Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Saône-et-Loire

Romanesque and Gothic Church
71700 Le Villars

The priory of the Villars, a former Benedictine priory of the 11th and 12th centuries, is located in Le Villars en Saône-et-Loire. Its church with two naves surrounded by a unique roof illustrates Burgundy Romanesque art.

Priory
71120 Charolles

The priory of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, founded in the 10th century in Charolles (Saône-et-Loire), is a former Benedictine priory whose 15th century octagonal tower remains today a museum of local art and history.

Abbey
71100 Chalon-sur-Saône

Saint-Pierre Abbey, founded in the 6th century, is an ancient Benedictine abbey of Chalon-sur-Saône, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, with Romanesque remains of the 11th century still visible today.

Abbey
71380 Saint-Marcel

The Abbey of Saint-Marcel, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century in Saint-Marcel (Saône-et-Loire), was attached to Cluny in 979. Its church, classified as a historical monument, combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture, bearing witness to a rich religious and historical past in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
71360 Epinac

The Priory of Val Saint-Benoît, founded in the 13th century in Epinac in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a former Benedictine monastery nestled in the forest, marked by a flamboyant Gothic chapel of the 15th century and classified as a historical monument.

Abbey
71400 Autun

Sainte-Marie Abbey of Saint-Jean-le-Grand, founded in the 6th century in Autun, is a former Benedictine abbey rebuilt in the 17th-XVIIIth centuries, classified as a historical monument in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Abbey
71400 Autun

Saint-Andoche d'Autun Abbey, founded in 592 by Queen Brunehilde, is a former Benedictine royal abbey located in Autun in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. This historic monument, marked by a Carolingian crypt and successive reconstructions, bears witness to a rich religious and architectural past.

Abbey
71240 Saint-Ambreuil

The Abbey of La Ferté, a former Cistercian abbey of the 17th–15th century in Saint-Ambreuil (Saône-et-Loire), is the first daughter of Cîteaux, classified as a Historic Monument in 1993. Only the abbatial home remains today.