Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Indre-et-Loire

Priory
37270 Azay-sur-Cher

The Priory of Saint-Jean-du-Grais, founded in the 12th century in Azay-sur-Cher (Indre-et-Loire), is a former Cistercian and then Augustinian Romanesque monastery, which remains steeple, capitular hall and refectory classified as Historic Monuments in 1928.

Priory
37600 Perrusson

The Priory of Saint-Genest, located in Perrusson in the Centre-Val de Loire, is a former medieval priory of the 11th and 15th centuries, of which only remains remains of chapel and a Renaissance well.

Priory
37230 Fondettes

The priory of Lavaré, founded in the 13th century in Fondettes (Indre-et-Loire), is a typical Benedictine agricultural monastery, dominated by a tithe barn and a fortified enclosure, witness to the rural history of Tourangelle.

Priory
37390 Chanceaux-sur-Choisille

The priory of Chanceaux-sur-Coisille, founded in the 11th century, is an ancient religious monument located in the village of the same name in the Centre-Val de Loire, marked by agricultural transformations in medieval and modern times.

Royal Abbey
37140 Bourgueil

The abbey of Saint-Pierre de Bourgueil, founded in 990 by Emma de Blois, is a former Benedictine abbey located in Bourgueil in Indre-et-Loire, marked by a rich history from the 10th to the 18th century, mixing religious, political and winemaking power.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
37370 Saint-Paterne-Racan

Notre-Dame de la Clarté-Dieu Abbey, founded in the 13th century in Saint-Paterne-Racan, is an ancient Cistercian abbey partially preserved in the Centre-Val de Loire, marked by its monastic history and successive reconstructions.

Abbey
37500 Seuilly

Seuilly Abbey, a former Abbey from the 12th to the 17th century located in Seuilly in Indre-et-Loire, is a medieval and classical architectural testimony, partially classified as a historical monument since 1948.

Abbey
37800 Nouâtre

The Abbey of Noyers, founded in the 11th century in Nouâtre in Indre-et-Loire, was an influential monastery in Touraine, partially rebuilt in the 18th century. Its remains are now classified as historical monuments.