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Avon, Franklin County, Maine, USAi
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AvonTown
Franklin CountyCounty
MaineState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Phillips, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Freeman, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Strong, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Weld, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Temple, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Avon524 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
237294
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237294:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Avon, comté de Franklin, Maine, États-Unis
German:
Avon, Franklin County, Maine, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Avon, contea di Franklin, Maine, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
埃文, 富蘭克林縣 , 缅因州, 美国
Spanish:
Avon, Condado de Franklin, Maine, Estados Unidos
Basque:
Avon, Franklin konderria , Maine
Catalan:
Avon, Maine, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Avon, Franklin County , Maine
Chechen:
Эйвон, Мэн, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Avon, Franklin County, Maine, Verenigde Staten
Haitian:
Avon, Mèn, Etazini
Hungarian:
Avon, Franklin megye, Maine, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Эвон, Мэн, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Эвон, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Mazanderani:
آوون, مین
Norwegian:
Avon, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Polish:
Avon, Hrabstwo Franklin, Maine, Stany Zjednoczone
Swedish:
Avon, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Tatar:
Эйвон, Мэн, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Avon, Franklin, Maine, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ейвон, Франклін, Мен, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Avon, Maine, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Avon, Maine, Unol Daleithiau America


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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avon,_Maine
Wikidata ID:Q3447511
GeoNames ID:4957031


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