Bénévent-l’Abbaye | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Bénévent-l'Abbaye (Creuse).svg |
Arrondissement: | Guéret |
Canton: | Le Grand-Bourg |
Insee: | 23021 |
Postal Code: | 23210 |
Mayor: | André Mavigner[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg |
Coordinates: | 46.1186°N 1.6297°W |
Elevation Min M: | 402 |
Elevation Max M: | 545 |
Area Km2: | 11.56 |
Bénévent-l’Abbaye (in French pronounced as /benevɑ̃ labei/; Occitan (post 1500);: Benavent) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
An area of farming, forestry and associated light industry comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 15miles west of Guéret, at the junction of the D912a1, D10, D62 and the D914 roads. The town is on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route.