Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
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  Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye | ||
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye | ||
| Coordinates: 47°26′30″N 4°47′24″E / 47.4417°N 4.79°ECoordinates: 47°26′30″N 4°47′24″E / 47.4417°N 4.79°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Côte-d'Or | |
| Arrondissement | Dijon | |
| Canton | Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Malgras | |
| Area1 | 3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 364 | |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21573 / 21440 | |
| Elevation | 429–570 m (1,407–1,870 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye 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 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.[1]
The abbey was founded by St Sequanus in the 6th century.[2]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 352 | — |
| 1968 | 358 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 352 | −1.7% |
| 1982 | 309 | −12.2% |
| 1990 | 326 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 355 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 364 | +2.5% |
See also
References
- ↑ "Information"
- ↑ Butler, Alban (December 1, 1956). Butler's Lives of the Saints (New Full ed.). St John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota: Christian Classics. pp. 181–182. ISBN 0-8146-2385-9.
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