Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Commune
Aerial view of Fontevraud Abbey
Coat of arms
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye Location within Pays de la Loire region Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Coordinates: 47°10′59″N 0°03′02″E / 47.1831°N 0.0506°E / 47.1831; 0.0506Coordinates: 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
Area1	14.86 km2 (5.74 sq mi)
Population (2006[1])2	1,497
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Fontevriste
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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)

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fontevraud-l'Abbaye.

• Fontevraud Abbaye
• Map of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Val de Loire
• Chateau de Montreuil-Bellay

The town as viewed from the east