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The priory of Cassan, also called the Abbey of Cassan or the Château de Cassan, in Roujan (Hérault), was founded in 1080 by canons from the cathedral of Béziers, following a donation from the Alquier family. Recognised by Pope Innocent III and then placed under the overlordship of King Louis IX in 1268, it declined in the 14th century before suffering fires and looting during the Wars of Religion (1539, 1563). Attached in 1671 to the Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, it was rebuilt in its present form in 1754 by the prior Pas de Beaulieu, before being sold as national property in 1791. After several successive private owners, the site was acquired in 2002 by a property group that develops workplace well-being programmes there, while also opening it to visits, exhibitions and cultural events.