Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the North

Abbaye
59143 Watten

Watten Abbey, founded in 1072 in Watten (Hauts-de-France), is a former Augustine monastery, marked by its religious role and successive destruction. Only its medieval tower remains today, classified as a historical monument since 1909.

Abbaye
59120 Lille

Notre-Dame de Loos Abbey, founded in Lille, was an urban refuge for monks, with buildings rebuilt after fires. Its facades have been classified as historical monuments since 1980.

Prieuré
59490 Somain

The Priory Beaurepaire de Somain, an 18th-century religious building in the North, was a canon priory dependent on the Cysoing Abbey, which was listed as a historical monument in 1975.

Abbaye
59330 Hautmont

Hautmont Abbey, founded in the 7th century in Hautmont (North), is a former Benedictine abbey rebuilt in the 18th century, a historical symbol of the Hauts-de-France.

Abbaye
59154 Crespin

The former Benedictine Abbey of Crespin, founded in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 18th century, is a historic ruin located in Crespin in the Hauts-de-France, classified as a Historic Monument in 1990.

Abbaye
59870 Wandignies-Hamage

The Hamage Abbey, founded around 625-639 in Wandignies-Hamage (Hauts-de-France), is a former Benedictine female monastery, one of the oldest in the North, marked by a turbulent Merovingian and Carolingian history.

Eglise romane et gothique
59258 Les Rues-des-Vignes

The Abbey of Vaucelles, a former 12th-century Cistercian abbey located at Les Rues-des-Vignes (Hautes-de-France), was founded in 1131 by Saint Bernard and housed the largest Cistercian abbey church in the world before its partial destruction.

Abbaye
59270 Godewaersvelde

The Abbey of Mont des Cats, founded in 1826 in Godewaersvelde (Hauts-de-France), is a Trappist monastery famous for its cheeses and its turbulent religious history, especially during world wars.