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Avançon

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commune in Ardennes, France

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Avançon is a commune in France, situated within the Ardennes department and the arrondissement of Rethel. It lies in the Grand Est region and shares borders with Acy-Romance, Blanzy-la-Salonnaise, Château-Porcien, and Nanteuil-sur-Aisne. The official name of the locality is Avançon, and it is associated with the canton of Château-Porcien.

The area of the commune is 20.99, with an elevation of 146 above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 350 residents (159 male and 154 female) and another citing 301. Avançon has received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. Its postal code is 08300.

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Place details

Locality
Avançon
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
301

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Air quality

37US AQIGood
PM2.5
4.4 µg/m³
PM10
7.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Grand Est
Department
Ardennes
Arrondissement
Rethel
Canton
Château-Porcien
Intercommunality
Pays Rethélois
Mayor 2023 2026
Yvan Lefevre
Area
20.99 km (8.10 sq mi)
Density
16.2/km (42.1/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
08038 /08300
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)

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Encyclopedic overview

Avançon ( French pronunciation: [avɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes département in the Grand Est region of northern France.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Avançon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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