Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Lower Normandy

Abbaye
50130 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The ancient Abbey of Notre-Dame du Voeu, founded in 1145 in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (Manche), is a medieval august abbey marked by centuries of looting and reconstruction, now classified as a historical monument.

Monastère
14000 Caen

The Visitandines Monastery of Caen, founded in the 19th century, is an emblematic religious building located in Calvados, Normandy. Its chapel, inscribed as historical monuments, illustrates the religious architecture of this period.

Prieuré
61400 Belforêt-en-Perche

The former Priory of Chènegallon, founded in the 12th century, is a grandmontain priory located in Belforêt-en-Perche (Orne), marked by a partial reconstruction in the 17th century and classified as a historical monument in 1973.

Abbaye
14400 Saint-Vigor-le-Grand

The Abbey of Saint-Vigor-le-Grand, founded in the 6th century and rebuilt in the 13th century, is a former Norman priory located in Calvados, Normandy. Its medieval remains bear witness to a rich monastic history.

Chemins de Compostelle - Au bord des voies
50170 Le Mont-Saint-Michel

The Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, a Norman medieval jewel, is a Benedictine monastery and then a monastic monastery of the eighth century, perched on a rocky island in the bay of the same name, famous for its Gothic architecture and its turbulent history between spirituality and military resistance.

Eglise gothique
14700 La Hoguette

The Abbey of Saint-André-de-Gouffern, founded in the 12th century in La Hoguette, Normandy, is an ancient Cistercian abbey whose remains, classified as historical monuments, testify to its rich medieval past and its regional economic role.

Abbaye
61500 Sées

Saint-Martin de Sées Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 11th century, is a major historical monument located in Sées in Normandy, marked by reconstructions in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Prieuré
14100 Firfol

The Priory of Firfol, founded in the 13th and 16th centuries in Firfol (Calvados), is a former Norman monastery today in ruins, whose chapel partially remains.