Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in New Aquitaine

Abbey
79240 L'Absie

The Absie Abbey, founded in the 12th century in L'Absie in New Aquitaine, is an ancient Benedictine abbey of which the church remains, a wing of the cloister and some Roman and medieval buildings.

Abbey
79000 Niort

The Abbey of Saint-Liguaire, founded in the 10th century in Niort, is a former Romanesque and Renaissance monastery, marked by reconstructions in the 16th and 17th centuries after the Wars of Religion.

Priory
79130 Allonne

The Priory of Bois-d'Allonne, a former Grandmontan monastery of the 12th and 17th centuries, is located in Allonne (Deux-Sèvres). Ranked a historic monument in 1987, it combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture in a preserved setting.

Priory
79400 Azay-le-Brûlé

The Priory Saint-Barthelemy d'Azay-le-Brûlé, founded in the 12th and 15th centuries, is a fortified Benedictine former priory located in New Aquitaine, marked by its 16th century cloister and medieval church.

79200 Parthenay

The remains of the priory of Parthenay-le-Vieux, built in the 12th century in Parthenay, New Aquitaine, testify to a medieval cloister partially preserved, marked by carved arches and a history linked to the wars of Religion.

Paths of Compostela - At the edge of the tracks
24480 au Buisson-de-Cadouin

The former Abbey of Cadouin, founded in 1115 in the Dordogne, is a Cistercian monastery marked by its flamboyant Gothic cloister and its history linked to the pilgrimage of the Saint-Suaire, now classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the roads of Compostela.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
24290 Saint-Amand-de-Coly

The abbey of Saint-Amand-de-Coly, former Augustinian abbey of the 6th century, stands in Saint-Amand-de-Coly in the Dordogne. Only its fortified abbey church remains today, witness to a rich monastic history in Black Perigord.

Paths of Compostela - At the edge of the tracks
24440 Saint-Avit-Sénieur

The former Abbey of Saint-Avit-Seneur, a 12th-century Romanesque building located in the Dordogne, is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its link to the roads of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. This historic monument, marked by fires and restorations, houses medieval remains and a unique architecture.