Avon, Seine-et-Marne

Coordinates: 48°24′18″N, 2°43′19″E

Commune of Avon
Location
Coordinates	48°24′18″N, 2°43′19″E
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Fontainebleau
Canton	Fontainebleau
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Fontainebleau-Avon
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Le Poulain (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	42 m–100 m
Land area¹	3.83 km²
Population² (1999)	14,362
- Density	0/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	77014/ 77210
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Avon is a French commune located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France région.

Geography

Avon and Fontainebleau, together with three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called the Avonnais. As of the census of 1999, there where 14,362 people residing in the city.

Transportation

Avon is served by the Fontainebleau-Avon station on the Transilien Paris – Lyon.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

• Official site (French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
• French Ministry of Culture site for Avon (French)
• Map of Avon on Michelin (English)