Flaran Abbey Art and history museum accessible to the whole family in Valence-sur-Baïse

Opening hours

Open

  • Monday 09:30 am - 12:30 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Tuesday 09:30 am - 12:30 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Wednesday 09:30 am - 12:30 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Thursday 09:30 am - 12:30 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Friday 09:30 am - 12:30 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Saturday 09:30 am - 12:30 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Sunday 09:30 am - 12:30 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Closes at 12:30 am

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Useful information

Location : Village

Province : Navarrenx and Gers des Gaves

Services

  • open 7/7
  • English
    • FLARAN ABBEY, DEPARTMENTAL HERITAGE CENTER

      Founded in 1151 in the Baïse Valley, south of Condom, on the Agen-Auch axis. Benefiting from an exceptional and preserved setting, the Cistercian abbey of Flaran (12th-18th centuries) is one of the best preserved in the Southwest of France (site, buildings and gardens classified as Historic Monuments).

      The monastic buildings and gardens located in the heart of an immense park, therefore present a particular legibility, perfect and attractive illustration of a Cistercian ensemble which appeared in the 12th century and was remodeled until the 18th century.
      Around the cloister (12th-14th century) and the Church (12th-13th century), this astonishingly preserved complex covers more than 2,000 m² and provides a unique insight into the life of the Cistercian community established here, in the heart of the Middle Ages, at the height of the order's prosperity.

      Since 2000, the abbey has housed the Departmental Conservation of Heritage and Museums/Flaran, a service of the Gers Departmental Council. This organization develops, throughout the year, numerous cultural events (exhibitions, concerts, conferences, training courses and shows, etc.) that interest all areas of heritage and artistic creation, from archaeology to contemporary art.

      The service, which also ensures the scientific management of the Gers network of sites and "Museums of France", aims to participate in the cultural irrigation of the territory, notably around the famous "Simonow" collection (named after its custodian), an exceptional collection of illustrious artists from the 16th to the 21st century.

      A pivotal part of the cultural policy voted by the Departmental Assembly and the most visited public site in Gers, Flaran Abbey is the subject of a multi-year development project led by the owner community. As such, it benefits from the regional label "Grand Site d'Occitanie", under the name "Armagnac, Abbey and Cities"

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4.4 sur 5 1211 reviews

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    4 sur 5 Reviews posted by Lucas Schoonebeek on 20/06/2025

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4.3 sur 5 278 reviews

  • "The best and worst of France"

    3 / 5 Reviews posted by TheBeckhams421 (London, United Kingdom) on 25/09/2023

    No question this site is well worth a detour. As others have said, the former monastery is home to a major collection of art, works which merit a far wider audience than we witnessed on a Monday...

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  • "Astonishment in the middle of nowhere"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by St_Ogpan (London, United Kingdom) on 23/08/2022

    Begun in the 12th century, the main abbey buildings are fine examples of some good, solid Romanesque architecture. It's Cistercian, so there probably wasn't much in the way of decoration, and what...

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  • "Worth stopping for"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by BruceFarquhar (Nelson, New Zealand) on 06/03/2022

    I highly recommend a visit here if you have an interest in art, history or architecture. The displays are well done. There is a collection of amazing art as well as five pieces by Salvador Dali Give...

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Flaran Abbey

Address

Abbaye de Flaran
32310 Valence-sur-Baïse

Contacts

Phone : 05 31 00 45 75

GPS coordinates

43° 53'24.63"N, 0° 22'23.79"E

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