Var
Arrondissement of Brignoles
Le Thoronet

Thoronet Abbey

Thoronet Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century, now restored as a museum. It is sited between the towns of and in the Var Department of , in southeast France.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: abbey located in Var, in France
  • Also known as: “Abbaye du Thoronet”, “Abbey of Le Thoronet”, “Le Thoronet Abbey”, and “Thoronet”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Glaive.

Chapel
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is situated 3½ km southwest of Thoronet Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Antonin-du-Var and Entrecasteaux.

Village
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, commonly referred to simply as Saint-Antonin, is a commune in the department in the region in Southeastern . In 2019 it had a population of 722. is situated 6 km north of Thoronet Abbey.

Village
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is a commune in the department in region in Southeastern . In 2019, it had a population of 1,118. It is noted for its public square designed by Le Nôtre, as well as its 17th-century château, restored by Scottish artist Ian MacGarvie-Munn. is situated 6 km north of Thoronet Abbey.

Village
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in the region in southeastern . is situated 7 km west of Thoronet Abbey.

Thoronet Abbey

Latitude
43.4604° or 43° 27′ 37″ north
Longitude
6.26363° or 6° 15′ 49″ east
Elevation
185 metres (607 feet)
Open location code
8FM8F767+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 342770621
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­abbay
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7506791
Wiki­data ID
Q306155
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Thoronet Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Абатство Тороне”
  • Bulgarian: “Торонейско абатство”
  • Chinese: “勒托罗纳修道院”
  • Chinese: “勒托羅納修道院”
  • Chinese: “多宏内修道院”
  • Chinese: “托罗内修道院”
  • Czech: “Klášter Thoronet”
  • Dutch: “Abdij van Le Thoronet”
  • French: “abbaye du Thoronet”
  • French: “Abbaye du Thoronet”
  • French: “L’abbaye du Thoronet”
  • German: “Abtei Le Thoronet”
  • Japanese: “ル・トロネ修道院”
  • Latin: “Toronetum (abbatia)”
  • Latin: “Toronetum”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Abadiá dau Toronet”
  • Polish: “Opactwo Le Thoronet”
  • Russian: “Тороне (аббатство)”
  • Russian: “Тороне”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Le Thoronet”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Thoronet”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Thoronet (opatija)”
  • Slovak: “Kláštor Thoronet”
  • Swedish: “Thoronetklostret”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Thoronet Abbey”. Photo: SiefkinDR, Public domain.