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From the top of the hill along the pleasant valley of the Gimone, Boulaur Abbey, in the diocese of Auch, well justifies his name from the Latin Locus Bonus, Good Location. Since 1949 the monastic life has blossomed in this former monastery fontevriste. A Cistercian community thriving now occupies the top place of prayer. Thirty nuns are seeking God according to the Rule of St. Benedict and Cistercian tradition, combining Ora et Labora (Prayer and Work) in the silence and calm. Many visitors over the day, go up the coast leading to the Abbey, the monastery to discover or meet the community and one to whom they dedicate their lives ...