Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
|commune status = Commune
|image = Fontevraud3.jpg
|caption = Aerial view of Fontevraud Abbey
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Fontevraud-l'Abbaye (Maine-et-Loire).svg
|arrondissement = Saumur
|canton = Saumur
|INSEE = 49140
|postal code = 49590
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Saumur Val de Loire
|coordinates = {{coord|47.1831|0.0506|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 80
|elevation min m = 37
|elevation max m = 114
|area km2 = 14.86
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
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|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|demonym = Fontevriste
|website = {{URL|http://www.fontevraud-abbaye.fr/}}
}}
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye ({{IPA|fr|fɔ̃təvʁo labei|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Hélène (Hsarrazin)-Fontevraud-l’Abbaye.wav}}) 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
- 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
References
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External links
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- [http://www.chateau-de-montreuil-bellay.fr Chateau de Montreuil-Bellay]
File:Fontevraud-l'Abbaye Panorama, France - July 2011.jpg
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