Vabres-l'Abbaye
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Vabres-l'Abbaye is a commune
in the Aveyron
department in southern France
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, which flows northward through the middle of the commune and forms part of its northern border, where it is joined by the Sorgues.
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 Aveyron
Aveyron
Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790....
department in southern 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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Geography
The village lies in the northern part of the commune, on the right bank of the Dourdou de CamarèsDourdou de Camarès
The Dourdou de Camarès is an long river in the Tarn, Hérault and Aveyron départements, southern France. Its source is in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc, in the commune of Murat-sur-Vèbre, southeast of the village. It flows generally northwest...
, which flows northward through the middle of the commune and forms part of its northern border, where it is joined by the Sorgues.