Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Poitou-Charente

Abbaye
16380 Charras

The abbey of Notre-Dame de Grosbot, an ancient Cistercian abbey of the 12th century, stands in Charras, Charente, in the heart of the Horte forest, witness to a rich monastic and architectural past between Angoulême and Périgueux.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Tours
17400 Saint-Jean-d'Angély

The Royal Abbey of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, a former Benedictine abbey of the 14th, 17th and 18th centuries, located in New Aquitaine, is an architectural jewel marked by a rich and turbulent history, now transformed into a cultural centre.

Eglise gothique
16400 La Couronne

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de La Couronne, founded in the 12th century at La Couronne in Charente, is a monastery of regular canons marking the introduction of Gothic in Angoumois. Its ruins bear witness to a rich medieval and modern history.

Eglise gothique
79400 Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole

The former Abbey of Saint-Maixent-l'École, transformed into a Canclaux barracks, is a 17th and 18th century religious building located in the Deux-Sèvres, New Aquitaine. This historic monument, marked by a rich monastic and military history, combines Gothic architecture and Romanesque remains.

Eglise gothique
16120 Bassac

Saint-Étienne de Bassac Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 11th century in Bassac (Charente), combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture, marked by centuries of restorations and historical conflicts in New Aquitaine.

Eglise gothique
17630 La Flotte

Notre-Dame-de-Ré Abbey, known as Les Châteliers, is a former Cistercian abbey in ruins from the twelfth to the fifteenth century, located in La Flotte on the island of Ré, in New Aquitaine, classified as a historical monument since 1990.

Prieuré
86340 Aslonnes

The priory of Laverré, Benedictine dependency of the 16th century on Aslonnes (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), combines medieval house, chapel and pigeon tree, surrounded by moat and marked by subsequent changes.

Abbaye
79600 Airvault

Saint-Pierre d'Airvault Abbey, founded in the 10th century, is a former Augustinian abbey located in Airvault (Deux-Sèvres), marked by reconstructions in the 12th, 13th and 17th centuries. Its abbey, partially preserved, bears witness to its rich religious and architectural past.