Abbey of Valmagne

The abbey of Valmagne is a Abbaye cistercian located at Villeveyrac, in the department of the Herault in France. It is classified with the Historic buildings.

Valmagne was founded as an abbey Bénédictin E in 1138 by Raymond Trencavel, Vicomte of Béziers, before being attached to the order of Citeaux in 1159, becoming cisterscian abbey. 12th century at the beginning of the 14th century, it was one of the richest abbeys of the south of France. It was strongly damaged during the Guerre One hundred Year old, then again ransacked at the time of the French revolution. The last monks left the abbey in 1789.

Become Quite national, it was then sold to Mr. Granier-Merry in 1791, then repurchased by the count de Turenne in 1838, with the family of which it belongs from now on. The current church, of Gothic style traditional, was rebuilt in 1257. Being 23 m high and 83 m length, it was converted into wine storehouse after the Révolution, and still lodges the lightnings of the production of the wine of the local field. The state of conservation of the cloister, the chapter house, and the building in general make abbey of Valmagne a remarkable architectural element in the department.

The abbey accommodates today from time to time cultural events, and is also opened with the tourist visits.

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