Avernes-Saint-Gourgon

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Christophe Bignon^[1]Area12.13 km² (4.68 sq mi)Population66 • Density5.4/km² (14/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation121–234 m (397–768 ft)
(avg. 242 m or 794 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avernes-Saint-Gourgon (French pronunciation: [avɛʁn sɛ̃ guʁgɔ̃]) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	120	—
1975	78	−5.97%
1982	72	−1.14%
1990	55	−3.31%
1999	63	+1.52%
2009	69	+0.91%
2014	60	−2.76%
2020	65	+1.34%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[4]

• Church of Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Julitte of Saint-Cyr-d'Estrancourt is an 11th century church, declared as a monument in 1998.^[5]
• Saint-Gourgon Church is a 19th century church, declared as a monument in 2006.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References