Celles-sur-Belle

Celles-sur-Belle is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is the site of an abbey dating from the 11th Century which was reconstructed between 1660 and 1685 on the orders of Louis XIV. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Médard was merged into Celles-sur-Belle.[2]

Celles-sur-Belle
The royal abbey of Our Lady, in Celles-sur-Belle
Coat of arms
Location of Celles-sur-Belle
Celles-sur-Belle
Celles-sur-Belle
Coordinates: 46°15′46″N 0°12′36″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementNiort
CantonCelles-sur-Belle
IntercommunalityMellois en Poitou
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jean-Marie Roy
Area
1
41.37 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,907
  Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79061 /79370
Elevation60–162 m (197–531 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 25 October 2018 (in French)



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