L'Absie | |
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Coordinates: 46°37′59″N 0°34′32″W / 46.6331°N 0.5756°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Deux-Sèvres |
Arrondissement | Bressuire |
Canton | Cerizay |
Intercommunality | CA Bocage Bressuirais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patricia Mimault[1] |
Area 1 | 13.02 km2 (5.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,073 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 79001 /79240 |
Elevation | 168–256 m (551–840 ft) (avg. 259 m or 850 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
L'Absie (French pronunciation: [lapsi]) 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.