Visit l'&cclesia, Cité Patrimoine

Archaeological site in the Place de la République Having developed as a town in the first centuries of Christianity in France, Luxeuil had an early Christian church, built around the fifth century, before Saint Colombanus had even arrived in the region. It is against the chevet of this church that a funeral building was constructed in honour of a very important abbot, Saint Valbert, who died in 670, to whom the building serves as a memorial. All of the surrounding sarcophagi are the graves of monks and date from the seventh and eighth centuries: the Church of St. Martin thus became, from 670, the abbey’s funerary church. Listed as an historical monument, it is one of the most important sites in Eastern France from the Merovingian period.

Archaeological site in the Place de la République Having developed as a town in the first centuries of Christianity in France, Luxeuil had an early Christian church, built around the fifth century, before Saint Colombanus had even arrived in the region. It is against the chevet of this church that a funeral building was constructed in honour of a very important abbot, Saint Valbert, who died in 670, to whom the building serves as a memorial. All of the surrounding sarcophagi are the graves of monks and date from the seventh and eighth centuries: the Church of St. Martin thus became, from 670, the abbey’s funerary church. Listed as an historical monument, it is one of the most important sites in Eastern France from the Merovingian period.

Hours :

From 1 January to 31 March and from 1 November to 31 December:Monday to Saturday, 9am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 5pm. Closed on Sundays and public holidays. From 1st April to 31st October: Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 6pm. + Sundays from 1 June to 30 September: 10am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 6pm. Last admission 45 minutes before site closes.Guided tours must be booked in advance. Exceptionally closed on Thursday 11 April.