title: Avramiou
text: # Avramiou
  
  Avramiou is a village in Messenia, southern Greece. It was built before 1816; it had 32 families then. During the Turkish occupation, it was a village of Koroni province, and became a village of Messini province and capital of Leukothea Municipality ( now defunct) in 1835. In August 1840, Avramiou became a village of Aristomenis Municipality; it was almost destroyed by earthquakes in 1846. The primary school of Avramiou was founded in 1860. Ten years after, Avramiou became the capital of Aristomeni Municipality. Today, it is a community of the municipality Messini. The community contains the villages Drakoneri, Agios Avgoustinos and Avramiou. In 2011, the population for Avramiou village was 334, and 466 for the community.
  
  ## Location
  
  Avramiou is 10 km from Messini and 5.5 km from the beach. Some villages near Avramiou are: Lefkochora, Lykotrafos, Madena, Neochori, and Strefi.
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Village population | Record |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1816 | 32 families | Dimitrios Freretos record |
  | 1851 | 56 families | >> |
  | 1860 | 373 | >> |
  | 1896 | 615 | >> |
  | 1920 | 679 | >> |
  | 1928 | 739 | Community record |
  | 1940 | 933 | >> |
  | 1982 | 856 | >> |
  | 1984 | 450 | >> |
  | 1991 | 420 | >> |
  | 2001 | 413 | >> |
  | 2011 | 413 | Census |
  