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Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Ain

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Former Abbey of Saint-Sulpice
Abbey
01110 Plateau d'Hauteville

The former Abbey of Saint-Sulpice, located in Thézillieu, Ain, is a Cistercian abbey in ruins founded in the 12th century, classified as a historical monument in 1994.
Abbey of Crottet
Abbey
01620 Crottet

The abbey of Crottet, former abbey of the 15th and 16th centuries, is located in the village of Crottet, in the Ain, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Some elements have been listed as historical monuments since 1951.
Arvières Chartreuse
Monastery
01260 Arvière-en-Valromey

The Chartreuse d'Arvières, an ancient 12th century Cartus Abbey, stands in Lochieu in the Ain, in the heart of a federal forest. Its classified remains bear witness to an isolated and preserved monastic heritage.
Abbey of Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey
Romanesque Church
01230 Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey

The abbey of Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th-11th centuries, stands in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey (Ain), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Classified as a historical monument, it preserves a Romanesque crypt and medieval remains.
Royal Monastery of Brou in Bourg-en-Bresse
Gothic Church
01000 Bourg-en-Bresse

The Royal Monastery of Brou, a 16th-century Gothic Brabançon masterpiece in Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain), houses a church and three cloisters built by Marguerite of Austria in memory of her husband Philibert the Beau.
Door Chartreuse
Chartreuse
01470 Bénonces

The Chartreuse de Portes, founded in 1115, is a Cartusian monastery located in Bénonces, Ain, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The third oldest Chartreuse of France, it is nicknamed the 'Charter of Saints' because of its beatified or canonized monks.
Chartreuse de Pierre-Châtel
Chartreuse
01300 Virignin

The Chartreuse of Pierre-Châtel, an ancient medieval fortress transformed into a Cartusian monastery, dominates the Rhône in Virignin (Ain). Ranked a historical monument, it combines military and religious architecture from the 14th to the 18th centuries.
Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay
Gothic Church
01500 Ambronay

The Abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ambronay, founded in the eighth century, is a former Benedictine Gothic abbey located in Ambronay (Ain), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, classified as a historical monument and renowned for its baroque music festival.