Castagniers Abbey
Castagniers Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery, in Castagniers, 12 km from Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes departement in southwestern France. In 1865, Dom Marie-Bernard Barnouin, restorer of Sénanque Abbey, founded a Cistercian community for women in Mane in the diocese of Digne, and in 1869, another in Reillanne, the Abbaye de Notre-Dame des Prés.
- Monastery
- …lies at an elevation of around 390 metres (1,270 feet)
- Description: abbey located in Alpes-Maritimes, in France
- Also known as“Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix”“Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix de Castagniers”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Castagniers and Town hall of Castagniers.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Castagniers
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Castagniers is a church.
Église Saint-Michel de Castagniers
Église Saint-Michel de Castagniers is a church.
1¼ km south of Castagniers Abbey
Villages in the Area
Discover Aspremont and Saint-Blaise.
Saint-Blaise
Saint-Blaise is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.
Tourrette-Levens
Tourrette-Levens is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
3½ km southeast of Castagniers Abbey
Castagniers Abbey
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Latitude
43.80134° or 43° 48′ 5″ north
Longitude
7.23193° or 7° 13′ 55″ east
Open location code
8FM9R62J+GQ
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Castagniers Abbey” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Bus Stops
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