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Bonmont Abbey

1110s establishments in Europe12th-century establishments in SwitzerlandBuildings and structures in the canton of VaudChristian monasteries established in the 12th centuryCistercian monasteries in Switzerland
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of VaudMonasteries dissolved under the Swiss Reformation
Abbaye de Bonmont 3
Abbaye de Bonmont 3

Bonmont Abbey (French: Abbaye de Bonmont) is a former Cistercian monastery in the municipality of Chéserex in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

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Abbaye de Bonmont

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Vaud, Switzerland
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