Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Franche-Comté

Abbaye
25650 Montbenoît

The abbey of Montbenoît, a former Augustine abbey founded in the 12th century in Montbenoît (Doubs), illustrates a medieval architectural evolution in Renaissance, classified as Historic Monument since 1846 for its iconic cloister and flamboyant Gothic church.

Clocher comtois
70110 Marast

The priory of Marast, founded in the 12th century in Marast in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a former Augustinian priory transformed over the centuries, now classified as a Historical Monument.

Monastère
39800 Poligny

The monastery Sainte-Claire de Poligny, founded in the 15th century, is a convent of clarisses located in Poligny in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, marked by reconstructions in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries after fires and the Revolution.

Eglise romane et gothique
70500 Montigny-lès-Cherlieu

The abbey of Cherlieu, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century in Montigny-lès-Cherlieu in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is today in ruins after centuries of turbulent history, marked by prosperity, wars and partial destruction during the Revolution.

Abbaye
70600 Vars

The Theuley Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Vars in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a Cistercian abbey partially rebuilt in the 18th century, classified as a historical monument for its architectural remains and its preserved mill.

Ermitage
39600 Port-Lesney

The Hermitage Notre-Dame de Lorette, located in Port-Lesney in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a religious complex of the 15th and 17th centuries, composed of a chapel and a residential building, classified as a Historical Monument.

Monastère
70300 Luxeuil-les-Bains

The Abbey Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Luxeuil, founded in the 6th century in Luxeuil-les-Bains in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a historic monastery with Celtic and Benedictine influences, partially classified as a historical monument since the 19th century.

Ermitage
70300 Saint-Valbert

The hermitage of Saint-Valbert, dug in sandstone in the seventh century near Luxeuil-les-Bains (Haute-Saône), is a rare testimony of medieval eremitic life in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, linked to the figure of Valbert, Abbé de Luxeuil.