Moissac Abbey
Moissac Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne in south-western France. A number of its medieval buildings survive, including the abbey church, which has a famous and important Romanesque sculpture around the entrance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Protected area
- Description: abbey located in Tarn-et-Garonne, in France
- Also known as: “Abbatiale Saint-Pierre et Cloître”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église abbatiale de Moissac and Moissac station.
Église abbatiale de Moissac
Church
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Église abbatiale de Moissac is a church.
Moissac station
Railway station
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Moissac station is a railway station in Moissac, Occitanie, France. The station is on the Bordeaux–Sète railway. The station is served by TER services operated by SNCF. Moissac station is situated 690 metres southwest of Moissac Abbey.
Église Saint-Jacques de Moissac
Church
Photo: Thérèse Gaigé, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Jacques de Moissac is a church, which is situated 410 metres southeast of Moissac Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boudou and Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave.
Boudou
Village
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boudou is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Boudou is located near the confluence of the rivers Tarn and Garonne. Boudou is situated 6 km west of Moissac Abbey.
Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the founder of the American city of Detroit was born here in 1658. Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave is situated 7 km southwest of Moissac Abbey.
Castelsarrasin
Town
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Castelsarrasin is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in Occitanie region of France. The inhabitants are called Castelsarrasinois. It is the second most populous commune in Tarn-et-Garonne after Montauban. Castelsarrasin is situated 8 km south of Moissac Abbey.
Moissac Abbey
- Categories: abbey, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Moissac, Arrondissement of Castelsarrasin, Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.10564° or 44° 6′ 20″ northLongitude
1.08479° or 1° 5′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FP3434M+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 427725229OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q334208
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Moissac Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Abadia de Moissac”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Saint-Pierre de Moissac”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Sant Pere de de Moissac”
- Catalan: “abadia de Sant Pere de Moissac”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Sant Pere de Moissac”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Moissac”
- Catalan: “Sant Pere de Moissac”
- Catalan: “Timpà de Sant Pere de Moissac”
- Chinese: “穆瓦萨克圣伯多禄修道院”
- Czech: “Klášter Moissac”
- Czech: “Opatství sv. Petra v Moissacu”
- Dutch: “Abdij Saint-Pierre van Moissac”
- Esperanto: “Abatejo Saint-Pierre de Moissac”
- French: “abbatiale Saint Pierre de Moissac”
- French: “abbatiale Saint-Pierre de Moissac”
- French: “abbaye de Moissac”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Pierre de Moissac”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Moissac”
- French: “église Saint-Pierre de Moissac”
- French: “Saint-Pierre de Moissac”
- German: “Abtei Saint-Pierre Neussargues-Moissac”
- German: “Abtei Saint-Pierre”
- German: “Abtei St-Pierre Neussargues-Moissac”
- Greek: “Αββαείο του Μουασάκ”
- Hebrew: “מנזר מואסק”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Moissac”
- Italian: “abbazia San Pietro di Moissac”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Abadiá de Moissac”
- Romanian: “Mănăstirea Moissac”
- Russian: “Аббатство Муассак”
- Russian: “Аббатство Сен-Пьер”
- Russian: “Муассак (аббатство)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Saint-Pierre de Moissac”
- Slovak: “Kláštor Moissac”
- Slovenian: “Samostan sv. Petra, Moissac”
- Spanish: “Abadia de moissac”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Moissac”
- Spanish: “abadía de Moissac”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Moissac”
- Spanish: “Abadia de saint pierre de moissac”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint Pierre de Moissac”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint Pierre de Moissac”
- Spanish: “Abadia de san pedro de moissac”
- Spanish: “Abadia de San Pedro de Moissac”
- Spanish: “Abadía de San Pedro de Moissac”
- Welsh: “Abaty Moissac”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Patus de l’Abbaye and Tympan de l’Abbatiale.
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