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Celles-sur-Belle
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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. In January 1973, Celles-sur-Belle absorbed the former communes Montigné and Verrines-sous-Celles. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Médard was merged into Celles-sur-Belle.
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Celles-sur-Belle is a commune in France, situated in the Deux-Sèvres department within the arrondissement of Niort. It serves as the capital of the canton of Celles-sur-Belle and is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The commune was established on January 1, 2019, replacing the former communes of Saint-Médard and Verrines-sous-Celles. Its official name is also listed as Celles, and it is named after the Belle.
The area covers 41.37 square kilometers and borders Beaussais-Vitré, Melle, Périgné, and Sainte-Blandine. The population is recorded as 3,907, with another source citing 3,600. The postal code for the area is 79370. Celles-sur-Belle is twinned with Amstetten.
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- Locality
- Celles-sur-Belle
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,600
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Celles-sur-Belle
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Abbaye royale Notre-Dame de Celles-sur-Belle 02.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The royal abbey of Our Lady, in Celles-sur-Belle
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Celles-sur-Belle 79.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Niort
- French commune.canton
- Celles-sur-Belle
- French commune.INSEE
- 79061
- French commune.postal code
- 79370
- French commune.mayor
- Sylvie Brunet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Mellois en Poitou
- French commune.elevation min m
- 60
- French commune.elevation max m
- 162
- French commune.area km2
- 41.37
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Official website
Mairie de Celles-sur-Belle – Belle à investir
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Belle
- Official name
- Celles
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Niort
- Population
- 3829
- Area
- 41.37
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Celles-sur-Belle
- Shares border with
- Brûlain
- Official website
- www.ville-celles-sur-belle.com
- Image
- France - Deux-Sèvres - Celles sur Belle - Abbaye royale.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Amstetten
- Commons category
- Celles-sur-Belle
- postal code
- 79370
- replaces
- Verrines-sous-Celles
- inception
- 2019-01-01
- P8168
- Hans Dragendorff
- associated electoral district
- canton of Celles-sur-Belle
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- See also
- References
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. In January 1973, Celles-sur-Belle absorbed the former communes Montigné and Verrines-sous-Celles. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Médard was merged into Celles-sur-Belle.
==Population== The population data below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Celles-sur-Belle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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