9 | 72.8 | 60.6 | 1,824.2 |
| Source: Meteociel[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ Didier Decoin|titre=Elisabeth Catez ou l'obsession de Dieu, Les éditions du Cerf ISBN 2-204-07328-8 and Élisabeth de la Trinité, amoureuse de Jésus. Nelly Schumacher sur Croire.com.
- ^ Biographie du capitaine Georges Madon sur le site officiel de la base aérienne 702 Archived November 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine And Patrick de Gmeline, Les as de la grande guerre, Les Presses de la Cité. ISBN 2-258-03869-3
- ^ "Normals and records for Avord (18)" (in French). Meteociel. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avord.
- Official website of Avord (in French)