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.

Photo: Benjamin Lefèvre, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Monastery
Description: abbey located in Dordogne, in France
Also known as: “abbaye cistercienne Notre-Dame de la Nativité de Le Buisson-de-Cadouin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Halle de Cadouin and Grotte de Cussac.

Halle de Cadouin

Historic building

Halle de Cadouin

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Halle de Cadouin is a historic building.

Grotte de Cussac

Cave

Grotte de Cussac

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The Grotte de Cussac is a cave located in the Dordogne… Grotte de Cussac is situated 3 km northwest of Cadouin Abbey.

Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Cussac

Church

Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Cussac

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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

Alles-sur-Dordogne

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Alles-sur-Dordogne is a commune in the Dordogne… Alles-sur-Dordogne is situated 5 km north of Cadouin Abbey.

Urval

Village

Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Urval is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Urval is situated 6 km east of Cadouin Abbey.

Saint-Avit-Rivière

Village

Saint-Avit-Rivière

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Saint-Avit-Rivière is a commune in the Dordogne… Saint-Avit-Rivière is situated 7 km south of Cadouin Abbey.

Cadouin Abbey

Categories: abbey and religion
Location: Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Arrondissement of Bergerac, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude

44.81144° or 44° 48′ 41″ north

Longitude

0.87363° or 0° 52′ 25″ east

Elevation

134 metres (440 feet)

Open location code

8FP2RV6F+HF

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Cadouin Abbey” goes by many names.

Basque: “Cadouingo abadia”
Catalan: “Abadia de Cadonh”
Chinese: “卡杜安修道院”
Czech: “Klášter Cadouin”
Dutch: “Abdij van 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: “abadía de Cadouin”
Spanish: “Abadía de Cadouin”
Turkish: “Cadouin Abbey”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cadouin and La Salvetat.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Les Gavachs and Pereyrols.

Dordogne: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Périgueux and Sarlat-la-Canéda.

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