Chartreuse d'Arvières, Medieval Carthusian monastery in Arvière-en-Valromey, France
Located at 1,200 meters altitude on the slopes of Grand Colombier mountain, this monastery consists of three distinct quarters for different monastic activities.
Founded in 1122 and moved to its current location in 1135, Count Amadeus III of Savoy granted the monastery extensive fir forests and important grazing rights.
Saint Arthaud, son of the Lord of Sothonod, led the first monks as prior and established the monastery's religious traditions and practices.
The monastery ruins are part of the Arvière State Forest, managed by the Water and Forest Administration since the 19th century.
The remaining foundation structures of the monastery and Notre-Dame church received historical monument status classification in 1995.
Location: Arvière-en-Valromey
GPS coordinates: 45.93150,5.75962
Latest update: June 23, 2025 10:00
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Église Saint-Martin d'Anglefort
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Église de l'Annonciation de Brénaz
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Town hall of Virieu-le-Petit
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War memorial of Virieu-le-Petit
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War memorial of Lochieu
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Mairie d'Anglefort
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War memorial of Brénaz
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Chapelle Sainte-Agathe de Sothonod
5.1 km
Chapelle de Lilignod
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Town hall of Brénaz
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Former town hall of Passin
5.5 km
War memorial of Anglefort
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Town hall of Corbonod
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Former town hall of Lilignod
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Town hall of Seyssel
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War memorial of Corbonod
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Cemetery cross of Lochieu
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Croix du Grand Colombier
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War memorial of Passin
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