What is L'Abbaye?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = L'Abbaye | municipality_name = L'Abbaye | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = Abbaye-Kirchturm.jpg | image_caption = Church tower of L'Abbaye | imagepath_coa = CHE L’Abbaye COA.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde L'Abbaye.png | languages = French | canton = Vaud | iso-code-region = CH-VD | district = [[Jura-Nord vaudois (district)|Jura-Nord vaudois]] |coordinates = {{coord|46|39|N|06|19|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 1344 L'Abbaye <br>1346 Les Bioux<br>1342 Le Pont | municipality_code = 5871 | area = 31.88 | elevation = 1014|elevation_description= | population = 1243|populationof=2003 | website = www.labbaye.ch | mayor = Christophe Bifrare|mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = Syndic |list_of_mayors = | places = Les Bioux, Le Pont, L'Abbaye | demonym = Les Bayets | neighboring_municipalities= [[Le Chenit]], [[Le Lieu]], [[L'Isle]], [[Mont-la-Ville]], [[Montricher]], [[Vallorbe]], [[Vaulion]] | twintowns = }} '''L'Abbaye''' is a [[municipality]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Vaud]], [[Switzerland]], in the [[Jura-Nord vaudois (district)|Jura-Nord vaudois]] district in the [[Vallée de Joux]]. Its name is from [[Lac de Joux Abbey]], a [[Premonstratensian]] monastery. == Geography == [[File:KGS-14623-2.JPG|thumb|250px|L'Abbaye]] L'Abbaye is located on the eastern shore of the [[Lac de Joux]] at an elevation of between {{convert|1000|m|ft|abbr=off}} and {{convert|1600|m|ft|abbr=off}}. It is at the heart of the Vallée de Joux in the [[Jura Mountains|Jura]]. It includes also the [[village]]s of Les Bioux and Le Pont. The municipality was part of the [[La Vallée (district)|La Vallée District]] until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and L'Abbaye became part of the new district of Jura-Nord vaudois.<ref name=Mutation>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{in l