Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Franche-Comté

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Eglise romane
39320 Gigny

Gigny Abbey, founded in the 9th century in Gigny (Jura), is a former Benedictine abbey linked to the order of Cluny, marked by Romanesque and Gothic architecture, classified as a Historic Monument in 1913.

Eglise romane et gothique
39570 Baume-les-Messieurs

Saint-Pierre de Baume-les-Messieurs Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 9th century, is a historic jewel located in the Jura, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, famous for its role in the foundation of Cluny and its preserved monastic architecture.