Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
in Maine-et-Loire of Pays de la Loire Region, France
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Saumur-Saint-Florent Airport (9 mi) - Angers-Loire Airport (31 mi)
- Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (36 mi)
- Châtellerault Airport (36 mi)
- Poitiers-Biard Airport (43 mi)
- Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (44 mi)
- Le Mans-Arnage Airport (53 mi)
- Niort-Souché Airport (64 mi)
- Paris-Orly Airport (151 mi)
- Brive-La Roche Airport (156 mi)
- Bordeaux-Mérignac (BA 106) Airport (167 mi)
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (171 mi)
- The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Chartres Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.183 and 0.050 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 10' 59" and E 0° 3' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:59 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:05 am and 5:24 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.783 and -176.817 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waitangi West - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye in Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire Region) with it's 1,497 inhabitants is located in France about 157 mi (or 252 km) south-west of Paris, the country's capital.
Local time in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is now 11:59 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports in the wider vicinity of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Saumur-Saint-Florent Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), North-East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Saumur, Chinon, La Fleche, Parthenay and Chatellerault. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Fontevraud L'Hôtel
La Marine de Loire Hôtel & Spa
Demeure de la Vignole
Hotel Hostellerie La Croix Blanche
Domaine Saint Hilaire
Domaine de Roiffé Logis
Hotel Le Bussy Logis
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Fontevraud Abbey
Fontevraud Abbey or Fontevrault Abbey is a religious building hosting a cultural centre since 1975, the Centre Culturel de l'Ouest, in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in Anjou, France. It was founded by the itinerant reforming preacher Robert of Arbrissel, who had just created a new order, the Order of Fontevrault. The first permanent structures were built between 1110 and 1119.
Château de Montsoreau
The Château de Montsoreau is a castle in the market town of Montsoreau, in the Maine-et-Loire département of France. It was constructed in 1455 by Jean de Chambes, a senior councillor to King Charles VII. Erected on the bank of the Loire river, it was a strategic fortress, controlling river traffic between Chinon and Saumur.
Vienne (river)
The Vienne is one of the most important rivers in south-western France, a significant left tributary of the lower Loire. It supports numerous hydro-electric dams, and it is the main river of the Limousin region and also of the eastern part of the Poitou-Charentes region. Two French départements are named after the Vienne river: the Haute-Vienne (87) in the Limousin region and the Vienne (86) in the Poitou-Charentes region.
Dive (river)
The Dive is a 75 km long river in France, right tributary of the Thouet. Its source is in the commune Maisonneuve. Its course crosses the departments of Vienne, Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire. It flows northwards through the towns of Moncontour and Brézé, finally flowing into the Thouet in Saint-Just-sur-Dive.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Fontevrault, Fontevraud, Фонтевро
