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Bénévent-l’Abbaye (French pronunciation: ​[benevɑ̃ labei]; Occitan: Benavent) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Bénévent-l’Abbaye
Commune
The church in Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Coat of arms
Location of Bénévent-l’Abbaye
Bénévent-l’Abbaye Show map of France Bénévent-l’Abbaye Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°07′07″N 1°37′47″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Mavigner[1]
Area 1	11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	765
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23021 /23210
Elevation	402–545 m (1,319–1,788 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and associated light industry comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 15 miles (24 km) 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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,006	—
1968	1,074	+6.8%
1975	1,106	+3.0%
1982	1,023	−7.5%
1990	837	−18.2%
1999	824	−1.6%
2008	858	+4.1%

Sights

• The abbey church of St. Barthélémy, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bénévent-l'Abbaye.

• Some tourist information and photos (in French)

На других языках

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[ru] Беневан-л’Аббеи

Бенева́н-л’Аббеи́ (фр. Bénévent-l'Abbaye, окс. Benavent) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Лимузен. Департамент коммуны — Крёз. Входит в состав кантона Беневан-л’Аббеи. Округ коммуны — Гере.

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