Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the North

Abbaye
59870 Marchiennes

The abbey of Marchiennes, a former Benedictine abbey founded around 630 in Marchiennes in the North, was an economic and religious pillar for eleven centuries, until its closure in 1791 during the Revolution.

Abbaye
59127 Walincourt-Selvigny

The abbey of the Guillemins, an ancient 13th century abbey located in Walincourt-Selvigny in Hauts-de-France, was founded by the Guillemites and transformed into a farm after the Revolution.

Monastère
59830 Bouvines

The monastery of Bouvines, a 19th-century residence in the North, was a Dominican religious home and then a spiritual home run by the Chemin Neuf Community since 2003.

Eglise baroque
59230 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

The abbey of Saint-Amand, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Hauts-de-France), was a major cultural centre until its destruction after the Revolution. Today only the abbey tower and the echevinage remain.

59400 Cambrai

The castle of Ranette, a former country house in the Abbey of Saint-Sepulcre, is an 18th century monument located in Cambrai, in the Hauts-de-France.

59146 Pecquencourt

The former Abbey of Anchin, founded in 1079 in Pecquencourt (North), was a major Benedictine abbey, cultural and religious home of the 11th-XIIIth centuries, now reduced to classified remains.

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
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.