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Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade
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Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade is an abbey located in Dordogne. It has been a classé historic monument (in part) since 1909. Around it, within 15 km, lie 73 more places, Cathédrale Saint-Front (5.1 km) first on our list.

Photo: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade, Père Igor (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Chancelade
inside the commune
Historic monument
1909
Classé historic monument (in part)
How well known
Top 5%
#1,591 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 18–27°C
In brief

Abbey in Chancelade

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,591 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Chancelade

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade is in the commune of Chancelade, with 24 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1909; built in the 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00082470). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather by the month

Afternoons in Chancelade peak at 18–27°C, April to October.

Jan9° / 3°89 mm
Feb11° / 3°69 mm
Mar15° / 5°68 mm
Apr18° / 7°88 mm
May22° / 11°78 mm
Jun25° / 14°68 mm
Jul27° / 15°58 mm
Aug27° / 15°62 mm
Sep23° / 12°75 mm
Oct19° / 10°72 mm
Nov13° / 6°91 mm
Dec10° / 3°99 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Chancelade, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St Martin Rib. station, 22 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Chancelade’s full climate →
About

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade

Type
Abbey
Protection
Classé historic monument (in part) · 1909
Built
12th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th centuries
Covered in
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Chancelade, Dordogne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where it sits

The places near Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade are numbered on the map in the order below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Chancelade. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade

The largest of the 8 towns is Périgueux, with 29,055 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

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  1. 1Chancelade
  2. 2Marsac-sur-l'Isle
  3. 3Coulounieix-Chamiers
  4. 4Périgueux
  5. 5Champcevinel
  6. 6Trélissac
  7. 7Boulazac Isle Manoire
  8. 8Sanilhac
1 · It’s in this commune

Chancelade

4,468 people

2 · 3.4 km southwest of it

Marsac-sur-l'Isle

3,187 people

3 · 3.8 km southeast of it

Coulounieix-Chamiers

7,832 people

4 · 4.5 km southeast of it

Périgueux

29,055 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade isPeople
ChanceladeIt’s in this commune4,468
Marsac-sur-l'Isle3.4 km southwest of it3,187
Coulounieix-Chamiers3.8 km southeast of it7,832
Périgueux4.5 km southeast of it29,055
Champcevinel4.9 km east of it3,126
Trélissac7.9 km east of it7,372
Boulazac Isle Manoire9 km southeast of it10,759
Sanilhac11 km southeast of it4,757
Make a day of it

Close to Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade

73 more lie within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 châteaux and a cathedral among them.

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

Visiting Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade: the answers

Where is Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade?

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade is in Chancelade, in Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade?

Abbey located in Dordogne, in France.

Is Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1909, Mérimée record PA00082470.

How well known is Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade?

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,591 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade?

April to October are the warmest months in Chancelade, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Front (5.1 km), Musée Vesunna (4.7 km), Musée d'art et d'archéologie du Périgord (5 km) and Tour de Vésone (4.8 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)

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.