Cote d’Or
Arrondissement of Montbard
Marmagne

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay

The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey located in the commune of , near , in the département of in . It was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118, and built in the Romanesque style.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Email: info@abbayedefontenay.com
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: abbey located in Côte-d’Or, in France
  • Also known as: “Abbey of Fontenay”
  • Address: Montbard, 21500

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fontenay Abbey church and Église de l’Immaculée-Conception de Marmagne.

Church
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Church
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is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montbard and Arrans.

Town
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is a commune and subprefecture of the department in the region in eastern France. is a small industrial town on the river . is situated 4½ km southwest of Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region of eastern . is situated 8 km northwest of Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay.

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay

Latitude
47.64002° or 47° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
4.39012° or 4° 23′ 24″ east
Inception
1139—1147
Open location code
8FV6J9RR+22
Open­Street­Map ID
way 427080450
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q464918
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير فونتوناي الكسترسي”
  • Basque: “Fontenayko abadia”
  • Burmese: “ဖွန်တီးနေးရှိ အဲဘီး ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း”
  • Catalan: “abadia de Fontenay”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Fontenay”
  • Chinese: “丰特奈修道院”
  • Chinese: “丰特莱的西斯特尔教团修道院”
  • Chinese: “丰特莱隐修院”
  • Chinese: “豐特萊隱修院”
  • Croatian: “Opatija Fontenay”
  • Czech: “Fontenay”
  • Czech: “Klášter Fontenay”
  • Czech: “Opatství Fontenay”
  • Danish: “Fontenay”
  • Dutch: “Abdij van Fontenay”
  • Dutch: “Cisterciënzer abdij van Fontenay”
  • Esperanto: “Abatejo de Fontenay”
  • Finnish: “Fontenayn apottiluostari”
  • French: “abbaye cistercienne de Fontenay”
  • French: “Abbaye cistercienne de Fontenay”
  • French: “abbaye de Fontenay”
  • French: “Abbaye de Fontenay”
  • French: “abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontenay”
  • Georgian: “ფონტენის სააბატო”
  • German: “Abtei Fontenay”
  • German: “Zisterzienserabtei Fontenay”
  • Greek: “Αββαείο του Φοντεναί”
  • Hebrew: “המנזר הציסטרציאני של פונטנה”
  • Hungarian: “Fontenayi ciszterci apátság”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Fontenay”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Fontenay”
  • Japanese: “フォントネーのシトー会修道院”
  • Japanese: “フォントネー修道院”
  • Latin: “Fontanetum”
  • Maltese: “Abbazija ta‘ Fontenay”
  • Maltese: “Abbazija ta’ Fontenay”
  • Mingrelian: “ფონტენიშ სააბატო”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cistercienserklosteret i Fontenay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fontenay abbedi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fontenay”
  • Norwegian: “Cistercienserklosteret i Fontenay”
  • Persian: “صومعه فونتنه”
  • Polish: “Opactwo Fontenay”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Fontenay”
  • Russian: “Аббатство Фонтене”
  • Russian: “Фонтене”
  • Russian: “Цистерцианский монастырь Фонтене”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Fontenay”
  • Slovak: “Kláštor Fontenay”
  • Slovenian: “Cistercijanska opatija v Fontenayju”
  • Spanish: “Abadia cisterciense de fontenay”
  • Spanish: “Abadía cisterciense de Fontenay”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de fontenay”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Fontenay”
  • Swedish: “Fontenay”
  • Swedish: “Fonteney”
  • Thai: “Abbey of Fontenay”
  • Thai: “อารามฟงต์แน”
  • Thai: “แอบบีฟงเตอเน”
  • Thai: “แอบบีฟงเตอแน”
  • Turkish: “Fontenay Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Фонтене”
  • Vietnamese: “Đan viện Fontenay”
  • Vietnamese: “Tu viện Fontenay”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Étang du Vieux Moulin and Église Saint-Fiacre de Touillon.

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