Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de la Couronne, La Couronne

Name: Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de la Couronne
Address: La Couronne, France

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Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de la Couronne

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Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de la Couronne, La Couronne

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The abbey Notre-Dame de La Couronne is a monastery of canons regular located at La Couronne in Charente. Its ruined abbey church bears witness to the introduction of the Gothic style in western France.

Architectural style: GothicCoordinates: 45°36'46"N, 0°6'9"E

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Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de la Couronne – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Angoulême Cathedral, Musée d'Angoulême, Abbey of Saint-Ausone, Château de l'Oisellerie.

3.4 miNE
Romanesque-style 12th-century cathedral
Angoulême Cathedral, Angoulême
88 min walk • Angoulême Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Angoulême, Charente, France. The cathedral is in the Romanesque architectural and sculptural tradition, and is the seat of the Bishop of Angoulême.
3.5 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Musée d'Angoulême, Angoulême
89 min walk • The Musée d'Angoulême, formerly the Musée des beaux-arts d'Angoulême, is a public museum in Angoulême, France. Located beside the Angoulême Cathedral in the heart of the historical center of the city, it is classified as a Musée de France, and has important archaeological, ethnographic and artistic collections.
3.3 miNE
Monastery
Abbey of Saint-Ausone, Angoulême
85 min walk • The abbey of Saint-Ausone is a Benedictine abbey founded in Angouleme in the Charente in the 11th century.
0.9 miN
Forts and castles, Non-profit
Château de l'Oisellerie
22 min walk • The Château de l'Oisellerie is located in the municipality of La Couronne, near Angoulême in Charente. It houses the agricultural college of Oisellerie and the department's Centre for Educational Documentation.
5.1 miNE
Area
Gond-Pontouvre, Angoulême
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4 miS
Archaeological site
La Chaire a Calvin
103 min walk • La Chaire a Calvin is a rock shelter near the village of Mouthiers-sur-Boëme in the Département of Charente, situated in the valley of the Gersac stream. The shelter is on a cliff which faces south east. The rock face of this rock-shelter has a sculpted frieze dated to the Magdalenian period; approximately 15000 years BP.
3.6 miNE
Church
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Bézines, Angoulême
92 min walk • Notre-Dame d'Obézine Church is a parish church located on the southeast side of the French city of Angoulême, in the department of Charente and the diocese of Angoulême.
3.6 miNE
45°38'58"N • 0°9'17"E
Palais de Justice, Angoulême
91 min walk • Palace
3.7 miNE
Architecture, Church, Sacred and religious sites
Saint-Martial Church, Angoulême
95 min walk • The Saint-Martial church is a church in Charente, located in the Saint-Martial district in downtown Angoulême.
4.3 miNE
45°38'56"N • 0°10'27"E
Marché Victor Hugo, Angoulême
109 min walk • Shopping, Farmer's market, Shop
4.1 miS
Church
Saint-Hilaire Church
106 min walk • The Saint-Hilaire church is a Catholic church located in Mouthiers-sur-Boëme, France.