Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Ille-et-Vilaine

Priory
35500 Vitré

The Priory of Notre-Dame de Vitré, built in the 17th to 19th centuries, is a former Benedictine Maurist monastery located in Vitré (British), classified as a historical monument in 1987. It adjoins the church of Notre-Dame and dominates the valley of Vilaine.

Priory
35120 La Boussac

The priory of Brégain, a former Benedictine monastery of the eleventh century, is located in La Boussac in Ille-et-Vilaine, overlooking the brook of Guyoult. Ranked a historic monument in 1926, it was also occupied by the Jesuits in the 17th century.

Gothic Church
35500 Vitré

The monastery of Saint-Nicolas de Vitré, built between the 15th and 18th centuries, is a former Augustinian convent and medieval hospital located in the suburb of the Rachapt in Vitré (British).

Gothic Church
35290 Saint-Méen-le-Grand

The former Saint-Méen Abbey, founded in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 12th–15th centuries in Saint-Méen-le-Grand in Brittany, is a historical jewel combining Romanesque, Gothic and classical architecture, now partially classified as a historical monument.

Priory
35800 Dinard

The former Priory of Dinard, founded in the 14th century, is a Catholic place of worship located south of Dinard in Ille-et-Vilaine, marked by its classified historical fires.

Gothic Church
35160 Montfort-sur-Meu

The abbey Saint-Jacques de Montfort, founded in the 12th century in Montfort-sur-Meu in Brittany, is a former august abbey of which only remains remains, including the western portal of the 14th century.

Abbey
35120 Epiniac

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Vieuville, founded in the 12th century in Epiniac, Brittany, is a former Cistercian abbey daughter of Savigny, partially in ruins but classified as a historical monument since 2002.

Abbey
35400 Saint-Malo

Saint-Benoît de Saint-Malo Abbey, founded in the 17th century, is a historic monument located in the port city of Saint-Malo, Brittany. Its ancient abbey church and cloister have been protected since 1946.