Fontainejean Abbey
Fontainejean Abbey, otherwise Fontaine-Jean Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery in the commune of Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron in the Gâtinais in the département of Loiret, France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: abbey located in Loiret, in France
- Also known as: “Ruines de l’abbaye de Fontainejean (ou Fontaine-Jean)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Maurice de Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron.
Église Saint-Maurice de Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron
Church
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Église Saint-Maurice de Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Fontainejean Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chambeugle and Marchais-Beton.
Chambeugle
Village
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Chambeugle is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye. Chambeugle is situated 6 km east of Fontainejean Abbey.
Marchais-Beton
Village
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Marchais-Beton is a former commune in the Yonne department, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye. Marchais-Beton is situated 7 km east of Fontainejean Abbey.
Châtillon-Coligny
Village
Photo: Alvaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Châtillon-Coligny is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The Loing and the Briare Canal run through the town. Châtillon-Coligny is situated 9 km west of Fontainejean Abbey.
Fontainejean Abbey
- Categories: abbey, monastery ruins, and historic site
- Location: Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron, Arrondissement of Montargis, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.84764° or 47° 50′ 52″ northLongitude
2.96048° or 2° 57′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8FV4RXX6+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 2482252714OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q1775228
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Russian—“Fontainejean Abbey” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Klášter Fontainejean”
- French: “abbaye de Fontaine-Jean”
- French: “abbaye de Fontainejean”
- French: “Abbaye de Fontainejean”
- German: “Kloster Fontainejean”
- Greek: “Αββαείο του Φονταίν-Ζαν”
- Greek: “Αββαείο του Φονταινεζάν”
- Russian: “аббатство Фонтенжан”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piscine de Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron and Mairie de Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron.
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