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Avenay
Avenay (French pronunciation: [avnɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
Avenay is located some 12 km south-west of Caen just east of Évrecy. Access to the commune is by the D36 road from Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay in the south-west which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues north to join the D8. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of La Coquerie on the eastern border. The commune consists entirely of farmland.
The Guigne river flows along the northern border of the commune towards the east where it joins the Orne south of Bully.
The oldest traces of Avenay village date from Gallo-Roman times. In 1820-1821 some remains of Gallo-Roman houses were found. In the Middle Ages, the village depended on the Bishop of Bayeux.
In 1827 Avenay (336 inhabitants in 1821) absorbed Fierville-en-Bessin (68 people) in the east of its territory.
List of Successive Mayors
In 2017 the commune had 557 inhabitants. This table includes the population of Fierville-en-Bassin prior to 1827.
Each year, during the 3rd weekend in June, the Festival Committee of Avenay organises an inter-regional competition of bread.
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Avenay
Avenay (French pronunciation: [avnɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
Avenay is located some 12 km south-west of Caen just east of Évrecy. Access to the commune is by the D36 road from Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay in the south-west which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues north to join the D8. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of La Coquerie on the eastern border. The commune consists entirely of farmland.
The Guigne river flows along the northern border of the commune towards the east where it joins the Orne south of Bully.
The oldest traces of Avenay village date from Gallo-Roman times. In 1820-1821 some remains of Gallo-Roman houses were found. In the Middle Ages, the village depended on the Bishop of Bayeux.
In 1827 Avenay (336 inhabitants in 1821) absorbed Fierville-en-Bessin (68 people) in the east of its territory.
List of Successive Mayors
In 2017 the commune had 557 inhabitants. This table includes the population of Fierville-en-Bassin prior to 1827.
Each year, during the 3rd weekend in June, the Festival Committee of Avenay organises an inter-regional competition of bread.