Avalon, France
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Avalon is a village outside of Pontcharra
, Isère
département, eastern France
. It is part of the commune Saint-Maximin
. It is notable for being the birthplace of Saint Hugh of Lincoln (1130s), and for the Tour d'Avallon, a tower in the village.
Pontcharra
Pontcharra is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.- See also :* Communes of the Isère department* Château Bayard* Avalon, France...
, Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
département, eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is part of the commune Saint-Maximin
Saint-Maximin, Isère
Saint-Maximin is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-References:*...
. It is notable for being the birthplace of Saint Hugh of Lincoln (1130s), and for the Tour d'Avallon, a tower in the village.