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Abbaye de Saint-André-de-Gouffern

La Hoguette, Calvados, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Les vestiges de l'abbaye : classement par arrêté du 22 septembre 1932
Protection dates
1932/09/22 : classé MH
Type
abbaye
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 13e siècle
Later work
15e siècle, 17e siècle
Dates
1241
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
La Hoguette
Département
Calvados
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Coordinates
48.86456, -0.15022
Mérimée reference
PA00111388

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1759 map "62 Argentan, Falaise." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'abbaye a été fondée dans la première moitié du 12e siècle (1127). L'église, reconstruite en 1241, a été détruite pendant la Révolution ; il n'en subsiste qu'un mur avec arcatures, un contrefort et une fenêtre à meneau. Vers l'est, deux bâtiments (étables, écuries, grenier, etc.) des 12e-13e siècles sont séparés par une courette ; l'un d'eux a été remanié au 17e siècle. Au sud-ouest existe un vieux pressoir du 15e siècle, à deux nefs voûtées d'arêtes.

English translation

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The abbey was founded in the first half of the 12th century (1127). The church, rebuilt in 1241, was destroyed during the Revolution; only a wall with arcading, a buttress and a mullioned window remain. Towards the east, two buildings (stables, sheds, granary, etc.) of the 12th-13th centuries are separated by a small courtyard; one of them was reworked in the 17th century. To the south-west there exists an old cider press of the 15th century, with two naves with barrel vaults.

Nearby in the register

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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