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Fontevraud l'Abbaye

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Maine-et-Loire

Population (2006)
  
1,497

Arrondissement
  
Saumur

Region
  
Pays de la Loire

Canton
  
Saumur-Sud

Area
  
14.82 km²

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Intercommunality
  
Saumur Loire Développement

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.

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Map of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France

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

    Fontevraud-l'Abbaye Wikipedia
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