CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
EXHIBIT 23.1


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements 
of AVX Corporation on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-97628, 33-98114, 33-98094, 
33-99574, 333-00890, 333-02808, and 33-0379007) of our report dated 
May 13, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of 
AVX Corporation as of March 31, 1998 and 1997, and for the each of three 
years and period ended March 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996, which report is 
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



						  Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Atlanta, Georgia
June 9, 1998