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Minor religious heritage of France

There are more than 3000 elements of the "minor" religious heritage classified as historical monuments in France. Here you will find all the Chapels, Convents, Commanderies, Hospices, Jewish and Protestant heritage, cross, Calvary,... classified by region and by department.

le Religious heritage of France

1379 chapels classified en France

308 convents classified en France

792 cross, calvary and oratory en France

106 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified en France

109 templar controls en France

121 protestant churches en France

72 jewish synagogues, baths and cemeteries en France

210 hospices, Hôtel-Dieu and maladries en France

Minor religious heritage of France

Sélection de 8 minor elements of religious heritage sur 3097 en France

Chapelle Saint-Donat de Montfort

Art roman provençal
04600 Montfort

The chapel Saint-Donat de Montfort, jewel of the first Provence Romanesque art, is located in Montfort (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). It dates back to the 1030-1060s and bears witness to a rustic and preserved architecture, classified as a historical monument since 1959.

Convent Sainte-Claire de Sarlat-la-Canéda

Couvent
24200 Sarlat-la-Canéda

The Sainte-Claire convent of Sarlat-la-Canéda, founded in the 17th century, is a former monastery of the Clarisses located in the Dordogne, mixing medieval and classical architecture, now transformed into social housing.

Cloister of Elne

Cloître
66200 Elne

The cloister of Elne, a medieval jewel from the twelfth to the fourteenth century in Elne (Occitanie), is a masterpiece of Romanesque and Gothic sculpture, classified as a historical monument since 1840. Former residence of the canons, it illustrates the artistic evolution of the Roussillon.

Melun Recollets Convent

Couvent
77000 Melun

The convent of the Recollets of Melun, founded in the early seventeenth century, is a former Franciscan monastery transformed into a hospital, located in Melun in Île-de-France, marked by religious architecture and subsequent hospital extensions.

Chapelle Sainte-Aubierge de Saint-Augustin

Caquetoire
77515 Saint-Augustin

The Sainte-Aubierge Chapel, built in the 13th century in Saint-Augustin, Seine-et-Marne, is a historic monument inscribed in 1937, emblematic of the religious heritage of France.

Aître de Brisgaret à Montivilliers

Aître
76290 Montivilliers

The aître de Brisgaret à Montivilliers is a rare Norman medieval mass grave of the 16th century, combining ossuary, Gothic chapel and macabre decorations, classified as Historic Monument in 1886.

Couvent des Ursulines de Rouen

Couvent
76000 Rouen

The Ursuline convent of Rouen, founded in the 17th century and renovated in the 18th century, is a former monastery dedicated to the education of young girls, located in the Croix de Pierre district. Its religious architecture and educational history make it an emblematic heritage of Normandy.

Couvent des Penitents de Rouen

Couvent
76000 Rouen

The former convent of the Penitents of Rouen, founded in the 17th century in this Norman city, is a historical monument partially preserved, marked by a religious and prison history before its contemporary rehabilitation.