Saint-Savin Abbey Church
Also known as Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe, abbatiale de Saint-Savin sur Gartempe, abbaye de Saint-Savin, abbaye Saint Savin en Poitou, Mont-Saint-Savin, Saint-Savin, Saint-Savin sur-Gartempe, Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
1983
Area
2 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Saint-Savin Abbey Church is about 40 km east of Poitier. The nearest other World Heritage site is Loire Valley, about 95 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Poitier · about 86,000 peopleabout 40 km west
- Limoges · about 152,000 peopleabout 85 km south
- Tours · about 236,000 peopleabout 90 km north
- Bourges · about 72,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
- Angers · about 188,000 peopleabout 150 km north-west
- La Rochelle · about 77,000 peopleabout 160 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FranceCultural95 km away
FranceCultural130 km away
FranceCultural169 km away
FranceCultural191 km away
FranceCultural194 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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