Priory
Champdieu priory represents a group of monastery buildings erected from the 11th century onwards. The church owns many carved capitals, and is notable for its 11th century semi-buried crypt. In the cloisters of the monastery, a 15th century fresco painting of the Last Supper can be seen.
Founded around the year 1000 by a group of monks from Manglieu in Auvergne, the priory of Champdieu is one of the most interesting examples of Romanesque architecture in the Forez. Fortified during the Hundred-year war, it presents a most original silhouette with its series of arches and its parapet walk. Not to be missed: Roman crypt, refectory with XVth century fresco.
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Descriptifs thematisés
Services pour les enfants
Dispositions spéciales COVID 19
Period of opening
From 16/04 to 01/05/2022
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
From 02/05 to 31/05/2022
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
From 01/06 to 30/06/2022
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 01/07 to 31/08/2022
Opening hours daily between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 01/09 to 30/09/2022
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 22/10 to 06/11/2022
Opening hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Prices
Free of charge. Free entry.
Guided tours are not free.
Methods of payment
- Check
- Cash
Equipments
- Play area
- Picnic area
- Public WC
- Exhibition space
- Car park
- Parking
- Coach parking
Services
- Educational visits
- Coach access
- Guided tours
Adapted tourism
- Site, building partially accessible
- Documentation available in Braille
- Relief map, tactile model or audio device description available at the reception
- Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
