Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is situated both in the Loire Valley, an UNESCO World Heritage Site between Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Sully-sur-Loire, and the Loire Anjou Touraine French regional natural park.


 * 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 Our Lady of Compassion)
 * Église Saint-Michel (church of St Michael)