Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Puy-de-Dôme

Abbey
63300 Thiers

The Abbey of Moutier, a former Benedictine Abbey of the 11th century in Thiers (Puy-de-Dôme), is a Romanesque vestige marked by reconstructions in the 12th, 15th and 18th centuries, classified as a historical monument in 2006.

Romanesque Church
63110 Beaumont

Saint-Pierre de Beaumont Abbey, founded between the 11th and 12th centuries in Beaumont (Puy-de-Dôme), is a former Benedictine abbey, emblematic of the Auvergnat novel, classified as a historical monument in 1926-1927.

Monastery
63770 Les Ancizes-Comps

The Chartreuse du Port-Sainte-Marie, founded in 1219, is an ancient Cartusian monastery in ruins located in the valley of the Sioule, between Les Ancizes-Comps and Chapdes-Beaufort, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. A symbol of medieval religious heritage, it was destroyed during the French Revolution.

Romanesque Church
63330 Virlet

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Bellaigue, former Cistercian abbey and then Benedictine of the 12th century, is located in Virlet in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Classified as a historical monument, it combines medieval architecture and preserved religious heritage.

Abbey
63000 Clermont-Ferrand

The abbey of Saint-Alyre, an 18th-century Benedictine abbey located in Clermont-Ferrand en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, now houses the Saint-Alyre Institution, a large school complex. Founded in the fifth century, it was a major religious and cultural place.

Abbey
63320 Chassagne

Mègemont Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey of the 13th and 18th centuries, is located in Chassagne in Puy-de-Dôme, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Founded by the Counts of Auvergne, it retains remarkable remains.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
63290 Puy-Guillaume

The Abbey of Montpeyroux, a 12th century Cistercian abbey located in Puy-Guillaume (Puy-de-Dôme), was founded by monks of Bonnevaux and marked by reconstructions in the 17th-15th centuries after a fire.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
63560 Menat

The abbey of Menat, founded in the 12th century in Puy-de-Dôme, is a fortified Romanesque abbey, witness to the Clunisian reform in Auvergne. His abbey church and partial cloister remain today.