The abbey of Saint John of Sorde is located in the commune of Sorde-l'Abbaye. in the French department of the Landes. It is a former Benedictine abbey founded before 960. partially classified as a historical monument on August 25. 1909 and then on January 31. 2008. The former abbey (site of the convent) is a natural site classified by ministerial decree of 22 October 1942