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Luçon Cathedral

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Luçon Cathedral
Cathedral of Notre Dame of the Assumption
French: La cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption
File:Luçon (Vendée), cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption 01.jpg
46°27′16″N 1°10′0″W / 46.45444°N 1.16667°W
Location Luçon, Vendée
Country France
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Website Website
History
Status Cathedral
Architecture
Architectural type church
Style Gothic
Years built 1091-1121
16th century (extensions)
Administration
Province Rennes
Diocese Luçon

Luçon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon) is a Roman Catholic church located in Luçon in the Vendée, France. The cathedral is a national monument, together with the cloister and the bishop's palace.[1] It is the seat of the Diocese of Luçon, which covers the Vendée department.[2]

References

  1. Back to citation Base Mérimée: Ensemble cathédral, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. Back to citation L’histoire du diocèse de Luçon, Diocèse de Luçon.