Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Brittany

Gothic Church
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.

Gothic Church
35500 Vitré

The monastery of Saint-Nicolas de Vitré, built between the 15th and 18th centuries, is a former Augustinian convent and medieval hospital located in the suburb of the Rachapt in Vitré (British).

Priory
35120 La Boussac

The priory of Brégain, a former Benedictine monastery of the eleventh century, is located in La Boussac in Ille-et-Vilaine, overlooking the brook of Guyoult. Ranked a historic monument in 1926, it was also occupied by the Jesuits in the 17th century.

Priory
35500 Vitré

The Priory of Notre-Dame de Vitré, built in the 17th to 19th centuries, is a former Benedictine Maurist monastery located in Vitré (British), classified as a historical monument in 1987. It adjoins the church of Notre-Dame and dominates the valley of Vilaine.

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.

35000 Rennes

18th-century building located on the Place du Parlement-de-Bretagne in Rennes, a typical example of the post-fire architecture of 1720 with its granite arches and its Mansart roof.

Romanesque Church
56730 Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys

Saint-Gildas de Rhuys Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the Middle Ages and 17th century, stands in Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys, Brittany. Its Romanesque church, classified as a historical monument, bears witness to a rich and turbulent monastic history.

Abbey
56630 Langonnet

The abbey of Notre-Dame de Langonnet, a former 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Langonnet, Brittany, was transformed into a haras in the 19th century before becoming a religious and missionary place.