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Ancienne abbaye de la Garde-Dieu

Mirabel, Tarn-et-Garonne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Pigeonnier : inscription par arrêté du 23 juin 1950
Protection dates
1950/06/23 : inscrit MH
Type
abbaye
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Mirabel
Département
Tarn-et-Garonne
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.17145, 1.41619
Mérimée reference
PA00095783

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1742 map "Languedoc, occidentale." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Pigeonnier en brique, situé en avant de l'ancienne abbaye. De plan carré, il est surmonté d'un clocheton central. La partie inférieure est couverte par une voûte d'arête en brique. L'accès sur chaque face se fait par deux ouvertures en plein cintre, sans fermeture. L'abbaye fut fondée au 12e siècle et rattachée à l'ordre de Cîteaux. Ruinée au cours des guerres de Religion, elle fut reconstruite au début du 18e siècle. En 1790, elle fut vendue comme bien national. Utilisée comme carrière, elle fut définitivement détruite par un incendie à la fin du 19e siècle.

English translation

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Dovecote in brick, situated in front of the former abbey. Of square plan, it is surmounted by a central bell tower. The lower part is covered by a brick groin vault. Access on each face is by two round-arch openings, without closing. The abbey was founded in the 12th century and attached to the order of Cîteaux. Ruined during the Wars of Religion, it was reconstructed at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1790, it was sold as a national property. Used as a quarry, it was definitively destroyed by fire at the end of the 19th century.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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