Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Midi-Pyrénées

Abbaye
32200 Gimont

Planselve Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1142, is located in Gimont, Occitanie. Active until 1789, it played a key role in local development and welcomed pilgrims on the way to Compostela.

Abbaye
82700 Cordes-Tolosannes

The abbey of Belleperche, former Cistercian abbey of the 17th and 18th centuries in Cordes-Tolosannes (Occitanie), is today a museum of table arts after being a powerful monastery and then a national good.

Eglise gothique
46320 Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie

The Notre Dame de Val Paradis monastery, a former Augustine monastery of the 13th and 18th centuries, is located in Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie in Occitanie. Founded by Bertrand de Griffeuille, it houses medieval remains classified as historical monuments.

Abbaye
32300 Berdoues

The Cistercian abbey of Berdoues, founded in the 12th century in Berdoues (Gers), is an ancient partially ruined abbey, known for its cartular of 1175 and architecture of the 18th century still visible today.

Abbaye
65130 Bonnemazon

The Abbey of Escaladieu, a 12th century Cistercian monastery in Bonnemazon (Occitanie), was a major stopover for the pilgrims of Compostela and an influential spiritual centre in the Pyrenees.

Abbaye
31700 Blagnac

Blagnac Abbey, a former 19th-century monastery in Blagnac, Occitanie, combines a 17th-century castle and a neo-Gothic church, classified as historical monuments since 2001.

Eglise romane
65270 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre

The Abbey of Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century located in the Hautes-Pyrénées, was a key place on a road to Compostela, now partially restored.

Eglise romane et gothique
32310 Valence-sur-Baïse

The Abbey of Flaran, a Cistercian jewel from the 12th to the 18th century in Valencia-sur-Baïse (Occitanie), is one of the best preserved in the South-West, with its complete monastic buildings and its garden classified as Historic Monument.