Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Champagne-Ardennes

Prieuré
51700 Châtillon-sur-Marne

The priory of Binson, a 12th century Benedictine monastery in Châtillon-sur-Marne (Great East), now houses a chapel classified as a historical monument and a former seminary of the White Fathers.

Abbaye
51290 Ambrières

The abbey of Hautefontaine, a former 12th century Cistercian abbey located in Ambrières in the Great East, was a Jansenist home before its destruction at the Revolution.

Abbaye
51000 Châlons-en-Champagne

The Abbey of Toussaint, a former Benedictine abbey and then Augustinian of the 16th century in Châlons-en-Champagne, is a classified historical monument, today a private property being restored.

Abbaye
51220 Saint-Thierry

Saint-Thierry Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded around 500, is located in Saint-Thierry in the Great East. Classified as a historical monument, it preserves remains like its 12th century capital hall.

Prieuré
10200 Bar-sur-Aube

The priory of Bar-sur-Aube, a former Benedictine priory of the 16th–15th centuries, is located in the Dawn, in the Great East. Ranked a historic monument in 1965, it was dependent on the abbey of Saint-Claude.

Abbaye
51270 Talus-Saint-Prix

The Abbey of Notre-Dame du Reclus, founded in the 12th century in Talus-Saint-Prix (Great East), is an ancient Cistercian abbey dedicated to the Virgin, marked by its partially preserved medieval cloister and its turbulent monastic history.

Abbaye
08160 Flize

Élan Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian abbey located in Élan in the Ardennes, has remarkable remains, including a 17th-century abbey and an 18th-century chapel in the forest.

Abbaye
52300 Saint-Urbain-Maconcourt

The abbey of Saint-Urbain, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 9th century in Saint-Urbain-Maconcourt (Haute-Marne), was a major religious place in the East, marked by destruction and reconstruction until the Revolution.