Fontfroide Abbey

Fontfroide Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in , situated 15 kilometers south-west of near to the border. It was founded in 1093 by Aimery I, Viscount of Narbonne, but remained poor and obscure, and needed to be re-founded by Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cistercian abbey located near Narbonne, in Aude department of France
  • Address: Narbonne

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église de l’abbaye de Fontfroide and Château de Saint-Martin de Toques.

Church
is a church.

Castle
The is a partly ruined, mountaintop castle in the commune in the département of southern . Construction of the castle dates to the 12th and 14th centuries. is situated 2½ km west of Fontfroide Abbey.

Fontfroide Abbey

Latitude
43.12763° or 43° 7′ 40″ north
Longitude
2.89859° or 2° 53′ 55″ east
Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)
Inception
12th century
Open location code
8FM44VHX+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 281291253
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9412880
Wiki­data ID
Q334263
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Fontfroide Abbey” goes by many names.

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