Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Picardia

Abbaye
02000 Laon

Saint-Jean de Laon Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century, is a historical monument located in Laon, Hauts-de-France, marked by reconstructions in the 13th, 15th and 18th centuries.

Eglise romane et gothique
60127 Morienval

Notre-Dame de Morienval Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the ninth century, is famous for its 11th century Romanesque church, located in Morienval in the Hauts-de-France. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it combines Carolingian architecture with Romanesque innovations, such as the broken arch and carved capitals of Celtic and Merovingian influences.

Eglise gothique
60300 Senlis

The abbey of la Victoire, founded in the 13th century in Senlis, is a former royal abbey of regular canons, famous for its link with the victory of Philippe Auguste in Bouvines. Its remains, including a 15th century church, remain in a private park of Hauts-de-France.

Abbaye
60690 Achy

Beaupré Abbey, a 12th century Cistercian abbey in Achy (Oise), was partially destroyed in the 18th century. Its remains, including the monumental entrance and mill, have been protected since 1988.

Abbaye
02200 Soissons

Saint-Médard de Soissons Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century, was one of the most powerful monasteries under the Carolingians. Located in Soissons, Hauts-de-France, it retains a classified crypt of the 9th or 11th century.

Prieuré
80132 Abbeville

The Priory Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d'Abbeville, founded in 1075, was a major Clunisian priory located in the Hauts-de-France, rebuilt in the 18th century in neo-classical style before its abolition in 1790.

Maison à pan de bois
60220 Saint-Arnoult

The priory of Saint-Arnoult, a former Benedictine priory from the 15th to the 16th century in Saint-Arnoult (Oise), is distinguished by its carved wood-pan architecture and its link with the abbeys of Saint-Germer-de-Fly and Beaubec.

Eglise gothique
60700 Pontpoint

The royal abbey of Moncel, founded in 1309 by Philippe le Bel in Pontpoint (Oise), is a 14th-century clarisse monial abbey, classified as a historical monument. This emblematic site of the Hauts-de-France combines medieval architecture and royal history, with remarkable remains such as its vaulted cellars and its Renaissance cloister.