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Ingrannes
Ingrannes () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... INSEE Points of interest * La Cour-Dieu Abbey * Arboretum des Grandes BruyèresIn literature Georges Simenon's 1957 novel "The Premier", focusing on the character of a retired French Prime Ministe ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arboretum Des Grandes Bruyères
The Arboretum des Grandes Bruyères (12 hectares), sometimes called the Arboretum d'Ingrannes, is a private arboretum set within a 24-hectare nature reserve in the Forêt d'Orléans south of Ingrannes, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is open on Sundays in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The arboretum was established in 1968 by M and Mme de la Rochefoucald, with first plantings in 1973. It is owned by the Mansart Foundation, and has received national recognition by the ''Conservatoire des Collections Végétales Spécialisées'' (CCVS) for its collections of ''Magnolia'' and ''Cornus''. In 2004 it was designated a '' Jardin Remarquable'' by the French ministry of culture. Today the arboretum contains about 4,500 woody plants representing 2,500 taxa from the northern hemisphere's three temperate zones of Europe, North America, and the Far East, organized as eight gardens and two arboreta (6 hectares) planted by geographical origin. As well as national col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Cour-Dieu Abbey
La Cour-Dieu Abbey (french: Abbaye de La Cour-Dieu; la, Curia Dei) is a former Cistercian monastery in the commune of Ingrannes in Loiret, France, situated about 19 km south of Pithiviers. History La Cour-Dieu, the sixth daughter house of Cîteaux Abbey, Cîteaux, was founded in 1119. It developed rapidly and was very soon able to undertake the foundation of its own daughter houses: Lorroy Abbey, Lorroy (1125), Le Val Abbey, Le Val (1136), Olivet Abbey, Olivet (1145), Iranzu Abbey, Iranzu in Navarre (1178) and Cercanceaux Abbey, Cercanceaux (1181). It possessed many Monastic grange, granges, including that at Chérupeau in Tigny. Construction of the church began in 1170 and was completed in 1216. The abbey was partially destroyed in 1399. In 1562 and 1567 it was besieged by Protestants during the French Wars of Religion, Wars of Religion. During the French Revolution in 1791 it was dissolved and abandoned. Buildings The Gothic architecture, Gothic church fell into ruin aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
