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Ancienne chartreuse d'Aillon

Aillon-le-Jeune, Savoie, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Bâtiments existants ainsi que les terrains correspondant à l'emprise de la chartreuse (cad. A 328 à 335, 1351) : inscription par arrêté du 20 janvier 1994
Protection dates
1994/01/20 : inscrit MH
Type
établissement conventuel
Main period of construction
17e siècle
Ownership
propriété publique
Commune
Aillon-le-Jeune
Département
Savoie
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.61510, 6.11170
Mérimée reference
PA00132974

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Un monastère est bâti en 1241 pour les Chartreux. Plusieurs incendies ravagent le couvent, dont celui de 1582 qui conduit à la reconstruction de l'édifice. En 1793, la Révolution chasse les moines, et le monastère est vendu en 1794. En 1804, il ne reste plus que le bâtiment d'entrée, dit "bâtiment des étrangers", le reste étant en ruine. Les bâtiments étaient ordonnés autour de trois cours ou jardins successifs, le dernier comprenant le cimetière.

English translation

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A monastery is built in 1241 for the Carthusians. Several fires ravage the convent, including that of 1582 which leads to the reconstruction of the building. In 1793, the Revolution expels the monks, and the monastery is sold in 1794. In 1804, only the entrance building remains, called the "building for strangers", the rest being in ruins. The buildings were arranged around three successive courtyards or gardens, the last comprising the cemetery.

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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