Ligugé Abbey
Ligugé Abbey, formally called the Abbey of St. Martin of Ligugé, is a French Benedictine monastery in the Commune of Ligugé, located in the Department of Vienne.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Benedictine monastery in Ligugé, France
- Also known as: “Abbaye Saint-Martin de Liguge”, “Église Saint-Martin”, and “Liguge Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of Ligugé and Gare de Ligugé.
Gare de Ligugé
Railway stop
Photo: Spendeau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gare de Ligugé is a railway stop, which is situated 350 metres northeast of Ligugé Abbey.
Town hall of Saint-Benoît
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall of Saint-Benoît is situated 3½ km north of Ligugé Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ligugé and Smarves.
Ligugé
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ligugé is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is located on the River Clain, 8 kilometres south of Poitiers. It is known for its historic monastery, Ligugé Abbey.
Smarves
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smarves is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Iteuil
Village
Photo: Danielclauzier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iteuil is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Iteuil is situated 3½ km southwest of Ligugé Abbey.
Ligugé Abbey
- Categories: abbey, monastery, building, tourism, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ligugé, Arrondissement of Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.51744° or 46° 31′ 3″ northLongitude
0.33156° or 0° 19′ 54″ eastElevation
88 metres (289 feet)Open location code
8FR2G88J+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 85965755OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicGeoNames ID
8504704Wikidata ID
Q334162
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Ligugé Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Abadia de Ligugé”
- Dutch: “Sint-Maartensabdij van Ligugé”
- French: “abbaye de Ligugé”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Martin de Ligugé”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Martin de Ligugé”
- French: “Ligugé”
- German: “Abtei Saint-Martin de Ligugé”
- Italian: “abbazia di Saint-Martin a Ligugé”
- Spanish: “Abadía Saint-Martin de Ligugé”
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