Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Doubs

Priory
25920 Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

The Priory of Mouthier-Haute-Pierre, a former Benedictine priory of the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, stands in the Doubs in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Ranked a historic monument, it combines medieval remains and restored Clunian architecture.

Romanesque Church
25320 Abbans-Dessous

The Priory of Lieu-Dieu, a 11th and 12th century Romanesque building in Abbans-Dessous (Doubs), is a former clunisian priory listed as a historical monument, known for its chapel with medieval funeral slabs.

Gothic Church
25000 Besançon

Saint Paul Abbey, a former 7th-century Augustine Abbey in Besançon, is a Gothic vestige of the historic centre, classified as a historical monument since 1942. Its nave now houses a municipal lapidary reserve.

Abbey
25650 Montbenoît

The abbey of Montbenoît, a former Augustine abbey founded in the 12th century in Montbenoît (Doubs), illustrates a medieval architectural evolution in Renaissance, classified as Historic Monument since 1846 for its iconic cloister and flamboyant Gothic church.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
25530 Chaux-lès-Passavant

The Abbey of Grace-Dieu, founded in the 12th century in Chaux-lès-Passavant (Doubs), is an ancient Cistercian abbey partially rebuilt in the 18th century, classified as a Historical Monument in 1995.

Abbey
25410 Corcelles-Ferrières

The Abbey of Corcelles, former Cistercian female abbey of the 12th century, is located in Corcelles-Ferrières in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Only its chapel of the 13th-XIVth centuries remains partially today.

Abbey
25110 Baume-les-Dames

The Abbey of Baume-les-Dames, an 18th-century Benedictine abbey located in the Doubs, is famous for its neo-Roman abbey church and its link with Saint Odile. A listed historical monument, it embodies a rich religious and architectural heritage in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.