Avord
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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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.
Avord | |
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Train station | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Avord | |
  Avord  Avord | |
| Coordinates: 47°02′02″N 2°39′15″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. | |
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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||||||||||||
