Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Jura

Monastère
39800 Poligny

The monastery Sainte-Claire de Poligny, founded in the 15th century, is a convent of clarisses located in Poligny in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, marked by reconstructions in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries after fires and the Revolution.

Prieuré
39800 Vaux-sur-Poligny

The Priory of Notre-Dame de Vaux-sur-Poligny, a former Benedictine monastery of the eleventh century transformed into a college, stands in a remote Jurassian near Poligny, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Its history combines Clunisian spirituality and successive reconstructions until the 19th century.

Eglise romane
39320 Gigny

Gigny Abbey, founded in the 9th century in Gigny (Jura), is a former Benedictine abbey linked to the order of Cluny, marked by Romanesque and Gothic architecture, classified as a Historic Monument in 1913.

Abbaye
39210 Château-Chalon

The abbey of Château-Chalon, a former Benedictine abbey and then chapter of noble canonesses, dominates the Jura vineyards from the rocky plateau of Château-Chalon (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), active from the 8th-IXth centuries to the Revolution.

Eglise romane et gothique
39570 Baume-les-Messieurs

Saint-Pierre de Baume-les-Messieurs Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 9th century, is a historic jewel located in the Jura, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, famous for its role in the foundation of Cluny and its preserved monastic architecture.

Eglise romane et gothique
39350 Vitreux

Notre-Dame d'Acey Abbey, founded in 1136, is a Cistercian-Trappist abbey located in Vitreux in the Jura, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. This medieval monastery, marked by a turbulent history, remains active today with a monastic community and a church classified as a historical monument.

Abbaye
39150 Grande-Rivière Château

The abbey of Grandvaux, former Augustinian foundation of the 12th century located at Grande-Rivière Château in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is now extinct, leaving only its church of the 15th-17th century as the main vestige.

Ermitage
39600 Port-Lesney

The Hermitage Notre-Dame de Lorette, located in Port-Lesney in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a religious complex of the 15th and 17th centuries, composed of a chapel and a residential building, classified as a Historical Monument.