Monastery or convent · Avignon · Vaucluse

Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon

Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon is an abbey located. Visitors find it in Avignon. It has been a classé historic monument since 1889.

Where

In Avignon

inside the commune

Historic monument

1889

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 4%

#1,261 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 20–32°C

In brief

Monastery or convent in Avignon

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,261 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Avignon

Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon is in the commune of Avignon, with 45 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1889 (Mérimée record PA00081811). About ↓

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

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Afternoons in Avignon peak at 20–32°C, April to October.

Jan11° / 2°56 mm

Feb12° / 2°36 mm

Mar17° / 5°36 mm

Apr20° / 8°60 mm

May24° / 12°52 mm

Jun29° / 16°35 mm

Jul32° / 18°24 mm

Aug31° / 18°35 mm

Sep26° / 14°91 mm

Oct21° / 11°89 mm

Nov15° / 6°92 mm

Dec11° / 3°44 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Avignon, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Avignon station, 6.6 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Avignon’s full climate →

About

Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 6 languages. Close by, Palais des papes is 2 km away, one of 100 within 15 km.

Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00081811 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Monastery or convent
Protection: Classé historic monument · 1889
Covered in: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Avignon, Vaucluse

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

The map

Map of Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon and nearby

Find Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon

The most populous of the 8 is Avignon, at 92,188. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in this commune

Avignon

92,188 people

2 · 3.8 km south of it

Rognonas

4,261 people

3 · 4.5 km northwest of it

Les Angles

8,908 people

4 · 4.6 km northwest of it

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

13,148 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon is	People
Avignon	It’s in this commune	92,188
Rognonas	3.8 km south of it	4,261
Les Angles	4.5 km northwest of it	8,908
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon	4.6 km northwest of it	13,148
Le Pontet	5.1 km northeast of it	18,386
Barbentane	5.8 km southwest of it	4,266
Châteaurenard	6.6 km southeast of it	16,545
Morières-lès-Avignon	7.2 km east of it	9,019

Make a day of it

Around Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon

Choose from 100 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral.

AttractionPalais des papes2 km north, in Avignon 2AttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon2.4 km north, in Avignon 3

CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon2.1 km north, in Avignon 4

MuseumMusée du Petit Palais2.3 km north, in Avignon 5

MuseumMusée Calvet1.7 km northwest, in Avignon 6

MuseumMusée Angladon1.5 km north, in Avignon 7

MuseumMusée lapidaire d'Avignon1.5 km north, in Avignon 8

ChâteauPalais du Roure1.8 km north, in Avignon

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

Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon: common questions

Where is Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon?

Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon is in Avignon, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon?

Abbey located in Vaucluse, in France.

Is Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1889, Mérimée record PA00081811.

How well known is Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon?

Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,261 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon?

April to October are the warmest months in Avignon, with afternoon highs of 20–32°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Abbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon?

Within 15 km: Palais des papes (2 km), Pont d'Avignon (2.4 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon (2.1 km) and Musée du Petit Palais (2.3 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 (7)

Palais des papes: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée du Petit Palais: Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Calvet: Shoshanah, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Angladon: ell brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée lapidaire d'Avignon: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Palais du Roure: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, 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.