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.
Founded in 1152 by Bernard of Clairvaux in the countryside, the Clairmont Abbey or Clermont Abbey in a very pure Cistercian model
The church is an architectural blend of Romanesque, Gothic-Renaissance and Neo-Gothic styles built over the centuries.
Located in the town centre of Olonne sur mer, this is the oldest and was for many years the most important church in Les Sables d’