Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye | |
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A general view of Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye | |
Location of Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Fontaine-lès-Dijon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Cordier |
Area 1 | 3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 361 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye (French pronunciation: [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.
The abbey was founded by Saint Sequanus in the 6th century.