Bassac
Bassac is a village in Bassac, Arrondissement of Cognac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and has about 515 residents. Bassac is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Bourg, as well as near Les Mottes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bassac Abbey and Église Saint-Martin de Graves.
Bassac Abbey
Church
Photo: JLPC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bassac Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Bassac, Charente, France, in the former diocese of Saintes. The abbey was founded in 1002 by Wardrade Lorichès, count of la Marche and first known Lord of Jarnac, and his wife Rixendis on their return from a pilgrimage to Rome.
Église Saint-Martin de Graves
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Graves is a church.
Bassac
- Type: Village with 515 residents
- Postal code: 16120
- Category: locality
- Location: Bassac, Arrondissement of Cognac, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.66293° or 45° 39′ 47″ northLongitude
-0.10477° or 0° 6′ 17″ westPopulation
515Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)United Nations Location Code
FR BPCOpen location code
8CQXMV7W+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 771521288OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3034714
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In Other Languages
“Bassac” goes by many names.
- Occitan (post 1500): “Baçac”
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