Buzay Abbey
Buzay Abbey, dedicated to Our Lady, was a Cistercian Abbey at Rouans in Pays de la Loire, France, formerly in Brittany, founded in 1135 and dissolved in 1790.Photo: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: abbey located in Loire-Atlantique, in France
- Also known as: “Abbaye de Buzay” and “Tour de Buzay”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Martin de Cheix-en-Retz and Église Saint-Martin de Rouans.
Église Saint-Martin de Cheix-en-Retz
Church
Photo: Simon de l’Ouest, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Cheix-en-Retz is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Buzay Abbey.
Église Saint-Martin de Rouans
Church
Photo: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Rouans is a church, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Buzay Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheix-en-Retz and Le Pellerin.
Cheix-en-Retz
Village
Photo: Simon de l’Ouest, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheix-en-Retz is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Cheix-en-Retz is situated 3 km south of Buzay Abbey.
Le Pellerin
Village
Photo: Pymouss44, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Pellerin is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Le Pellerin is situated 5 km east of Buzay Abbey.
Couëron
Town
Photo: Pymouss44, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Couëron is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is part of the historic French Brittany. Couëron is one of the 24 communes of the Nantes Métropole. Couëron is situated 7 km east of Buzay Abbey.
Buzay Abbey
- Categories: abbey, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rouans, Arrondissement of Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.20686° or 47° 12′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.82551° or 1° 49′ 32″ westInception
1755Height
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
8CVW654F+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 73081974OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q1775101
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Buzay Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Buzay”
- French: “Abbaye de buzay”
- French: “Abbaye de Buzay”
- French: “Abbaye De Buzay”
- French: “Tour vestige de l’ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de Rouans”
- German: “Kloster Buzay”
- Swedish: “Buzay kloster”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle du château de la Cossonnière and MACLA Modèle Air Club Loire Atlantique Aéromodélisme.
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