Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Dear

Abbaye
18000 Bourges

The Abbey Saint-Ambroix de Bourges, founded in the 7th century, is an ancient Benedictine abbey transformed into a luxury hotel after reconstructions in the 17th century. Its remains, located in the Cher, bear witness to a turbulent history between religion and architectural heritage.

Eglise romane
18200 Drevant

The priory of Drevant, Benedictine monastery of the 12th century located in the Cher in the Centre-Val de Loire, is a clunisian site inscribed with historical monuments, witness of 7 centuries of monastic life and the wine history of Berry.

Prieuré
18170 Maisonnais

The Priory of Orsan, a former 12th-century fontevrist monastery rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries, stands in Maisonnais (Dear). This historic site, classified as a historic monument in 1926, is famous for its gardens inspired by medieval cloisters and its role in the order of Fontevraud.

Abbaye
18380 Méry-ès-Bois

Notre-Dame de Loroy Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century, is located in Méry-ès-Bois in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its ruins and cloister of the eighteenth century bear witness to a history marked by successive destruction and reconstruction.

Eglise romane et gothique
18120 Massay

Saint-Martin de Massay Abbey, founded in the 8th century, is a former Benedictine Abbey of Cher, in the Centre-Val de Loire, marked by major reconstructions in the 12th, 14th and 15th centuries, mixing Romanesque and Gothic styles.

Abbaye
18300 Saint-Satur

The Abbey of Saint-Satur, formerly abbey of Saint-Guinefort from the 14th to the 18th century, is located in Saint-Satur in the Cher, in the Centre-Val de Loire. Classified as a historical monument, it combines medieval architecture and modern reconstructions.

Eglise romane
18190 Corquoy

The priory of Grandmont, founded in the 12th century in Corquoy, is a former grandmontain monastery in Romanesque style, abandoned in the 16th century, located in the Centre-Val de Loire.

Abbaye
18000 Bourges

The abbey of Saint-Sulpice de Bourges, a former Benedictine abbey from the 7th century rebuilt in the 18th century, stands in Bourges in the Centre-Val de Loire region, near the Auron and Yèvre rivers. Its monumental portal and convent buildings bear witness to its rich intellectual and religious past.