Celles-sur-Belle () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is the site of an abbey dating from the 11th Century which was reconstructed between 1660 and 1685 on the orders of Louis XIV. In January 1973, Celles-sur-Belle absorbed the former communes Montigné and Verrines-sous-Celles.Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0296, 20 December 1972, pp. 13168-13169. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Médard was merged into Celles-sur-Belle.Arrêté préfectoral 25 October 2018
Population The population data below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
See also Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department
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