Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Somme

Prieuré
80132 Abbeville

The Priory Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d'Abbeville, founded in 1075, was a major Clunisian priory located in the Hauts-de-France, rebuilt in the 18th century in neo-classical style before its abolition in 1790.

Abbaye
80680 Saint-Fuscien

The Abbey of Saint-Fuscien, a former Benedictine abbey of the 17th and 18th centuries, is located in Saint-Fuscien in the Hauts-de-France. Founded in the sixth century, it was a major monastic and educational place before it was abolished in the Revolution.

Abbaye
80000 Amiens

Saint-Jean-des-Prémontrés Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Amiens, is a former abbey of regular canons rebuilt in the 18th century. Its remains, classified as historical monuments, now house cultural activities in the Hauts-de-France.

Eglise romane
80850 Berteaucourt-les-Dames

The abbey of Sainte-Marie de Berteaucourt, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century in Berteaucourt-les-Dames (Somme), bears witness to a rich religious and architectural past in Picardia, now partially preserved.

Abbaye
80000 Amiens

The Abbey of Saint-Acheul, founded in the 11th century in Amiens, is a former Augustine abbey rebuilt in the 18th century, famous for its Jesuit-style abbey church and its link with St.Firmin, the first bishop of Amiens.

Abbaye
80800 Corbie

The Royal Abbey Saint-Pierre de Corbie, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century in Corbie (Somme), was a major intellectual home of the Carolingian Renaissance and an influential political center in Picardia.

Abbaye
80310 Crouy-Saint-Pierre

The Abbey of Gard, an ancient 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Crouy-Saint-Pierre in the Hauts-de-France, was founded in 1137 and marked by a turbulent history, especially during the Hundred Years War and the French Revolution.

Abbaye
80120 Argoules

The Abbey of Valloires, founded in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 18th century in Argoules (Hauts-de-France), is a Cistercian gem combining rock architecture and medieval history. Classified as a historic monument, it houses an abbey decorated by Simon Pfaff and gardens open to the public.