Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Allier

03350 au Brethon

The Priory of La Bouteille, a 13th-century medieval vestige in Brethon (Allier), houses the Saint-Mayeul Chapel, a historic monument, in the heart of the Tronçais forest.

Eglise romane
03450 Ébreuil

The abbey of Saint-Léger d'Ébreuil, founded in the 10th century, was a Benedictine abbey located in Ebreuil in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, of which today only the Carolingian, Romanesque and primitive Gothic abbey church, ranked among the few Carolingian churches of France.

Abbaye
03290 Dompierre-sur-Besbre

The Notre-Dame Abbey of Sept-Fons, founded in 1132 in Diou (Allier), is a Cistercian monastery and then Trappist located in Dompierre-sur-Besbre, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. A symbol of resilience, she went through wars, reforms and exiles before becoming a major spiritual and economic place, especially thanks to her products like Germalyne.

03800 Charmes

The Pont-Ratier Abbey, a 12th-century fontevrist priory located in Charmes (Allier), bears witness to a medieval heritage marked by revolutionary destructions and partially preserved architecture.

Abbaye
03110 Saint-Didier-la-Forêt

Saint-Gilbert Abbey of Neuffontaines, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Didier-la-Forêt (Allier), is an ancient pre-monstrated abbey with monastery and leprosy, partially preserved and restored after the Revolution.

Prieuré
03190 Reugny

The Priory of Notre-Dame de Reugny, founded in the 12th century in the Allier, is a former fortified priory transformed into a farm in the 17th century, with chapel and medieval houses.

Prieuré
03340 La Ferté-Hauterive

The priory-donjon of La Ferté-Hauterive, religious and defensive building of the 14th and 15th centuries, stands in the Allier, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The only medieval vestige of the priory, its rectangular dungeon combines stone and heavy in corbellation.

Eglise romane
03110 Broût-Vernet

The Priory of Aubeterre, founded in the 12th century in Broût-Vernet (Allier), is an ancient Romanesque chapel pre-demonstrated as a historical monument, famous for its 13th century murals and its history linked to St Gilbert of Neuffonts.