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Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
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Coat of arms of Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
Coat of arms
Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye is located in France
Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
Coordinates: 47°26′30″N 4°47′24″E / 47.4417°N 4.79°E / 47.4417; 4.79Coordinates: 47°26′30″N 4°47′24″E / 47.4417°N 4.79°E / 47.4417; 4.79
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)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

The abbey was founded by St Sequanus in the 6th century.



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