Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Franche-Comté

Abbey
25410 Corcelles-Ferrières

The Abbey of Corcelles, former Cistercian female abbey of the 12th century, is located in Corcelles-Ferrières in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Only its chapel of the 13th-XIVth centuries remains partially today.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
25530 Chaux-lès-Passavant

The Abbey of Grace-Dieu, founded in the 12th century in Chaux-lès-Passavant (Doubs), is an ancient Cistercian abbey partially rebuilt in the 18th century, classified as a Historical Monument in 1995.

Abbey
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.

Gothic Church
25000 Besançon

Saint Paul Abbey, a former 7th-century Augustine Abbey in Besançon, is a Gothic vestige of the historic centre, classified as a historical monument since 1942. Its nave now houses a municipal lapidary reserve.

Priory
25920 Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

The Priory of Mouthier-Haute-Pierre, a former Benedictine priory of the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, stands in the Doubs in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Ranked a historic monument, it combines medieval remains and restored Clunian architecture.

Romanesque Church
25320 Abbans-Dessous

The Priory of Lieu-Dieu, a 11th and 12th century Romanesque building in Abbans-Dessous (Doubs), is a former clunisian priory listed as a historical monument, known for its chapel with medieval funeral slabs.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
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.

Gothic Church
70500 Jonvelle

The priory of Jonvelle, founded in the 11th century, is a former Benedictine priory located in the commune of Jonvelle, Haute-Saône, marked by extensions in the 13th and 16th centuries.