Avaux  Avaux is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avalois or Avaloises. The commune has been awarded two flowers by the "National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom" in the "Competition of cities and villages in Bloom". Avaux is located some 22 km west by south-west of Rethel and 38 km south-east of Laon. Access to the commune is by the D523 from Évergnicourt in the south-west which changes to the D137 at the border then continues to the village and north-east to join the D18 south-west of Saint-Germainmont. The D966 forms the western border of the commune as it goes south from Lor to Evergnicourt. Apart from thin strips of forest along the eastern and southern borders the commune is entirely farmland. The Canal latéral à l'Aisne forms the southern border of the commune and the Aisne river forms the eastern border then runs through the south of the commune parallel to the canal as it flows west to eventually join the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. List of Successive Mayors  In 2010 the commune had 464 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year. Avaux was once called "Asfeld-le-Château" as it was the seat of a fortified house of the Counts of Avaux. The chateau has disappeared. The Church of Notre-Dame contains a Painting: the Nativity of the Virgin (18th century), which is registered as an historical object.