Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Gold Coast

Abbaye
21450 Oigny

Notre-Dame d'Oigny Abbey, founded in 1106 in Oigny (Côte-d'Or), is an ancient Augustine abbey marked by its spiritual role in the 12th century and its architectural transformations of the 17th and 18th centuries, now partially classified as a historical monument.

Eglise gothique
21420 Bouilland

The abbey of Sainte-Marguerite de Bouilland, a former hospital abbey of the 12th–15th centuries, stands in ruins in Bouilland in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Founded by the lords of Vergy, it was dedicated to Saint Marguerite and listed as a historic monument in 1970.

Abbaye
21310 Bèze

Saint-Pierre de Bèze Abbey, founded in the 7th century in Bèze in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is an ancient Benedictine abbey whose remains (church, towers, convent buildings) testify to its rich medieval and classical past, classified as a historical monument in 2010.

Eglise gothique
21000 Dijon

The Chartreuse de Champmol, a former 14th century Abbey in Dijon, was founded by Philippe le Hardi as a necropolis of the Dukes of Burgundy. Today, its remains are home to a psychiatric hospital, preserving Gothic masterpieces such as the Moïse Well of Claus Sluter.

Abbaye
21220 Curtil-Vergy

Saint-Vivant Abbey of Curtil-Vergy, a former Benedictine abbey from the 9th century rebuilt in the 18th century, is located in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. This historic monument, linked to the prestigious Burgundy vineyards, was a major clunisian priory until its secularization in 1789.

Eglise romane
21200 Combertault

The abbey of Saint-Hippolyte, founded in the 11th century in Combertault in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is an ancient abbey reduced to priory, of which today only the choir transformed into a parish church remains.

Abbaye
21700 Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux

The Abbey of Cîteaux, founded in 1098 in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is an emblematic Cistercian monastery, chief of order of the medieval Christian West and cradle of Gothic and classical Monacal architecture.

Abbaye
21500 Moutiers-Saint-Jean

Saint-Jean-de-Réome Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 5th century, is located in Moutiers-Saint-Jean in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, it illustrates Maurist architecture and Burgundy monastic history.