Avelanges

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

(2020–2026) Sylvain Rebérol^[1]Area6.08 km² (2.35 sq mi)Population37 • Density6.1/km² (16/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation348–467 m (1,142–1,532 ft)
(avg. 370 m or 1,210 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avelanges (French pronunciation: [avlɑ̃ʒ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Geography

Avelanges is located some 45 km north of Dijon and 35 km east by south-east of Aignay-le-Duc. Access to the commune is by the D120 road which branches from the D112 south of Avot in the north and passes through the commune and village before continuing south-west to Marey-sur-Tille. The commune has extensive forests mixed with smaller areas of farmland.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Toponymy

The name was Arclenglis or Avelengiis in 1028, Avallangiae in 1244, and Avelanges in 1793.

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name
2001	2020	Jean Michel Moyemont
2020	2026	Sylvain Rebérol

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avelangeais or Avelangeaises in French.^[5]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 128 —     1800 109 −2.27% 1806 121 +1.76% 1821 121 +0.00% 1831 118 −0.25% 1836 119 +0.17% 1841 124 +0.83% 1846 115 −1.50% 1851 114 −0.17% 1856 104 −1.82% 1861 104 +0.00% 1866 82 −4.64% 1872 82 +0.00% 1876 73 −2.86% 1881 71 −0.55% 1886 71 +0.00% 1891 77 +1.64% 1896 81 +1.02%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 70 −2.88% 1906 66 −1.17% 1911 63 −0.93% 1921 55 −1.35% 1926 43 −4.80% 1931 52 +3.87% 1936 47 −2.00% 1946 54 +1.40% 1954 41 −3.38% 1962 47 +1.72% 1968 41 −2.25% 1975 43 +0.68% 1982 42 −0.34% 1990 41 −0.30% 1999 46 +1.29% 2007 44 −0.55% 2012 37 −3.41% 2017 35 −1.11%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Avelanges Picture Gallery

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  Avelanges School
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  Avelanges Lavoir (Public Laundry)
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  Avelanges Church
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  A Water Trough in Avalanges

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

External links

• Avelanges on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Avelanges on the 1750 Cassini Map