Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
Arrondissement | Saumur | |
Canton | Saumur | |
Community association | Saumur Val de Loire | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 11 ' N , 0 ° 3' E | |
height | 37-114 m | |
surface | 14.82 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,536 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 104 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 49590 | |
INSEE code | 49140 | |
Website | http://www.fontevraud-abbaye.fr | |
![]() Gate building of the Abbaye Royale |
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is a French commune in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire in Arrondissement Saumur and in the canton of Saumur . The municipality covers 14.86 square kilometers at 37 to 114 m above sea level and has 1536 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The municipality is part of the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park .
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
- Abbaye de Fontevraud , one of the most extensive monastery complexes in France despite the destruction during the French Revolution , prison 1804–1963 , renovation work since then.
- Parish Church of Saint-Michel, 12th century, expanded in the 15th and 17th centuries; nave, choir with Anjou - vault , richly decorated with architectural sculptures; Altars from the abbey church; richly carved gilded tabernacle on the high altar (1621); numerous paintings.
- Former Sainte-Catherine cemetery chapel of the monastery, early 13th century; octagonal vault that merges into a death lantern.
Viticulture
The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1119-1128.
- Wilfried Hansmann and Marianne Bongartz: Valley of the Loire . 3rd edition, Ostfildern 2008, pp. 238–245.
Web links
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