Fontevraud-l'Abbaye () is a

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in the western French department of Maine-et-Loire. It is situated both in the Loire Valley, a

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between Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Sully-sur-Loire, and the Loire Anjou Touraine French regional natural park. Fontevraud-l'Abbaye-Lanterne-France

:Population (1999): 1,189 :Area: 1,482 ha :Average altitude: 80 m

Notable buildings

* The royal abbey of Fontevraud * Saint Catherine's chapel with its lantern of the dead * Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié (chapel of

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) * Église Saint-Michel (church of St Michael)

Notable buildings

See also