The Saint-Félix-de-Montceau abbey (fr. Abbaye Saint-Félix-de-Montceau) is an old abbey located on the Gardiole massif, in the town of Gigean, in the Hérault department in south-central France (Occitania).
There is no exact date of the creation of the abbey, but a document confirms that the abbey already existed in 1104 under the episcopate of Godefroi, bishop of Maguelone (1080-1104).
The notice from the departmental archives of Hérault says that it would have been founded by Bermond de Lavézou, bishop of Béziers, around 1025.
At the end of the 13th century, the Gothic abbey was erected to accommodate an increasing number of nuns.
The church has been listed as a historic monument since February 12, 1925.
The abbey had remained in ruins until 1970, when an association was created for the maintenance and restoration of the monument.
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From Paris: 8 hr 5 min (761 km) via A71 and A75
From Toulouse: 2 hr 20 min (224 km) via A61 and A9
From Andorra: 4 hr 8 min (351 km) via A61
From Barcelona: 3 hr 36 min (325 km) via AP-7 and A9
From Madrid: 9 hr 34 min (930 km) via A-2
From Monaco: 3 hr 56 min (374 km) via A8
From Moscow: 36 hr (3,300 km) via E30/M1
From Belgrade: 17 hr 21 min (1,678 km) via E70
From Istanbul: 28 hr (2,627 km) via E70
From Bern: 6 hr 13 min (633 km) via A1
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