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From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrasse_Abbey
The Abbey of St. Mary of Lagrasse (French: Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse or Abbaye Sainte-Marie-d'Orbieu) is a Romanesque Benedictine abbey in Lagrasse, southern France, whose origins date to the 7th century. It is located in Languedoc, near the Corbières massif, c. 35 km from Carcassonne.
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Lagrasse is a medieval village in the South of France, overlooking the Orbieu river. A bridge was originally built over the river in the 12th century. The Benedictine Abbey in the town was founded in 880AD. Many of the houses in Lagrasse date back to the 11th century.
