Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Brittany

Prieuré
22160 Duault

The priory of Landugen, a 16th century religious building, is located in Duault, Côtes-d'Armor. Partly listed as historical monuments in 1926, it illustrates Breton Renaissance architecture.

Eglise romane
35250 Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt

Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt in Brittany, was a double monastery welcoming monks and nuns under the authority of an abbess. Its remains, including the Roman transept, testify to its historical and architectural importance.

Abbaye
29870 Landéda

The Abbey of Notre-Dame des Anges, founded in the 16th century in Landeda, Brittany, is a former convent of Cordeliers and then of the Recollets, partially preserved despite fires and subsequent transformations.

Eglise gothique
29410 Plounéour-Ménez

The Relec Abbey, founded in 1132 in Plounéour-Ménez, Brittany, is an iconic Cistercian abbey from the 12th to the 18th centuries, classified as a historical monument since 1914. Its ruins, gardens and fountains still bear witness to its religious and agricultural past.

35540 au Tronchet

The former Abbey of Notre-Dame du Tronchet, founded in the 12th century in Le Tronchet in Brittany, is a Benedictine monastery rebuilt in the 17th century, of which it remains today the abbey church, the cloister and remains classified Historic Monuments since 1933.

Abbaye
35380 Paimpont

The Notre Dame de Paimpont Abbey, founded in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 13th, 15th and 17th centuries, is a former Augustinian monastery located in Brittany, mixing Gothic and Baroque styles, in the heart of the Brocelian forest.

Eglise gothique
35290 Saint-Méen-le-Grand

The former Saint-Méen Abbey, founded in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 12th–15th centuries in Saint-Méen-le-Grand in Brittany, is a historical jewel combining Romanesque, Gothic and classical architecture, now partially classified as a historical monument.

Abbaye
56340 Plouharnel

The Abbey of St. Michael of Kergonan, Benedictine monastery of the 19th century in Plouharnel (Morbihan), depends on Solesmes and is known for its heritage of Gregorian chant.