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Ancienne abbaye Saint-Cybard

Angoulême, Charente, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
La partie de l'ancienne abbaye correspondant au logis abbatial et à un passage voûté (cad. AH 20, 360) : inscription par arrêté du 5 décembre 2007
Protection dates
2007/12/05 : inscrit MH
Type
abbaye
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 16e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Angoulême
Département
Charente
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.65322, 0.14957
Mérimée reference
PA16000038

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1777 map "69 Angouleme." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette abbaye bénédictine a été l'une des plus importantes d'Aquitaine. L'église primitive, bâtie au temps du saint fondateur, a été consacrée vers 560. Elle est reconstruite au 11e siècle, après avoir été brûlée par les Normands. L'abbaye n'est plus que ruine après les invasions anglaises, et des travaux sont entrepris au 15e siècle. Les protestants achèvent de la détruire. Elle est vendue comme bien national à la Révolution. De l'abbaye médiévale subsistent des bâtiments des 13e, 15e, 16e, 17e et 18e siècles (caves voûtées, logis, passage voûté, portail monumental, vestiges de l'infirmerie et du cloître).

English translation

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This Benedictine abbey was one of the most important in Aquitaine. The primitive church, built in the time of the saint founder, was consecrated around 560. It is rebuilt in the 11th century, after having been burned by the Normans. The abbey is nothing but ruins following English invasions, and work is undertaken in the 15th century. The Protestants finish destroying it. It is sold as national property during the Revolution. Of the medieval abbey there remain buildings from the 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th centuries (vaulted cellars, main dwelling, vaulted passage, monumental portal, vestiges of the infirmary and of the cloister).

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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