L'Absie explained

L'Absie
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr L’Absie 79.svg
Arrondissement:Bressuire
Canton:Cerizay
Insee:79001
Postal Code:79240
Mayor:Patricia Mimault[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Bocage Bressuirais
Coordinates:46.6331°N -0.5756°W
Elevation M:259
Elevation Min M:168
Elevation Max M:256
Area Km2:13.02

L'Absie (in French pronounced as /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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.