Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Lower Normandy

Prieuré
14130 Saint-Hymer

The Priory of Saint-Hymer, a former Benedictine monastery of the 14th, 16th and 18th centuries, is located in Saint-Hymer (Calvados). This historic site, marked by its Jansenist role, houses a medieval church and preserved convent buildings.

Prieuré
50170 Pontorson

The priory of Ardevon, a former Benedictine establishment of the 10th century, is located in Pontorson (Manche), Normandy, near Mont-Saint-Michel. Founded as a monastic refuge, it became a welcoming place for pilgrims and a medieval agricultural centre.

Prieuré
50400 Saint-Planchers

The Priory of l'Oiselière, founded in the 11th century at Saint-Planchers in Normandy, is a former fortified priory dependent on Mont-Saint-Michel, surrounded by moat and restored since 1989. Historic monument combining manorhouse, farmhouse and terraced gardens.

Prieuré
14630 Cagny

The Priory of Notre-Dame-des-Moutiers, founded in the 11th and 12th centuries in Cagny (Calvados), is a former Benedictine monastery today in ruins, classified as a historical monument since 1974.

Eglise romane
14440 Douvres-la-Délivrande

The priory of Tailleville, founded in the 13th century in Dover-la-Delivrande in Normandy, is an ancient monastery whose chapel, dedicated to Saint Martin, bears witness to medieval architecture with its arches in warhead and its listed bell tower-arch.

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.

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.

Abbaye
50300 Avranches

Sainte-Anne de Moutons Abbey, a 17th-century Benedictine abbey in Avranches, Normandy, was founded in 1634 before becoming a theatre and cultural centre after military and educational uses.