Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Aisne

Abbaye
02830 Saint-Michel

The Abbey of Saint-Michel, Benedictine abbey of the 13th, 17th and 18th centuries, stands in Saint-Michel (Hauts-de-France). Founded in the 10th century, it combines Gothic and classical architecture, with an 18th century historic organ and 16th century murals.

02200 Soissons

The former Abbey of Longpont, founded in the 12th century in Soissons, is a Cistercian monument known for its medieval cellars, witness to its wine and economic activity in the 13th and 16th centuries.

Eglise gothique
02400 Essômes-sur-Marne

The abbey of Essômes, a former 13th-century Augustinian abbey in Essômes-sur-Marne (Hauts-de-France), preserves an abbey church classified as a historical monument since 1846, a witness to its rich medieval past and its successive restorations.

Prieuré
02410 Saint-Nicolas-aux-Bois

The Tortoir de Saint-Nicolas-aux-Bois is a 14th century Benedictine fortified priory located in the Aisne, in the forest of Saint-Gobain. Ranked a historic monument in 1912, it blends ogival chapel with monastic buildings transformed into a farm.

Abbaye
02200 Soissons

Saint-Médard de Soissons Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century, was one of the most powerful monasteries under the Carolingians. Located in Soissons, Hauts-de-France, it retains a classified crypt of the 9th or 11th century.

Abbaye
02160 Cuissy-et-Geny

The Abbey of Cuissy, a former pre-demonstrated abbey of the 17th and 18th centuries, is located in Cuissy-et-Geny in the Hauts-de-France. Classified as a historic monument, it retains a dovecote and a monumental door.

Abbaye
02120 Vadencourt

Bohéries Abbey, an 18th-century Cistercian abbey in Vadencourt (Aisne), is a listed historical monument known for its commons and its iconic octagonal dovecote of Picardie.

02130 Bruyères-sur-Fère

The abbey of Val-Chrétien, founded in the 12th century in Bruyères-sur-Fère (Hauts-de-France), is a former pre-assembled abbey, a historical monument, transformed into a farm after the Revolution.