Baume Abbey

The abbey and commune in its glacial cirque

Baume Abbey, in its village of Baume-les-Messieurs, Jura, France, was founded as a Benedictine abbey not far from the still-travelled Roman road linking Besançon and Lyon.[1] It stands near the source of the Dard. Around it the village of Baume-les-Messieurs is congregated. The abbey is known for its sixteenth-century retable.

  1. ^ Bernard Prost, Essai historique sur les origines de l'abbaye de Baume-les Moines, 1872:4.