Grandpré Abbey
Grandpré Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located at Faulx-les-Tombes, in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The only remains of the abbey are the gatehouse and the attached range at the main entrance, the farm buildings and the mill, once powered by the Samson brook, which crosses the site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thomas Bertrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: abbey
- Also known as: “Grandpre Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Faulx-les-Tombes Castle and Goyet Caves.
Faulx-les-Tombes Castle
Castle
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Faulx-les-Tombes Castle is a 19th-century château in Faulx-les-Tombes in the municipality of Gesves, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The first castle on the site was built in the 13th century and was a dependency of the County of Namur. Faulx-les-Tombes Castle is situated 1½ km northwest of Grandpré Abbey.
Goyet Caves
The Goyet Caves are a series of connected caves located in Belgium in a limestone cliff about 15 m above the river Samson near the village of Mozet in the Gesves municipality of the Namur province. Goyet Caves is situated 3 km north of Grandpré Abbey.Chapelle de Mont-Sainte-Marie
Church
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Chapelle de Mont-Sainte-Marie is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Grandpré Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faulx-les-Tombes and Goyet.
Faulx-les-Tombes
Village
Photo: Guatebe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faulx-les-Tombes is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Remains of Roman settlements have been discovered in the area, which was settled already during the Paleolithic.
Goyet
Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goyet is a hamlet of the municipality Gesves, Wallonia, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It is famous for Goyet Caves, with glacial remnants of Neandertals, Homo sapiens and canid. Goyet is situated 3 km north of Grandpré Abbey.
Sorinne-la-Longue
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Sorinne-la-Longue is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Grandpré Abbey.
Grandpré Abbey
- Categories: abbey, religious community, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.41849° or 50° 25′ 7″ northLongitude
5.01731° or 5° 1′ 2″ eastInception
18th centuryOpen location code
9F27C298+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 844493759OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q972777
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Grandpré Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Grandpré”
- French: “Abbaye de Grandpré”
- German: “Kloster Grandpré”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Grandpré”
- Spanish: “abadia de Grandpre”
- Spanish: “abadía de Grandpré”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Grandpré”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Joseph and Maison de l’Entité.
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