Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the English Channel

Abbaye
50250 Neufmesnil

Blanchelande Abbey, a 12th century pre-demonstrated abbey, is located in Neufmesnil, Normandy. Founded by Richard of The Hague, it preserves medieval remains and a 16th century abbey house, partially classified as a historical monument.

Abbaye
50220 Poilley

Montmorel Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Poilley, Normandy, is a former Augustine monastery partially preserved. Its remains, including the abbey house and cloister, bear witness to a rich medieval and modern history, marked by conflicts and reconstructions until the 17th century.

Abbaye
50390 Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte

The Abbey of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, founded around 1080 by Néel III, is a Benedictine abbey located in the Manche, Normandy. Destroyed and rebuilt several times, it combines Romanesque and flamboyant Gothic architecture.

Abbaye
50130 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The ancient Abbey of Notre-Dame du Voeu, founded in 1145 in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (Manche), is a medieval august abbey marked by centuries of looting and reconstruction, now classified as a historical monument.

Eglise fortifiée
50200 Gratot

The Hermitage Saint-Gerbold de Gratot, a 15th century religious building transformed into a hermitage in the 17th century, is a rare testimony of hermitic life in Normandy, located in Gratot in the English Channel.

Clocher en bâtière
50300 Vains

The Priory of Saint-Léonard, a former Benedictine priory of the 11th century in Vains (Manche), depended on Saint-Étienne Abbey in Caen. Transformed into a farm after the Revolution, it has been partially restored since the 1980s.

Eglise romane
50640 Savigny-le-Vieux

Savigny Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Savigny-le-Vieux in Normandy, was a Savignian and then Cistercian abbey, head of an influential monastic order, now partially in ruins but classified as historical monuments.

Prieuré
50170 Pontorson

The priory of Ardevon, a former Benedictine establishment of the 10th century, is located in Pontorson (Manche), Normandy, near Mont-Saint-Michel. Founded as a monastic refuge, it became a welcoming place for pilgrims and a medieval agricultural centre.