Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Rhône-Alpes

74550 Perrignier

The former Abbey of Lieu, founded in the 12th century in Perrignier in Haute-Savoie, is a female Cistercian abbey transformed into a farm after its closure in 1538. Ruined, only its 13th century church remains partially.

74290 Talloires-Montmin

The abbey of Talloires, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 11th century in Talloires-Montmin in Haute-Savoie, transformed into a hotel after the 19th century, bears witness to a rich medieval and royal past.

Gothic Church
38160 Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye

The Abbey Saint-Antoine, founded in the 11th century in Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye en Isère, is a former mother abbey of the hospital order of Saint-Antoine, marked by a Gothic abbey church and a rich religious and historical heritage.

Chartreuse
38380 Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse

The Great Chartreuse, a Cartusian monastery founded in the 11th century, is a historic gem located in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartrouse in Isère. This emblematic place, rebuilt in the 15th and 17th centuries, embodies hermitic life and Cartusian spirituality in the heart of the Alps.

Romanesque Church
38200 Vienne

The Abbey of Saint-André-le-Bas, founded in the 6th century in Vienna (Isère), is a former Benedictine monastery with Romanesque and Gothic buildings, classified as a historical monument since 1840 and 1954.

Abbey
38190 Crolles

The Abbey of Notre-Dame des Ayes, a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1140 in Crolles (Isère), is now reduced to a classified abbey, vestige of a female monastery marked by the Wars of Religion and Revolution.

Romanesque Church
38340 Voreppe

Notre-Dame-de-Chalais Abbey, founded in 1101, is an ancient Benedictine abbey and then the dominican of the 12th century, located in Voreppe in Isère, famous for its Romanesque architecture and its turbulent monastic history.

Priory
38420 Domène

The Priory Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul de Domène, former Benedictine priory of the 12th century, is located in the Isère, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Founded in the 11th century, it bears witness to the clunisian influence in the Grenoble region.