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Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Charente

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Priory of Ronsenac
Priory
16320 Ronsenac

The Priory of Ronsenac, founded by the order of Cluny before the end of the 11th century, is a historical monument located in Charente, mixing Romanesque architecture and medieval remains.
Abbaye des Dames de Tusson
Abbey
16140 Tusson

The Abbey of the Ladies of Tusson, founded in the 12th century in Tusson (Charente), was a double priory of the order of Fontevraud, combining convent of the Ladies and Men, marked by a rich monastic history and remarkable architectural remains.
Priory of Charming
Priory
16320 Boisné-La Tude

The Priory of Charmant, former lord's house of the Middle Ages, is located in Boisné-La Tude in Charente. Ranked a historical monument in 1925, it combines medieval architecture and Renaissance, with a nearby church classified in 1846.
Priory Saint-Léger de Cognac
Priory
16100 Cognac

The priory Saint-Léger de Cognac, a former Benedictine priory of the 13th and 18th centuries, is located in Cognac in Charente. Today, it houses the municipal library in its restored convent buildings.
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Grosbot
Abbey
16380 Charras

The abbey of Notre-Dame de Grosbot, an ancient Cistercian abbey of the 12th century, stands in Charras, Charente, in the heart of the Horte forest, witness to a rich monastic and architectural past between Angoulême and Périgueux.
Abbey of Saint-Cybard
Abbey
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.
Abbey of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe
Romanesque Church
16330 Saint-Amant-de-Boixe

The abbey of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe, a former Benedictine abbey of the 12th century located in Charente, is a Romanesque jewel marked by its monastic history and its role on the way to Santiago de Compostela.
Former Abbey of Puyperoux
Romanesque Church
16190 Aignes-et-Puypéroux

The former Abbey of Puyperoux, founded in the 11th century in Aignes-et-Puyperoux in New Aquitaine, is a monastic site marked by a Romanesque church and a rich religious history, transformed into a priory and then a parish worship.