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Ancienne abbaye
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Ancienne abbaye

Classé historic monument since 1973The only classé monument in Faget-Abbatial; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
AAbbeyS15th & 18th c.1973protectedPPartly protected
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About Ancienne abbaye

Ancienne abbaye is the only classé historic monument in Faget-Abbatial, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. The list dates its work to 1699 (15th & 18th c.). Part of it has been classé since 1973. One more historic monument stands within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00094796 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 monuments in about 5 minutes

Faget-Abbatial · about 0.1 mi on foot, as the crow flies

  1. 1Ancienne abbayeStart here
  2. 2Église Saint-SauveurInscrit · 0.1 mi on
Around it

One more historic monument within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Churches and chapels nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Ancienne abbaye

Is Ancienne abbaye protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1973 (Mérimée record PA00094796). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Ancienne abbaye?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Ancienne abbaye built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1699 (15th & 18th c.).

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.