Abbaye Royale
SAINT-MICHEL-EN-L'HERM
The abbey was founded in 682 AD on a limestone islet. Following the Concordat of 1516, it became a royal abbey.
The abbey was founded in 682 AD on a limestone islet. Following the Concordat of 1516, it became a royal abbey.
The roof of the church features a sculpture of a rabbit smoking a pipe.
Arriving from Niort in 1631, the Ursulines bought their property in 1636 and built a chapel.
The church of Notre Dame de Bouin is somewhat massive in appearance and was built in the style of the 14th century.