Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Calvados

Abbaye
14340 Saint-Ouen-le-Pin

The abbey of Val-Richer, a former Cistercian abbey from the 17th to the 19th century, is located in Saint-Ouen-le-Pin in Calvados. This historic monument, marked by the Counter-Reform and the Revolution, was also the residence of François Guizot.

14170 Saint-Pierre-en-Auge

The former Notre-Dame Abbey of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, founded in the 11th century in Calvados, is a remarkable Benedictine monastic complex, combining medieval and classical architecture, classified with historical monuments in Normandy.

Prieuré
14130 Saint-Hymer

The Priory of Saint-Hymer, a former Benedictine monastery of the 14th, 16th and 18th centuries, is located in Saint-Hymer (Calvados). This historic site, marked by its Jansenist role, houses a medieval church and preserved convent buildings.

Eglise gothique
14940 Banneville-la-Campagne

The ancient portal of the 14th century Troarn Abbey is a medieval vestige moved to Banneville-la-Campagne (Calvados) to adorn the entrance to a castle in the 19th century.

Prieuré
14700 Noron-l'Abbaye

The Priory of Noron-l'Abbaye, founded in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 14th centuries, is a former monastery located in Calvados, Normandy. Registered as historical monuments since 1928.

Prieuré
14630 Cagny

The Priory of Notre-Dame-des-Moutiers, founded in the 11th and 12th centuries in Cagny (Calvados), is a former Benedictine monastery today in ruins, classified as a historical monument since 1974.

14220 Espins

Former Cistercian barn of the 14th to 16th centuries in Espins (Calvados), this abbey mansion of Val-Richer, called Ferme de Foudenpant, combines barn with medieval tithes and Renaissance houses, classified as a historical monument in 1995.

Abbaye
14420 Villers-Canivet

The abbey of Villers-Canivet, a former female Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century, stands in Villers-Canivet in Normandy, with remains of the 14th, 17th and 18th centuries in the heart of a preserved abbey.