Saint-Wandrille-Rançon
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Saint-Wandrille-Rançon is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north west France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-en-Seine.
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Abbey of Saint Wandrille
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Fontenelle Abbey or the Abbey of St. Wandrille is a Benedictine monastery in the commune of Rives-en-Seine. It was founded in 649 near Caudebec-en-Caux in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France.
Saint-Wandrille-Rançon
…was the first bridging point of the Seine. Today it carries the D490 over the river. It is celebrated for the ruins of its Benedictine abbey, the Abbey of Saint Wandrille (formerly known as Fontenelle Abbey). The abbey church belongs to the 13th and 14th centuries; portions of the nave walls supported by flying buttresses…
Abbey of St Wandrille
Cloisters and courtyard, Abbey of St Wandrille—Fontenelle Abbey
Abbey of St Wandrille—Fontenelle Abbey