Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the North

Abbey
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.

Abbey
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.

Abbey
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.

Abbey
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.

Baroque Church
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.

Abbey
59380 Bergues

The Carrée Tower of the Abbey of Saint-Winoc, remains of a Benedictine abbey of the eleventh century in Bergues (Nord), bears witness to the religious and medieval history of the Hauts-de-France.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
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.

Abbey
59550 Maroilles

Maroilles Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded around 650, is located in Maroilles, Hauts-de-France. This historic monument, partially destroyed during the Revolution, preserves a mill and a tithe barn from the 16th to the 18th century.