Celles-sur-Belle
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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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. In January 1973, Celles-sur-Belle absorbed the former communes Montigné and Verrines-sous-Celles.[3] On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Médard was merged into Celles-sur-Belle.[4]
Celles-sur-Belle | |
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The royal abbey of Our Lady, in Celles-sur-Belle | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Celles-sur-Belle | |
  Celles-sur-Belle  Celles-sur-Belle | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 3,829 |
| • Density | 92.55/km2 (239.7/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. | |
Population
The population data below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,794 | — |
| 1975 | 3,007 | +1.06% |
| 1982 | 3,384 | +1.70% |
| 1990 | 3,538 | +0.56% |
| 1999 | 3,592 | +0.17% |
| 2007 | 3,689 | +0.33% |
| 2012 | 3,847 | +0.84% |
| 2017 | 3,907 | +0.31% |
| 2023 | 3,829 | −0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
