Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye | ||
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Coordinates: 47°26′30″N 4°47′24″E / 47.4417°N 4.79°ECoordinates: 47°26′30″N 4°47′24″E / 47.4417°N 4.79°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Côte-d'Or | |
Arrondissement | Dijon | |
Canton | Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Malgras | |
Area1 | 3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 364 | |
• Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 21573 /21440 | |
Elevation | 429–570 m (1,407–1,870 ft) | |
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. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
It is also a place steeped in history with its archaeological sites, the goddess Sequana; nymph Sources close to the Seine and Alesia, the remnants of its ancient abbey, the abbey church, a jewel of Gothic art primitive Burgundy and its rich rural heritage: the 1856 school converted into a museum, flower laundries, foundries, crucifixes, mills.
The abbey was founded by St Sequanus in the 6th century.