Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Lower Normandy

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.

Abbaye
14680 Bretteville-sur-Laize

The former Abbey of Notre-Dame de Barbery, founded in the 12th century, is a cistercian abbey in ruins located in Bretteville-sur-Laize (Calvados), marked by medieval history and remains of the 13th and 18th centuries.

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.

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.

Eglise romane
50430 Lessay

Sainte-Trinité de Lessay Abbey, founded in the 11th century, is a Romanesque Benedictine abbey located in Lessay, Normandy. A masterpiece of Norman architecture, it was restored after its destruction in 1944 and remains an exceptional testimony of Romanesque art.

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.

Eglise romane
14480 Saint-Gabriel-Brécy

The priory of Saint-Gabriel, a former Benedictine monastery of the 11th century in Saint-Gabriel-Brécy (Calvados), is a testimony of Norman Romanesque art, transformed into a horticultural centre in the 20th century before becoming a preserved cultural site.

Abbaye
50220 Poilley

Montmorel Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Poilley, Normandy, is a former Augustine monastery partially preserved. Its remains, including the abbey house and cloister, bear witness to a rich medieval and modern history, marked by conflicts and reconstructions until the 17th century.