Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Lower Normandy

Eglise gothique
61700 Lonlay-l'Abbaye

Lonlay Abbey, a Benedictine abbey founded in the 11th century in Lonlay-l'Abbaye in Normandy, is a historic monument classified since 1931, marked by a Romanesque and Gothic architecture, and a rich history linked to the Bellême dynasty.

Eglise romane
14230 Deux-Jumeaux

The abbey of the Two Twins, a former Benedictine abbey that became priory, stands at Deux-Jumeaux in Calvados. Founded between the 6th and 7th centuries, it has been a historic monument since 1914.

Eglise fortifiée
50200 Gratot

The Hermitage Saint-Gerbold de Gratot, a 15th century religious building transformed into a hermitage in the 17th century, is a rare testimony of hermitic life in Normandy, located in Gratot in the English Channel.

Prieuré
14700 Noron-l'Abbaye

The Priory of Noron-l'Abbaye, founded in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 14th centuries, is a former monastery located in Calvados, Normandy. Registered as historical monuments since 1928.

Eglise romane et gothique
14170 Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century located in Calvados in Normandy, is one of the most complete monastic ensembles in the region, combining medieval and classical architecture, classified with historical monuments.

Eglise romane et gothique
50450 Percy-en-Normandie

Hambye Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 12th century in Hambye (Manche), is a Norman Gothic jewel partially in ruins, classified as a historical monument. Its restored remains bear witness to its religious and seigneurial past between the Middle Ages and the Revolution.

Eglise romane
50680 Cerisy-la-Forêt

The Abbey of Cerisy-la-Forêt, founded in the 11th century in Normandy, is a former Benedictine abbey classified as a historical monument, famous for its Romanesque abbey and its medieval economic and intellectual role.

Eglise romane
50640 Savigny-le-Vieux

Savigny Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Savigny-le-Vieux in Normandy, was a Savignian and then Cistercian abbey, head of an influential monastic order, now partially in ruins but classified as historical monuments.