| Kerk-Avezaath | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Buren - Kerk-Avezaath.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Kerk-Avezaath in the municipality of Buren. |
| Image Map Size: | 250--> |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Buren |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Gelderland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 5 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.44 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,235 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 4012 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0344 |
Kerk-Avezaath is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 3 km west of Tiel.
A small part of the village (not counted in the statistics above) is part of the municipality of Tiel, and consists of about 60 houses.[3]
It was first mentioned in 850 as Auansati, and means "church at the house of Avo (person)".[4] The village developed along two parallel roads on a stream, and a stretched esdorp developed. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1640 and has an 11th century base. The church dates from 1861 and has 14th century elements.[5] In 1840, it was home to 449 people.[3]