Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Franche-Comté

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.

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
39350 Vitreux

Notre-Dame d'Acey Abbey, founded in 1136, is a Cistercian-Trappist abbey located in Vitreux in the Jura, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. This medieval monastery, marked by a turbulent history, remains active today with a monastic community and a church classified as a historical monument.

Eglise romane et gothique
70160 Faverney

Notre-Dame de Faverney Abbey, a former Benedictine Abbey of the 17th and 18th centuries located in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a listed historical monument, famous for its abbey church and Marian history.

Abbaye
70130 Neuvelle-lès-la-Charité

Notre-Dame-de-la-Charité Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Neuvelle-lès-la-Charité in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is an ancient Cistercian abbey partially preserved, marked by a turbulent history until its partial destruction at the Revolution.

Abbaye
39150 Grande-Rivière Château

The abbey of Grandvaux, former Augustinian foundation of the 12th century located at Grande-Rivière Château in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is now extinct, leaving only its church of the 15th-17th century as the main vestige.

Abbaye
39210 Château-Chalon

The abbey of Château-Chalon, a former Benedictine abbey and then chapter of noble canonesses, dominates the Jura vineyards from the rocky plateau of Château-Chalon (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), active from the 8th-IXth centuries to the Revolution.

Prieuré
39800 Vaux-sur-Poligny

The Priory of Notre-Dame de Vaux-sur-Poligny, a former Benedictine monastery of the eleventh century transformed into a college, stands in a remote Jurassian near Poligny, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Its history combines Clunisian spirituality and successive reconstructions until the 19th century.