Cadouin Abbey
Cadouin Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded as a hermitage in 1115 by Gerald of Salles, in the name of Robert of Arbrissel, in what is now the commune of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin in the Dordogne, south-west France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Halle de Cadouin and Grotte de Cussac.
Halle de Cadouin
Historic building
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Halle de Cadouin is a historic building.
Grotte de Cussac
Cave
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The Grotte de Cussac is a cave located in the Dordogne river valley in Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. It contains over 150 Paleolithic artworks, including engravings of bison, horses, mammoths, rhinoceroses, ibex, birds, enigmatic figures, and perhaps four female profiles, including one apparently notable for a rubenesque form common to pre-modern art. Grotte de Cussac is situated 3 km northwest of Cadouin Abbey.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Cussac
Church
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Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Cussac is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Cadouin Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alles-sur-Dordogne and Urval.
Alles-sur-Dordogne
Village
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Alles-sur-Dordogne is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is situated on the river Dordogne. Alles-sur-Dordogne is situated 5 km north of Cadouin Abbey.
Urval
Village
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Urval is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is situated near the left bank of the river Dordogne, southeast of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin. It was part of the commune of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin between 1974 and 1989. Urval is situated 6 km east of Cadouin Abbey.
Saint-Avit-Rivière
Village
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Saint-Avit-Rivière is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Saint-Avit-Rivière is situated 7 km south of Cadouin Abbey.
Cadouin Abbey
- Type: Monastery
- Description: abbey located in Dordogne, in France
- Categories: abbey and religion
- Location: Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Arrondissement of Bergerac, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Cadouin Abbey” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cadouingo abadia”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Cadonh”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Cadouin”
- Chinese: “卡杜安修道院”
- Czech: “Klášter Cadouin”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Cadouin”
- French: “abbaye cistercienne Notre-Dame de la Nativité de Le Buisson-de-Cadouin”
- French: “abbaye de Cadouin”
- French: “Abbaye de Cadouin”
- French: “Abbaye de Cadouin”
- German: “Abtei Cadouin”
- Hungarian: “cadouini apátság”
- Italian: “abbazia di Cadouin”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Cadouin”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Cadouin”
- Slovak: “Opátstvo Cadouin”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Cadouin”
- Spanish: “abadía de Cadouin”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Cadouin”
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