Avançon, Ardennes
Avançon is a French commune in the Ardennes département in the Grand Est region of northern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avançonnais or Avançonnaises.
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.Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
| 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 |
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 328 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:- The Church of Saint Remi The Church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
- *An Eagle Lectern
Notable people linked to the commune
- Renée Mayot, medal engraver, born in 1947.