Celles-sur-Belle
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The royal abbey of Our Lady, in Celles-sur-Belle
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Celles-sur-Belle
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| Coordinates: 46°15′46″N 0°12′36″W / 46.2628°N 0.21°WCoordinates: 46°15′46″N 0°12′36″W / 46.2628°N 0.21°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Celles-sur-Belle | |
| Intercommunality | Celles-sur-Belle | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Roy | |
| Area1 | 37.24 km2 (14.38 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,676 | |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79061 /79370 | |
| Elevation | 60–162 m (197–531 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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.
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