Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sɛn labe.i]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
Commune
A general view of Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
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Coordinates: 47°26′30″N 4°47′24″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabien Cordier[1]
Area 1	3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	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.

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.^[3]

The abbey was founded by Saint Sequanus in the 6th century.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	352	—
1968	358	+1.7%
1975	352	−1.7%
1982	309	−12.2%
1990	326	+5.5%
1999	355	+8.9%
2008	364	+2.5%

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department