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Abbaye de Charroux
Come and discover the remains of Charroux abbey, a major example of Benedictine architecture on the border of the Poitou and the Limousin regions between Niort and Limoges.
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Opening / Closing
Times may vary
Open every day except Monday
2 May to 31 August : 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2-6:30 pm (every day from 15 July to 15 August)
1 September to 30 April : 10 am to 12:30 pm and 2-5:30 pm
Closed
1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November, 25 December
Prices
Adult rate : 3 €
Reduced rate : 2,50 €
Adult group rate : 2,80
€ (minimum 20 persons)
School group rate
: 20 € (maximum 35
persons)
Free admission :
Minors under 18 (family visit)
18-25
years old (for people under 26
years old who are citizens of one the 27 countries of EU or are non-European
permanent residents of France)
Disabled visitors and their
escorts
Unemployed persons
Going there
From Poitiers or Angoulême: main road N 10 to Limalonges, then secondary road D 148 to Limoges
From Limoges: exit n° 7, main road N 141 towards Angoulême, then secondary roads D 948 and D 148 towards Niort
From Niort: exit n° 3 and secondary roads D 948 and D 148 towards Limoges
Localisation
Place Saint-Pierre
86250 Charroux
F 33 / (0)5 49 87 62 43
Coordonnées GPS
Longitude : 0.405
Weather
Thursday
27°C
Thu
55°C / 82°C
Fri
55°C / 82°C
Sat
56°C / 79°C
Sun
56°C / 79°C
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Read moreUnderstanding Charroux abbey
• A powerful abbey.
The abbey was founded at the end of the 8th century by Roger, Count of
Limoges, and was protected by Charlemagne. A relic of the True Cross
drew pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. It was a rich
abbey thanks to numerous donations; some of its possessions lay a long
way off and its power and influence extended as far as Flanders.
• Spiritual and social influence.
Five church councils were held at the abbey between the 10th and 12th
centuries. The most important of these was in the council of 989 which
launched the spiritual and social movement known as the ‘Peace of God’
that lay the moral bases for Western medieval society.
Visits
Unaccompagnied visit
Guided visit
Reservation : 3 days
Duration : 1h
Gift and book shop
Guide Dog allowed
Dogs excluded
Accessibilité
Cécile Thuillier
tél. (33) (0)5 46 41 11 99 / fax (33) (0)5 46 41 92 61
cecile.thuillier@monuments-nationaux.fr
Visiteurs à mobilité réduite
de la place jusqu'à la salle capitulaire : pente, quelques pavés, plan incliné et pelouse (aide nécessaire)
- Visite commentée en accés partiel.
Visiteurs déficients intellectuels
Visiteurs sourds et malentendants
Contact : Jean-Paul Perbost, conférencier en LSF
Centre des monuments nationaux - Hôtel de Sully
62 rue Saint-Antoine
75186 Paris cedex 4
jean-paul.perbost@monum.fr
fax. 01 44 61 21 41
Visiteurs mal et non-voyants
- Pour les groupes, possibilité de visite adaptée sur réservation 15 jours à l'avance.
Services
Gift shop
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