Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Allier

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.

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
03140 Chantelle

Saint Vincent de Chantelle Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th and 11th centuries, dominates the Bouble à Chantelle (Allier). Ranked a historic monument, it combines Romanesque architecture and 15th century cloister, still active today.

Eglise romane
03210 Autry-Issards

The Priory of Saint-Maurice, located in Autry-Issards in the Allier, is a former clunisian priory of the 11th century, partially preserved and inscribed in historical monuments in 1933.

03600 Colombier

The former priory of Colombier, built in the 15th century, is a historic monument located in the village of Colombier, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, having served as a presbytery after its foundation.

03210 Gipcy

The priory of Grosbois, a former grandmontain priory of the Middle Ages, is located in Gipcy in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Today transformed into a forest ecomuseum, it retains a remarkable south wing with an armored Renaissance fireplace.

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.

Eglise romane et gothique
03210 Souvigny

The Priory Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Souvigny, founded in the 10th century in Allier, is a former Roman and Gothic Clunisian monastery, famous for its Ducal tombs and its medieval pilgrimage role in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.