Abbey · Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire · Loiret

Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is an abbey located in Loiret. Since 1840 it has been a classé historic monument. Look also at Château de Sully-sur-Loire, 7 km away, first of 26 more within 15 km.

Where

In Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

inside the commune

Historic monument

1840

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 1%

#226 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–27°C

In brief

Abbey in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#226 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is in the commune of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1840; built in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries (Mérimée record PA00098999). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The warmest afternoons in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire run May to October, at 17–27°C.

Jan8° / 1°55 mm

Feb9° / 1°51 mm

Mar13° / 3°47 mm

Apr17° / 5°55 mm

May21° / 9°70 mm

Jun24° / 12°50 mm

Jul27° / 14°56 mm

Aug27° / 14°49 mm

Sep22° / 10°53 mm

Oct17° / 8°62 mm

Nov11° / 4°68 mm

Dec8° / 2°70 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St-Benoit/Loire station, 600 m away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire’s full climate →

About

Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Its story is told in 22 languages on Wikipedia.

Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00098999 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Abbey
Protection: Classé historic monument · 1840
Built: 11th, 12th and 13th centuries
Covered in: 22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loiret
Official site: abbaye-fleury.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Getting to Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Orange is Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, with 8,546 people, is the largest of the 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in this commune

Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

1,982 people

2 · 7 km southeast of it

Sully-sur-Loire

5,124 people

3 · 9.1 km northwest of it

Châteauneuf-sur-Loire

8,546 people

4 · 13 km east of it

Ouzouer-sur-Loire

2,543 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is	People
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire	It’s in this commune	1,982
Sully-sur-Loire	7 km southeast of it	5,124
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire	9.1 km northwest of it	8,546
Ouzouer-sur-Loire	13 km east of it	2,543
Jargeau	15 km northwest of it	4,610
Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel	15 km northwest of it	3,065
Lorris	17 km northeast of it	2,996
Fay-aux-Loges	18 km northwest of it	3,916

Make a day of it

Beyond Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Within 15 km you can add 3 châteaux, 2 attractions and 2 museums.

AttractionChâteau de Sully-sur-Loire7 km southeast, in Sully-sur-Loire 2AttractionAttractionOratoire carolingien de Germigny-des-Prés5 km northwest, in Germigny-des-Prés 3MuseumMuseumLe Belvédère100 m northeast, in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire 4

ChâteauChâteau de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire9 km northwest, in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire 5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère Notre-Dame de Bouzy-la-Forêt7.8 km northeast, in Bouzy-la-Forêt 6

MuseumMusée de la Marine de Loire9 km northwest, in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Queuvre12 km west, in Férolles 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chenailles13 km northwest, in Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Where is Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire?

Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, in Loiret (Centre-Val de Loire).

What is Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire?

Abbey located in Loiret, in France.

Is Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1840, Mérimée record PA00098999.

How well known is Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire?

Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire has 22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #226 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire?

May to October are the warmest months in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire?

Within 15 km: Château de Sully-sur-Loire (7 km), Oratoire carolingien de Germigny-des-Prés (5 km), Le Belvédère (100 m) and Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (9 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Château de Sully-sur-Loire: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la Marine de Loire: travail personnel (own work), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.