Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye explained

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye (21).svg
Arrondissement:Dijon
Canton:Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Insee:21573
Postal Code:21440
Mayor:Fabien Cordier[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:47.4417°N 4.79°W
Elevation Min M:429
Elevation Max M:570
Area Km2:3.84

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ sɛn labe.i/) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

It is also a place steeped in history with its archaeological sites, the goddess Sequana; nymph Sources close to the Seine and Alesia, the remnants of its ancient abbey (the Abbey of Saint-Seine) and the abbey church, a jewel of Gothic art primitive Burgundy and its rich rural heritage: the 1856 school converted into a museum, flower laundries, foundries, crucifixes, mills.[2]

The abbey was founded by Saint Sequanus in the 6th century.[3]

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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.
  2. http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/saint-seine-l-abbaye.htm "Information"
  3. Book: Butler. Alban. Butler's Lives of the Saints. December 1, 1956. Christian Classics. St John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. 0-8146-2385-9. 181–182. New Full.