The Abbey of Saint-Savin

The community was founded in the fourth century as a Benedictine abbey under the protection of St. Martin.

The known history of the Abbey of Saint-Savin-en-Lavedan dates back to 945. The counts and viscounts of Bigorre financed and helped arrange a major part of the construction and decoration of the monastery, and the abbey enjoyed prosperity for quite some time. In the thirteenth century, it controlled the territory of seven municipalities.

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