Abbaye de Grosbot
Abbaye de Grosbot is a historic building in Charras, Arrondissement of Angoulême, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Historic building
- Description: abbey located in Charente, in France
- Also known as: “Abbaye de Fontaine Vive” and “Ancienne abbaye de Fontaine Vive, ou de Grosbot”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Vivien (Charras) and Monastère Notre-Dame-de-Chersonèse.
Église Saint-Vivien (Charras)
Church
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Église Saint-Vivien (Charras) is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Abbaye de Grosbot.
Monastère Notre-Dame-de-Chersonèse
Monastery
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Monastère Notre-Dame-de-Chersonèse is a monastery, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Abbaye de Grosbot.
Château du Repaire, Rougnac
Castle
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Château du Repaire, Rougnac is a castle, which is situated 3 km southwest of Abbaye de Grosbot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marthon and Hautefaye.
Marthon
Village
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Marthon is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Marthon is situated 8 km northeast of Abbaye de Grosbot.
Hautefaye
Village
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Hautefaye is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. It gained particular notoriety for a mob attack and murder of an innocent man, Alain de Moneys, at the time of the Franco-Prussian War, in mid-August 1870. Hautefaye is situated 8 km east of Abbaye de Grosbot.
Gardes-le-Pontaroux
Village
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Gardes-le-Pontaroux is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was merged with Magnac-Lavalette-Villars to form Magnac-lès-Gardes on 1 January 2025. Gardes-le-Pontaroux is situated 8 km southwest of Abbaye de Grosbot.
Abbaye de Grosbot
- Categories: abbey, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Charras, Arrondissement of Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.55226° or 45° 33′ 8″ northLongitude
0.39803° or 0° 23′ 53″ eastElevation
148 metres (486 feet)Inception
12th centuryOpen location code
8FQ2H92X+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 401816125OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Abbaye de Grosbot” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Grosbot”
- French: “abbaye Notre-Dame de Grosbot”
- French: “Abbaye Notre-Dame de Grosbot”
- German: “Kloster Grosbois”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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