Bassac Abbey, Gothic abbey in Bassac, France

Bassac Abbey is a Gothic church in the French village of Bassac featuring pointed arches and large windows characteristic of the style. The structure displays architectural elements from different construction periods spanning several centuries.

Wardrade Lorichès, count of La Marche and first known lord of Jarnac, and his wife Rixendis founded the abbey in 1002 on returning from a pilgrimage to Rome; both were buried in the church, consecrated around 1015 by Grimoard, bishop of Angoulême, and his brother Iso, bishop of Saintes. Pillaged by the count of Derby's troops in 1346 and by Anglo-Gascon forces in 1434, it was rebuilt under Abbot Guillaume de Vibrac (1247–1286) and again after 1677 under the Maurist congregation. Suppressed in 1791, it was sold as state property except the church, which became the parish church.

The abbey church became Bassac's parish church after the Revolution and keeps the tomb of founders Wardrade Lorichès and Rixendis beneath an arch inside. From 1947 to 2012 the missionary Brothers of Sainte-Thérèse of Lisieux occupied the convent buildings, and the former Maurist chapter house became the chapel of Sainte-Thérèse.

The abbey is open to visitors and allows exploration of both the church interior and the preserved monastic buildings. Plan sufficient time to see both the main church and the adjacent areas of the complex.

On the Romanesque facade of the parish church, an inscription carries Robespierre's words: "Le peuple français reconnaît l'être suprême et l'immortalité de l'âme." It was carved when the abbey was suppressed in 1791 and the church became the village parish church.