L'Absie

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of L'Absie

(2020–2026) Patricia Mimault^[1]Area

13.02 km² (5.03 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,073 • Density82/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

79001 /79240

Elevation168–256 m (551–840 ft)
(avg. 259 m or 850 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Absie (French pronunciation: [lapsi]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

L'Absie is centred on the remains of a medieval abbey patronised by Eleanor of Aquitaine. L'Absie is also near the Vendée border, about an hour's drive from the sunny sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,331	—
1975	1,371	+0.42%
1982	1,342	−0.30%
1990	1,255	−0.83%
1999	1,096	−1.49%
2007	1,021	−0.88%
2012	1,009	−0.24%
2017	979	−0.60%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE