Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

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Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Commune
Aerial view of Fontevraud Abbey
Coat of arms
Location of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
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Coordinates: 47°10′59″N 0°03′02″E / 47.1831°N 0.0506°E / 47.1831; 0.0506
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Saumur
Intercommunality	CA Saumur Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Régine Catin
Area ¹	14.86 km² (5.74 sq mi)
Population (2006^[1])	1,497
• Density	100/km² (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Fontevriste
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	49140 /49590
Elevation	37–114 m (121–374 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
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.

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.

The lantern of the dead of St Catherine's chapel

Population (1999): 1,189

Area: 1,482 ha

Average altitude: 80 m

Notable buildings

The royal abbey of Fontevraud
Saint Catherine's chapel with its lantern of the dead
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié (chapel of Our Lady of Compassion)
Église Saint-Michel (church of St Michael)

References

^ populations légales 2006 sur le site de l’INSEE

External links

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Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

^pref: prefecture
^subpr: subprefecture

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