Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Meuse

Eglise gothique
55120 Lachalade

The abbey of Lachalade, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century in Lachalade (Meuse, Grand Est), is today a parish church classified as a historical monument, marked by sober architecture and rich monastic history.

Abbaye
55200 Geville

The abbey of Rangéval, an 18th-century pre-demonstrated abbey in Geville (Meuse), illustrates classical religious architecture with its half-cloister and preserved home, classified as a historical monument in 1965.

Abbaye
55100 Verdun

Saint-Paul de Verdun Abbey, a 17th century pre-demonstrated abbey, is located in Verdun in the Grand Est region. Its convent buildings now house the courthouse and the Meuse's sub-prefecture.

Eglise de style classique
55500 Stainville

The Jovilliers Abbey, an 18th-century pre-demonstrated abbey in Stainville (Meuse), is a classical stone complex, marked by an imposing facade and a preserved cloister, now partially exploited in agriculture.

Prieuré
55200 Commercy

The priory of Breuil, a former Benedictine monastery of the eighteenth century in Commercy (Great East), combines religious architecture and civil reassignments (sub-prefecture, normal school).

Abbaye
55600 Montmédy

The Abbey of Orval in Montmédy, in the Great East, is an old facade of urban refuge of monks, classified historical monument. This vestige of the 19th century bears witness to a religious and prison past, now threatened with ruin.

Abbaye
55250 Lisle-en-Barrois

The Abbey of Lisle-en-Barrois, founded around 1140 in the Meuse, was a powerful Cistercian abbey of the Great East. Its ogival abbey church and rich heritage made it an influential place until its dissolution in 1790.

Chapelle
55250 Beaulieu-en-Argonne

The hermitage of Saint-Rouin is a 20th century modern chapel, located in Beaulieu-en-Argonne (Meuse), rebuilt on a former medieval oratory in the forest of Argonne.