Grande-Sauve Abbey

Grande-Sauve Abbey or Sauve-Majeure Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery near the present village of in the France department of the , in a region once heavily forested.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: abbey located in Gironde, in France
  • Also known as: “Abadia de la Selva Mayor”, “abbaye de la Sauvemajeure”, “Ancienne Abbaye de la Sauve-Majeure”, and “Sauve-Majeure”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Town hall of La Sauve and Abbatiale de La Sauve.

Town hall
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 140 metres north of Grande-Sauve Abbey.

Church
Photo: Ophelia2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 440 metres west of Grande-Sauve Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Créon and Saint-Léon.

Village
Photo: Ophelia2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in southwestern . is situated 3 km west of Grande-Sauve Abbey.

Village
Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in in southwestern . is situated 3 km east of Grande-Sauve Abbey.

Village
Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in in southwestern . is situated 7 km west of Grande-Sauve Abbey.

Grande-Sauve Abbey

Latitude
44.76834° or 44° 46′ 6″ north
Longitude
-0.31136° or 0° 18′ 41″ west
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
Open location code
8CPXQM9Q+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 313136672
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11962199
Wiki­data ID
Q333984
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Grande-Sauve Abbey” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: La Sauve and Barrie.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Monument aux Morts and Halle Municipale.

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