Celles-sur-Belle
Celles-sur-Belle | |
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 The royal abbey of Our Lady, in Celles-sur-Belle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Celles-sur-Belle  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Niort |
| Canton | Celles-sur-Belle |
| Intercommunality | Celles-sur-Belle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Roy |
| Area 1 | 37.24 km2 (14.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 3,676 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79061 /79370 |
| Elevation | 60–162 m (197–531 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Celles-sur-Belle is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is the site of an abbey dating from the 11th Century which was reconstructed between 1660 and 1685 on the orders of Louis XIV.
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