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Ancienne abbaye d'Olivet

Saint-Julien-sur-Cher, Loir-et-Cher, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
Protection
classé MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Salle capitulaire (cad. A 5) : classement par arrêté du 11 février 1963
Protection dates
1963/02/11 : classé MH
Type
abbaye
Main period of construction
13e siècle
Dates
1146
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saint-Julien-sur-Cher
Département
Loir-et-Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.27710, 1.80416
Mérimée reference
PA00098583

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1713 map "Le Berri et Le Nivernois, La Beauce et La Sologne ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Abbaye cistercienne fondée en 1146 qui devait dépendre de Noirlac, présentant le plan habituel des abbayes de cet ordre. Autour de la cour du cloître se dresse, au nord et à l'ouest, les galeries reconstruites au 17e siècle. Les galeries du cloître nord ont été incluses dans un bâtiment d'habitation élevé au 18e siècle. A l'est du cloître, la salle capitulaire est presque entièrement conservée. Cette salle rectangulaire est divisée en deux nefs par deux piles isolées. Ces piles reçoivent des ogives des six compartiments de voûte.

English translation

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Cistercian abbey founded in 1146 which was to depend on Noirlac, presenting the usual plan of abbeys of this order. Around the cloister court rise, to the north and west, the galleries rebuilt in the 17th century. The galleries of the north cloister were included in a residential building raised in the 18th century. To the east of the cloister, the chapter house is almost entirely preserved. This rectangular hall is divided into two naves by two isolated pillars. These pillars receive ribs of the six compartments of vault.

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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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