Oujon Charterhouse
Oujon Charterhouse was a Carthusian monastery or charterhouse near Arzier-Le Muids in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, founded in 1146/49 and dissolved in 1537. It is a cultural property of national significance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruins of a XIIth century monastery in Arzier-Le Muids in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Chartreuse d’Oujon”, “Notre-Dame d’Oujon”, and “Oujon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arzier railway station and St-Cergue railway station.
Arzier railway station
Railway station
Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arzier railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Arzier-Le Muids, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez line of Chemin de fer Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez. Arzier railway station is situated 2½ km east of Oujon Charterhouse.
St-Cergue railway station
Railway station
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St-Cergue railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Saint-Cergue, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez line of Chemin de fer Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez. St-Cergue railway station is situated 2½ km southwest of Oujon Charterhouse.
Le Muids railway station
Railway station
Le Muids railway station is in the municipality of Arzier-Le Muids, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez line of Chemin de fer Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez. Le Muids railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Oujon Charterhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Cergue and Bassins.
Saint-Cergue
Village
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Cergue is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Saint-Cergue is situated 2½ km southwest of Oujon Charterhouse.
Bassins
Village
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bassins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The village of Bassins is located in the foothills of the Jura, at an average altitude of about 800 metres. Bassins is situated 4 km east of Oujon Charterhouse.
Givrins
Village
Photo: JBchrch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Givrins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Givrins is situated 4 km south of Oujon Charterhouse.
Oujon Charterhouse
- Categories: archaeological site, destroyed monastery, and historic site
- Location: Arzier-Le Muids, Nyon District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.46447° or 46° 27′ 52″ northLongitude
6.18178° or 6° 10′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FR8F57J+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 49157282OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2961257
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Oujon Charterhouse” goes by many names.
- French: “chartreuse d’Oujon”
- French: “Chartreuse d’Oujon”
- French: “Notre Dame d’Oujon”
- French: “Oujon”
- German: “Kartause Oujon”
- German: “Oujon”
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