Fontevraud-l'Abbaye | |
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![]() Aerial view of Fontevraud Abbey | |
Coordinates: 47°10′59″N 0°03′02″E / 47.1831°N 0.0506°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Maine-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Saumur |
Canton | Saumur |
Intercommunality | CA Saumur Val de Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sandrine Lion[1] |
Area 1 | 14.86 km2 (5.74 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,500 |
• 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 | www |
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 (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃təvʁo labei] ) is a commune in the western French department of Maine-et-Loire. It is situated both in the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site between Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Sully-sur-Loire, and the Loire Anjou Touraine French regional natural park.
Notable buildings
[edit]- 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)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Fontevraud-l%27Abbaye_Panorama%2C_France_-_July_2011.jpg/600px-Fontevraud-l%27Abbaye_Panorama%2C_France_-_July_2011.jpg)