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Avançon
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Avançon is a commune in France, situated within the Hautes-Alpes department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It lies in the arrondissement of Gap and the canton of La Bâtie-Neuve, while also being associated with the electoral district of the canton of Tallard. The commune shares borders with La Bâtie-Neuve, La Bâtie-Vieille, Espinasses, and Montgardin. Its official name is Avançon, and it is named after Avance.
The area of Avançon is 22.57 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 1,629 meters. The population is recorded as 419, comprising 206 males and 198 females, though another source lists the population as 351. The postal code for the commune is 05230.
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Place details
- Locality
- Avançon
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 351
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Department
- Hautes-Alpes
- Arrondissement
- Gap
- Canton
- Tallard
- Intercommunality
- Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Laurent Nicolas
- Area
- 22.57 km (8.71 sq mi)
- Density
- 18.4/km (47.6/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 05011 /05230
- Elevation
- 718–1,629 m (2,356–5,344 ft) , (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Avançon ( French pronunciation: [avɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Avançon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.