Avord () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is 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
Notable people Élisabeth Catez, Roman Catholic saint, born on the military base in 1880.Didier Decoin|titre=Elisabeth Catez ou l'obsession de Dieu, Les éditions du Cerf and Élisabeth de la Trinité, amoureuse de Jésus. Nelly Schumacher sur Croire.com. Georges Madon, World War I pilot, trained at the air force base now named for him.Biographie du capitaine Georges Madon sur le site officiel de la base aérienne 702 And Patrick de Gmeline, Les as de la grande guerre, Les Presses de la Cité.
Twin town Aindling, Germany since 1977.
Climate
See also Communes of the Cher department
References
External links
Official website of Avord