Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes

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The Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes is a former Trappist monastery located in Le Plantay in the Dombes region, in the Ain department of eastern France. It is now occupied by members of the Chemin Neuf movement. ()

Local name: Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes Architectural style: Romanesque artCoordinates: 46°2'18"N, 5°5'47"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Parc des Oiseaux, La Chapelle-du-Châtelard, Château de Varax, Château de Romans.

4.6 miSW
Zoo
Parc des Oiseaux, Villars-les-Dombes
117 min walk • The Parc des Oiseaux is a zoological park located in Villars-les-Dombes in the department of Ain in France. The site is recorded in the general inventory of the cultural heritage and was opened in 1970.
4.1 miNW
Locality
La Chapelle-du-Châtelard
104 min walk • La Chapelle-du-Châtelard is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
4.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Château de Varax, Saint-Paul-de-Varax
122 min walk • The Château de Varax is a historic château in Saint-Paul-de-Varax, Ain, France. It was built in the 14th century. It was almost destroyed in 1593, and subsequently rebuilt. It has been listed as an official historical monument since September 29, 1981.
6.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Romans
167 min walk • The castle of Romans or castle of the counts of Romans-Ferrari is an old fortified castle, of the XIVth century, rebuilt in great part in the XVth century and reshaped in the XIXth century, which stands on the commune of Romans in the department ...
4.1 miSW
Church
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, Villars-les-Dombes
105 min walk • The church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is a church located in France in the commune of Villars-les-Dombes, in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
5 miS
Forts and castles
Domaine du château de Joyeu, Joyeux
128 min walk • The castle of Joyeux is a castle located in Joyeux in the French department of Ain, France. It is classified as a historical monument since 2009.
5.8 miW
Church
Église Saint-Priest, Sandrans
149 min walk • The Saint-Priest de Sandrans church is a church located in Sandrans in the Ain department in France.
4.5 miN
Church
St. Paul's Church, Saint-Paul-de-Varax
116 min walk • The Saint-Paul church is a church located in Saint-Paul-de-Varax, in France.
5.1 miW
Forts and castles
Château de Bouligneux, Bouligneux
131 min walk • The castle of Bouligneux is an old fortified house, from the beginning of the XIVth century reworked at the end of the XVIth century or at the beginning of the XVIIth century, center of the seigniory of Bouligneux and of a chief town of Bresse...
5.1 miW
Memorial
War Memorial, Bouligneux
132 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.

Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes

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Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)