Abzac is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Charente

Charente

Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...

 department in southwestern France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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History

Prehistoric remains and antiquities in Abzac indicates an ancient settlement. Abzac was part of the old province of Limousin, and the people of the village spoke the dialect of Limousin. Abzac was part of the Diocese of Limoges, famous for its seven-year pilgrimage of saints and Lucius Emeritus.

Geography

Abzac is located in the extreme north-east of the department of Charente and borders the communes of Availles-Limouzine

Availles-Limouzine

Availles-Limouzine is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-Geography:The Clouère flows northwestward through the western part of the commune, then forms its northwestern border....

, Vienne

Vienne

Vienne is the northernmost département of the Poitou-Charentes region of France, named after the river Vienne.- Viennese history :Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou,...

, Lessac

Lessac

Lessac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Geography:The Clouère has its source in the commune.The Vienne forms most of the commune's eastern border.-Population:...

, Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

Saint-Germain-de-Confolens is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

 in Charente and two communes, Brillac

Brillac

Brillac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...

 and Oradour-Fanais

Oradour-Fanais

Oradour-Fanais is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

 in the Haute-Vienne

Haute-Vienne

Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region of Limousin.The chief and largest city is Limoges...

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