Where is Chaloché abbey located?

It stands in Jarzé Villages, in the Maine-et-Loire department, northeast of Angers.

Is Chaloché abbey a ruin?

No, several medieval buildings remain, including a barn, a gatehouse and a chapel, though the barn's roof was destroyed by fire in 1993.

Which religious order founded the abbey?

Monks from the Norman abbey of Savigny founded it in 1129, before it joined the Cistercian order under Cîteaux in 1147.

Are there tombs to see at Chaloché?

Yes, the abbey holds the recumbent effigies of several lords of the Mathefelon family.

Abbaye de Chaloché

Jarzé Villages

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Where: Jarzé Villages

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Abbaye de Chaloché stands in Jarzé Villages (Maine-et-Loire), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument. No visits are on record for this building.

Founded in 1129 by monks from Savigny, Chaloché abbey preserves a group of medieval buildings straddling the boundary between Chaumont-d'Anjou and Corzé, near Angers. Visitors can see a remarkably large thirteenth-century barn, a vaulted gatehouse and a chapel, remnants of a Cistercian past that came under the authority of Cîteaux in 1147. The recumbent effigies of the Mathefelon family, patrons of the abbey church consecrated in 1223, testify to the site's seigneurial ties.

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What to know

The site has been listed as a historic monument since 1973, protecting the façades, roofs and ground of the former abbey.
The medieval timber roof of the barn, dating from the thirteenth century, was destroyed by arson in 1993.
The complex includes several separate buildings to see, including the barn, the gatehouse and a chapel.
No information on opening hours, prices or access conditions is available here.

Where this château is

Jarzé Villages · Maine-et-Loire · Pays de la Loire

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Address

49140 Jarzé Villages

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00109065

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Where is Chaloché abbey located?: It stands in Jarzé Villages, in the Maine-et-Loire department, northeast of Angers.
Is Chaloché abbey a ruin?: No, several medieval buildings remain, including a barn, a gatehouse and a chapel, though the barn's roof was destroyed by fire in 1993.
Which religious order founded the abbey?: Monks from the Norman abbey of Savigny founded it in 1129, before it joined the Cistercian order under Cîteaux in 1147.
Are there tombs to see at Chaloché?: Yes, the abbey holds the recumbent effigies of several lords of the Mathefelon family.