Viais

Viais is a hamlet in Pont-Saint-Martin, Arrondissement of Nantes, Pays de la Loire. Viais is situated nearby to the locality Le Fief Blanc, as well as near Le Mortrais.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Villeneuve Abbey and Château du Plessis.

Villeneuve Abbey

Hotel

Photo: Louis Boudan, Public domain.

Villeneuve Abbey, dedicated to Our Lady, was a Cistercian monastery at the present-day Les Sorinières, near Nantes in Pays de la Loire, France, founded in 1201 and dissolved in 1790, during the French Revolution.

Château du Plessis

Castle

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Château du Plessis is a castle, which is situated 2½ km west of Viais.

Mairie des Sorinières

Town hall

Photo: Sorinières, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mairie des Sorinières is a town hall, which is situated 3½ km north of Viais.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Sorinières and La Chevrolière.

Les Sorinières

Village

Photo: Didier POINTEAU, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Les Sorinières is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is the location of Villeneuve Abbey, where the tomb of Constance, Duchess of Brittany, her husband Guy of Thouars, and others can be found. Les Sorinières is situated 3½ km north of Viais.