Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Poitou-Charente

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16700 Nanteuil-en-Vallée

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Nanteuil, founded in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 12th-14th centuries, is an ancient Benedictine abbey in ruins located in Nanteuil-en-Vallée, New Aquitaine, famous for its Romanesque treasure and its role on the way to Compostela.

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16100 Merpins

The Frenade Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century in Merpins, New Aquitaine, bears witness to a monastic heritage marked by wars and the Revolution. Its remains, classified in 1987, include a Renaissance capitular hall and medieval traces.

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79600 Airvault

Saint-Pierre d'Airvault Abbey, founded in the 10th century, is a former Augustinian abbey located in Airvault (Deux-Sèvres), marked by reconstructions in the 12th, 13th and 17th centuries. Its abbey, partially preserved, bears witness to its rich religious and architectural past.

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86340 Nouaillé-Maupertuis

The Abbey of Nouaillé-Maupertuis, a former Benedictine abbey of the 9th century, stands in the Miosson valley near Poitiers, in New Aquitaine. Its Romanesque church and Carolingian crypts make it a preserved historical gem.

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86190 Béruges

The Abbey of Pine, founded in the 12th century in Béruges, New Aquitaine, is an ancient Cistercian abbey marked by a rich history, between medieval prosperity and post-revolutionary decline. Its partially restored buildings combine Romanesque and classical architecture.

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86700 Valence-en-Poitou

The former Abbey of Our Lady of Valencia, founded in the 13th century in Valencia-en-Poitou (Vienna), is a Cistercian abbey partially destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century, now classified as a Historical Monument.

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16000 Angoulême

The Abbey of Saint-Cybard, a former Benedictine abbey of the 13th, 16th and 17th centuries, stands in Angoulême, New Aquitaine, marked by its monastic history and subsequent industrial transformations.

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79370 Celles-sur-Belle

The Royal Abbey of Celles-sur-Belle, a religious building of the 15th and 17th centuries, combines Gothic and classical architecture in the Deux-Sèvres. Classified as a historical monument, it dominates the Belle Valley.