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Avalon, France
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Avalon is a village outside 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'Avalon, a tower in the village.
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