Avord
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
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| Coordinates: 47°02′02″N 2°39′15″E / 47.0339°N 2.6542°ECoordinates: 47°02′02″N 2°39′15″E / 47.0339°N 2.6542°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Bourges | |
| Canton | Baugy | |
| Intercommunality | La Septaine | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre-Étienne Goffinet | |
| Area1 | 27.98 km2 (10.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,628 | |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18018 / 18520 | |
| Elevation | 147–196 m (482–643 ft) (avg. 173 m or 568 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Avord is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some 10 miles (16 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D976 with the D36 and the D71 roads.
The commune is home to Avord Air Base, the second largest of the French Air Force bases.
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