Orbais-l'Abbaye

Orbais-l'Abbaye

Orbais-l'Abbaye
Administration
Country France
Region Champagne-Ardenne
Department Marne
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Épernay
Canton Canton of Montmort-Lucy
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Brie des Étangs
Mayor Pierre-Yves Jardel
Statistics
Elevation 149 m (489 ft) avg.
Land area1 16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population2 578  (2006)
 - Density 36 /km2 (93 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 51416/ 51270
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Orbais-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. The abbey at Orbais was founded at the end of the 17th century by Saint Réol (or Réole), and the remains (including a church) are situated in the centre of the town.

See also