Orbais-l'Abbaye
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Epernay | |
| Canton | Dormans-Paysages de Champagne | |
| Community association | Paysages de la Champagne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 57 ' N , 3 ° 42' E | |
| height | 122-235 m | |
| surface | 16.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 561 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51270 | |
| INSEE code | 51416 | |
Orbais-l'Abbaye is a French commune with 561 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épernay and the canton Dormans-Paysages de Champagne (until 2015 Montmort-Lucy ).
geography
Orbais-l'Abbaye is about 30 kilometers southwest of Reims . Orbais-l'Abbaye is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of La Ville-sous-Orbais in the north and west, Suizy-le-Franc in the east, La Chapelle-sous-Orbais in the south and Margny in the southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 711 | 726 | 655 | 617 | 602 | 567 | 578 | 260 | 561 |
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Attractions
- Orbais Monastery , founded around 680 by Rieul of Reims (Saint-Réole), with the Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul abbey church, built at the end of the 12th century (by Jean d'Orbais , the builder of the Reims Cathedral), since 1840 Monument historique
- Saint-Réole tower
- Orbais Castle
Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul monastery church
Orbais Castle
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the Belgian town of Orbais in the municipality of Perwez (Wallonia).
Web links
Commons : Orbais-l'Abbaye - Collection of images, videos and audio files
