Abbey of Notre-Dame de Boschaud

Some sources place Foulques, brother of Gerald, in this location, where he is believed to have died after 1145. In 1154, the hermitage was transformed into an abbey and, later on, like other monasteries promoted by the same founder, it gradually adapted to Cistercian customs. Moreover, since Boschaud maintained a close relationship with the abbey of Châtelliers (Deux-Sèvres), in 1163, when both communities joined the Cistercian order, the latter became Boschaud’s mother house.

Today, the site is in ruins. The most preserved part is the church’s apse, with a single nave and a transept featuring three semicircular apses. To the south, where the cloister was once located, the remains of the chapter house and refectory can still be seen, while the other buildings are in a very deteriorated state.