Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Ardennes

Monastery
08210 Mouzon

The monastery of Mouzon, a 17th century Benedictine monastery located in Mouzon in the Ardennes, has a classical architecture with cloister and French gardens, now partially transformed into a retirement home.

Abbey
08160 Flize

Élan Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian abbey located in Élan in the Ardennes, has remarkable remains, including a 17th-century abbey and an 18th-century chapel in the forest.

Abbey
08250 Chatel-Chéhéry

The Abbey of Chehéry, a former 18th-century Cistercian abbey located in Chatel-Chehéry in the Ardennes, is an architectural testimony of monastic renewal, partially transformed into a bourgeois residence in the 19th century.

Abbey
08090 Fagnon

Notre-Dame de Sept-Fontaines Abbey, a 17th-century pre-demonstrated abbey in Fagnon (Great East), is a historic monument transformed into a hotel-restaurant, famous for its links with Charles de Gaulle and its Louis XIII architecture.

Gothic Church
08800 Monthermé

The abbey of Laval Dieu, a former 12th century pre-demonstrated abbey at Montherme (Great East), was founded by Ithier de Rethel and transformed in the 17th century. Ranked a historic monument in 1963, it preserves a Baroque chapel and medieval remains.

Abbey
08240 Belval-Bois-des-Dames

Belval Abbey in Bois-des-Dames, a former pre-demonstrated abbey of the 17th and 18th centuries, stands in Belval-Bois-des-Dames (Grand Est), between forests and hilly clearings of the Ardennes, witness to a rich monastic and cultural past.

Chartreuse
08390 Le Mont-Dieu

The Chartreuse du Mont-Dieu, a 17th-century cartreux monastery located at Le Mont-Dieu in the Ardennes, is a historical vestige classified as a historical monument, marked by elegant architecture and a turbulent history since its foundation in 1132.