Owned by the Département de la Vendée, this former monastery of the Order of Grandmontains founded around 1197, is one of the best preserved in France.
Forming a square around the cloister, the chapel, the chapter hall, the refectory and the conventual buildings are a mixture of refinement and simplicity.
Not to be missed Exhibition of 20 large-format photographic photographs by Yann ARTHUS-BERTRAND from the collection "Les Abbayes vues du Ciel"
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