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Saint-Jean-d'Angély
The towers of the royal abbey
Information
Country	France
Region	New Aquitaine
Watercourse	Button
Altitude	Between 8 and76 m
Area	18,78 km²
Population	7 066 hab. (2016)
Density	376,25 inhab./km²
Nice	Angérien
Postal code	17400
Telephone prefix	33 5 46
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
45 ° 56 ′ 26 ″ N 0 ° 31 ′ 6 ″ W
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Saint-Jean-d'Angély is a municipality and a city of Charente Maritime, in the South West of France. Established on the banks of the Button, it is the capital of Lower Saintonge.

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Important stronghold and religious center in medieval times, it was built around its royal abbey of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. It retains from its rich past a preserved historic center, made up of picturesque alleys lined with half-timbered houses. Symbol of municipal power, the belfry or "clock tower" (XV^e century) echoes the baroque towers of the new abbey church (XVIII^e century), which remained unfinished.

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• 45.9439-0.52271 Royal Abbey of Saint-Jean-Baptiste  – , Benedictine abbey founded in 817, would have had the skull of Saint John the Baptist as a relic. Cultural center, library and music school in the city, exhibitions and events are organized all year round. Classified in World Heritage under the name “Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle in France”. (last update May 2019)

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