Avançon () is a commune in the Ardennes département in the Grand Est region of northern France.
Geography Avançon is located some 10 km south-west of Rethel and 11 km east of Asfeld. Access to the commune is by the D18 road from Acy-Romance in the north-east which passes through the commune to the village near the centre then continues west to Blanzy-la-Salonnaise. The D26 road goes from the village north to Taizy. The D150 goes south-west from the village to Saint-Loup-en-Champagne. The commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1793 1807 Rémy Tagnon 1807 1830 Guillaume Alexandre Monceau 1830 1839 Jean Trichet 1839 1843 Barthélémy Michelet 1843 1876 Jean Nicolas Rémy Legrand 1876 1892 Alexandre Paul Victor Koehler 1892 1912 Hubert Emmanuel Legros 1912 1919 Charles Eugène Michelet 1919 1921 Barthélémy Michelet 1921 1929 Edmond Désiré Lefevre 1929 1965 Rémy Achille Monceau 1965 1994 Bernard Edmond Lefevre 1994 2001 Marie-Hélène Michelet 2001 2014 Philippe Hourlier 2014 2020 Hubert Launois 2020 current Yvan Lefevre
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avançonnais or Avançonnaises in French.Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument: The Church of Saint Remi (13th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains one item that is registered as an historical object: An Eagle Lectern (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Notable people linked to the commune Renée Mayot, medal engraver, born in 1947.
See also Communes of the Ardennes department
References
External links Avançon on the old IGN website Avançon on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Avançon on the 1750 Cassini Map