La Loirière

La Loirière is a hamlet in Le Bignon, Arrondissement of Nantes, Pays de la Loire. La Loirière is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Landais, as well as near La Hauture.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Villeneuve Abbey and Église Saint-Martin du Bignon.

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. Villeneuve Abbey is situated 3 km north of La Loirière.

Église Saint-Martin du Bignon

Church

Photo: Cyril5555, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Église Saint-Martin du Bignon is a church, which is situated 3 km east of La Loirière.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Sorinières and Montbert.

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 6 km north of La Loirière.

Montbert

Village

Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montbert is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. In 1954 it ceded part of its territory to the new commune of Geneston. Montbert is situated 6 km southeast of La Loirière.