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L'Absie
Sign in to save'''L'Absie''' () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
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L'Absie is a commune in France, situated in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is located within the arrondissement of Parthenay and the arrondissement of Bressuire, and has been associated with the canton of Moncoutant and the canton of Cerizay. The municipality shares borders with La Chapelle-Saint-Étienne, Largeasse, Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine, and Scillé.
The area of L'Absie is 13.02 square kilometers, with an elevation of 256 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 1,078, comprising 486 males and 493 females, while another source lists the population as 949. The postal code for the commune is 79240.
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Place details
- Locality
- L'Absie
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 949
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- L'Absie
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Abbatiale LAbsie.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in L'Absie
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr L’Absie 79.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bressuire
- French commune.canton
- Cerizay
- French commune.INSEE
- 79001
- French commune.postal code
- 79240
- French commune.mayor
- Muriel Helou-Devillers
- French commune.term
- 2025–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Bocage Bressuirais
- French commune.elevation m
- 259
- French commune.elevation min m
- 168
- French commune.elevation max m
- 256
- French commune.area km2
- 13.02
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- L'Absie
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bressuire
- Population
- 1047
- Area
- 13.02
- Elevation
- 200
- Shares border with
- Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre
- Official website
- www.absie.fr
- Image
- Abbatiale LAbsie.jpg
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- Commons category
- L'Absie
- postal code
- 79240
- associated electoral district
- canton of Cerizay
- male population
- 486
- female population
- 493
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-49-95-80-50
- fax number
- +33-5-49-95-95-48
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'''L'Absie''' () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
L'Absie is centred on the remains of a medieval abbey patronised by Eleanor of Aquitaine. L'Absie is also near the Vendée border, about an hour's drive from the sunny sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “L'Absie” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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