The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Avis \A*vis"\, n. [F. avis. See Advice.]
   Advice; opinion; deliberation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster]

V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

AVIS
       AuftragsVerwaltungs- und InformationsSYstem (MBAG)


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Avis, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
   Population (2000):    1492
   Housing Units (2000): 652
   Land area (2000):     0.490723 sq. miles (1.270967 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.490723 sq. miles (1.270967 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            03632
   Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
   Location:             41.185234 N, 77.316455 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Avis, PA
    Avis