Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Normandy

Eglise romane
14440 Douvres-la-Délivrande

The priory of Tailleville, founded in the 13th century in Dover-la-Delivrande in Normandy, is an ancient monastery whose chapel, dedicated to Saint Martin, bears witness to medieval architecture with its arches in warhead and its listed bell tower-arch.

Abbaye
27190 Conches-en-Ouche

The Abbey of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul de Châtillon-lès-Conches, founded in the 11th century in Conches-en-Ouche in Normandy, is an ancient Benedictine abbey partially preserved, marked by its medieval history and its classified remains.

Abbaye
50250 Neufmesnil

Blanchelande Abbey, a 12th century pre-demonstrated abbey, is located in Neufmesnil, Normandy. Founded by Richard of The Hague, it preserves medieval remains and a 16th century abbey house, partially classified as a historical monument.

Eglise gothique
61130 Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière

The priory of Sainte-Gauburge, founded in the 11th century in Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière in Normandy, is a Gothic and Renaissance monastic ensemble that now houses the Perche ecomuseum. Ranked a historical monument in 1980, it illustrates the religious architecture of the Perch between the 13th and 16th centuries.

Abbaye
61200 Argentan

The Abbey of Notre-Dame d'Argentan, a former Benedictine abbey of the twelfth, fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, stands in Argentan, Normandy. Its remains, protected since 1986, bear witness to Norman Romanesque art and to a rich monastic history marked by destruction and rebirth.

Eglise romane et gothique
14170 Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century located in Calvados in Normandy, is one of the most complete monastic ensembles in the region, combining medieval and classical architecture, classified with historical monuments.

Abbaye
14680 Bretteville-sur-Laize

The former Abbey of Notre-Dame de Barbery, founded in the 12th century, is a cistercian abbey in ruins located in Bretteville-sur-Laize (Calvados), marked by medieval history and remains of the 13th and 18th centuries.

Eglise romane
50640 Savigny-le-Vieux

Savigny Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Savigny-le-Vieux in Normandy, was a Savignian and then Cistercian abbey, head of an influential monastic order, now partially in ruins but classified as historical monuments.