Convents classified in Poitou-Charente

Couvent
16100 Cognac

The Convent of the Recollets of Cognac, founded in the 17th century in the city of Cognac (Charente), is a former Franciscan monastery transformed into a cultural centre. Its architecture combines Gothic and Renaissance elements, with a well and a wrought iron staircase classified.

Couvent
17100 Saintes

Former 13th century Dominican convent transformed into a media library in Saintes, New Aquitaine, mixing medieval heritage and 19th century eclectic architecture.

Cloître
16210 Chalais

The Cloister of Chalais, built in the 17th century, is a former Conventual cloister located in Chalais, Charente, supported by the Church of Saint-Martial, a witness to local religious history.

Couvent
16000 Angoulême

The door of the Carmelite convent, built in the 17th century in Angoulême, is a baroque architectural vestige decorated with pilasters and pediments, classified as Historic Monument in 1925.

Couvent
16390 Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

The convent of Minimes d'Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, founded in the 17th century in this Charente city, is a former religious establishment with an educational and funerary vocation, marked by quadrilateral architecture and a chapel decorated with ogival vaults.

Couvent
16510 Verteuil-sur-Charente

The convent of the Cordeliers of Verteuil-sur-Charente, founded in the 15th century, is a former Franciscan monastery located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, integrating a pre-existing medieval chapel.

Couvent
17000 La Rochelle

The White Lady convent, founded in the 18th century in La Rochelle, is a 19th-century monastery dedicated to the reception of repentant prostitutes, now classified as a historical monument in New Aquitaine.

Couvent
86200 Loudun

The Convent of the Carmelites of Loudun, founded in the 14th century, is a monastic complex located in Vienna, New Aquitaine, including a church and convent buildings of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.