Vauclair Abbey
Vauclair Abbey otherwise Vauclerc Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1134 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux at the request of Barthélemy de Jur, bishop of Laon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caverne du Dragon and Église Saint-Crépin-et-Saint-Crépinien de Bouconville-Vauclair.
Caverne du Dragon
Museum
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Caverne du Dragon is a museum, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Vauclair Abbey.
Église Saint-Crépin-et-Saint-Crépinien de Bouconville-Vauclair
Church
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Église Saint-Crépin-et-Saint-Crépinien de Bouconville-Vauclair is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Vauclair Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bouconville-Vauclair and Chermizy-Ailles.
Bouconville-Vauclair
Village
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Bouconville-Vauclair is a commune in the French department of Aisne, administrative region of Hauts-de-France, northern France.
Chermizy-Ailles
Village
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Chermizy-Ailles is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon
Village
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Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon is situated 2½ km south of Vauclair Abbey.
Vauclair Abbey
- Type: Ruin
- Description: abbey located in Aisne, in France
- Categories: abbey, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bouconville-Vauclair, Arrondissement de Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Frisian—“Vauclair Abbey” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Абатство Воклер”
- French: “abbaye de Vauclair”
- French: “Abbaye de Vauclair”
- French: “Vestiges de l’abbaye cistercienne de Vauclair de Bouconville-Vauclair”
- German: “Kloster Vauclair”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Vauclair”
- Romanian: “Abația Vauclair”
- Western Frisian: “Abdij fan Vauclair”
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