Mazan Abbey
Mazan Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the village of Mazan-l'Abbaye in the département of the Ardèche in the region of Rhône-Alpes, France. It was founded in 1120 from Bonnevaux Abbey, incorporating an already existing community of canons, and was the mother house of Le Thoronet Abbey, Silvanès Abbey, Bonneval Abbey and Sénanque Abbey.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption and Église Saint-Cyr de Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne.
Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption
Church
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption is a church.
Église Saint-Cyr de Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne
Church
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Cyr de Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Mazan Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne and Le Roux.
Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne
Village
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne is situated 3 km north of Mazan Abbey.
Le Roux
Village
Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Roux is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Le Roux is situated 4½ km east of Mazan Abbey.
Cros-de-Géorand
Village
Photo: Ansesolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cros-de-Géorand is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Cros-de-Géorand is situated 8 km northeast of Mazan Abbey.
Mazan Abbey
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: abbey located in Ardèche, France
- Categories: abbey, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mazan-l’Abbaye, Arrondissement of Largentière, Ardèche and Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.72892° or 44° 43′ 44″ northLongitude
4.08871° or 4° 5′ 19″ eastElevation
1,121 metres (3,678 feet)Open location code
8FP6P3HQ+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 298592924OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Thai—“Mazan Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Abdij van Mazan”
- French: “abbaye de Mazan”
- French: “Abbaye de Mazan”
- German: “Kloster Mazan”
- Japanese: “マザン修道院”
- Thai: “อารามมาซ็อง”
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