Avord (French pronunciation: [avɔʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Bourges, by the banks of the river Yèvre. The commune is home to Avord Air Base, the second largest French Air and Space Force base.
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Notable people
Élisabeth Catez, Roman Catholic saint, born on the military base in 1880.
Georges Madon, World War I pilot, trained at the air force base now named for him.
Twin town
Aindling, Germany since 1977.