Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey
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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey or Gellone Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Hérault in France. It was founded in 804 by an Aquitanian aristocrat of the Carolingian era, William of Gellone (c. 742-812), known in Occitan as 'Guilhelm'. It was listed as a historic monument by France in 1840 and as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France World Heritage Site in 1998.
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43°44′01″N 3°32′56″E / 43.7336°N 3.5489°E / 43.7336; 3.5489
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- Between Nasbinals and Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac (17 km)
- Between Saint-Côme-d'Olt and Estaing (17 km)
- Between Montredon and Figeac (18 km)
- Between Faycelles and Cajarc (22.5 km)
- Between Bach and Cahors (26 km)
- Between Lectoure and Condom (35 km)
- Between d'Aroue and Ostabat (22 km)
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