Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃təvʁo labei] ⓘ) is a commune in the western French department of Maine-et-Loire. It is situated both in the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site between Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Sully-sur-Loire, and the Loire Anjou Touraine French regional natural park.
01Notable buildings
- The royal abbey of Fontevraud
- Saint Catherine's chapel with its lantern of the dead
- Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié (chapel of Our Lady of Compassion)
- Église Saint-Michel (church of St Michael)
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- Fontevraud3.jpg by Pierre Mairé, PixAile.com, CC BY 2.5
- Fontevraud-l'Abbaye-Lanterne-France.JPG by Francis Bard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fontevraud-l'Abbaye Panorama, France - July 2011.jpg by Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0
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