Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| Canton | Saumur-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Saumur Loire Développement |
| Mayor | Régine Catin (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 37–114 m (121–374 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| Land area1 | 14.86 km2 (5.74 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,497 (2006[1]) |
| - Density | 101 /km2 (260 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49140/ 49590 |
| Website | Site de la mairie de Fontevraud-l'Abbaye |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°10′59″N 0°03′02″E / 47.1831°N 0.0506°E
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is situated both in the Loire Valley, an UNESCO World Heritage Site between Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Sully-sur-Loire, and the Loire Anjou Touraine French regional natural park.
- Population (1999): 1,189.
- Area: 1,482 ha.
- Average altitude: 80 m
The Fontevraud Abbey is located there.
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- Fontevraud Abbaye
- Map of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Val de Loire
- Chateau de Montreuil-Bellay
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