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

Eglise romane
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.

Abbaye
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.

Monastère
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.

63490 Sauxillanges

The former monastery of Sauxillanges, founded in the 10th century, is a Benedictine priory of the 12th, 15th and 17th centuries located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, marked by its cloister and Romanesque hall.

63450 Chanonat

The remains of the Priory of the Templars in Chanonat, dating from the 15th century, form a fortified commandery with inner courtyard, chapel and defensive towers in Auvergne.

Abbaye
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.

Eglise romane et gothique
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.

Abbaye
63200 Riom

The abbey of Saint-Amable de Riom, former 15th century abbey, is located in the centre of Riom, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Partly classified as historical monuments, it bears witness to the medieval religious heritage of the region.