Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Poitou-Charente

Abbey
86240 Ligugé

The Saint-Martin Abbey of Ligugé, founded in 361 by Saint Martin de Tours, is the oldest monastery in the West still in operation. Located in Ligugé, New Aquitaine, it combines medieval heritage and Benedictine monastic life in a preserved historical setting.

Abbey
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.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
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.

Romanesque Church
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.

Priory
86110 Mirebeau

The Priory Saint-André de Mirebeau, founded between 1051 and 1055, is a former Benedictine priory located in Mirebeau, New Aquitaine, marked by a 13th century capitular hall and a church rebuilt in the 19th century.

Abbey
86700 Valence-en-Poitou

The former Abbey of Our Lady of Valencia, founded in the 13th century in Valencia-en-Poitou (Vienna), is a Cistercian abbey partially destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century, now classified as a Historical Monument.

Priory
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.

Priory
86340 Nouaillé-Maupertuis

The Priory of Notre-Dame d'Availles, located in Nouaillé-Maupertuis, New Aquitaine, is a former priory of the 11th–15th centuries, mixing Romanesque chapel and flamboyant Gothic portal, witness to the order of Grandmont.