Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Poitou-Charente

Abbaye
17620 Saint-Agnant

The Abbey of Montierneuf, a former priory of the 12th century in Saint-Agnant (Nouveau-Aquitaine), presents Renaissance remains and a classified dovecote, witness to its monastic and seigneurial history in Saintonge.

Eglise romane
86350 Saint-Martin-l'Ars

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Réau, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Martin-l'Ars (Vienna), is an Augustinian monastery marked by medieval influence and changes in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Eglise romane et gothique
86000 Poitiers

Saint-Jean de Montierneuf Abbey, an 11th-century Benedictine abbey in Poitiers, combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Its abbey church, listed as a Historical Monument, has dominated the city centre since its founding by William VIII of Aquitaine.

Eglise romane
86290 Journet

The priory of Villesalem, a 12th century Poitevin Romanesque jewel in Journet (New Aquitaine), was a mixed priory of the order of Fontevraud, marked by preserved architecture and a turbulent history until its restoration in the 20th century.

Abbaye
86190 Béruges

The Abbey of Pine, founded in the 12th century in Béruges, New Aquitaine, is an ancient Cistercian abbey marked by a rich history, between medieval prosperity and post-revolutionary decline. Its partially restored buildings combine Romanesque and classical architecture.

Eglise romane
86250 Charroux

The Saint-Sauveur Abbey of Charroux, founded in the eighth century, is an ancient Benedictine abbey in ruins located in Charroux, New Aquitaine. This Romanesque monument, marked by an iconic 12th century tower-lantern, was a high spiritual and cultural site of the Middle Ages.

Abbaye
86210 Archigny

The abbey of l'Étoile, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century in Archigny, New Aquitaine, illustrates medieval monastic architecture with its Romanesque and Gothic remains, now partially restored and classified as a historical monument since 1991.

Eglise romane et gothique
17600 Sablonceaux

Sablonceaux Abbey, founded in 1136 by Guillaume X d'Aquitaine, is an Augustinian abbey located in Sablonceaux, Charente-Maritime, marked by a rich and turbulent history, from medieval prosperity to modern restoration.