Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Haute-Loire

43230 Mazerat-Aurouze

The Priory of Mazerat-Aurouze, built in the 12th century, is a medieval monument located in the Haute-Loire, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, classified as historical monuments since 1932.

43150 au Monastier-sur-Gazeille

The former Monastier-sur-Gazeille Abbey, an 18th-century religious building in Haute-Loire, combines classical architecture and Romanesque remains in a preserved historical setting in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

43200 Grazac

The fortified priory of Grazac, built in the 15th and 16th centuries, is a former Clunisian convent transformed into a stronghold, located in Haute-Loire, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Romanesque Church
43800 Chamalières-sur-Loire

The priory of Chamalières-sur-Loire, former medieval priory of the 12th century, is located in the eponymous commune of Haute-Loire, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It preserves Romanesque remains and a classified cloister.

Abbey
43140 La Séauve-sur-Semène

The Abbey of La Séauve-Bénite, a former 12th-century Cistercian abbey located in La Séauve-sur-Semène in Haute-Loire, was an active monastery until the Revolution. Its buildings, partially preserved, bear witness to a rich history marked by the Wars of Religion and industrial conversion in the 19th century.

Gothic Church
43380 Lavoûte-Chilhac

The priory of Sainte-Croix de Lavoûte-Chilhac, founded in the 11th century in Lavoûte-Chilhac in Haute-Loire, is a former Clunisian monastery marked by Gothic (XVe) and classical (XVIIIe) reconstructions.

Portal
43000 Le Puy-en-Velay

The Romanesque portal of Vorey Abbey, dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, is a listed historical monument located in Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire. Conserved at the Crozatier Museum, it bears witness to auvergnat Romanesque art.

Romanesque Church
43300 Chanteuges

The priory of Chanteuges, a former Benedictine monastery of the 10th century, dominates the Allier Valley in Chanteuges (High-Loire). Transformed in the 15th and 18th centuries, it combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture in a spectacular volcanic site.