Celles-sur-Belle (French pronunciation: ​[sɛl syʁ bɛl]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is the site of an abbey dating from the 11th Century which was reconstructed between 1660 and 1685 on the orders of Louis XIV. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Médard was merged into Celles-sur-Belle.[3]

Celles-sur-Belle
Commune
The royal abbey of Our Lady, in Celles-sur-Belle
Coat of arms
Location of Celles-sur-Belle
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Coordinates: 46°15′46″N 0°12′36″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Niort
Canton	Celles-sur-Belle
Intercommunality	Mellois en Poitou
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvie Brunet[1]
Area 1	41.37 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	3,907
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79061 /79370
Elevation	60–162 m (197–531 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

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