Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories 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
50430 Lessay

Sainte-Trinité de Lessay Abbey, founded in the 11th century, is a Romanesque Benedictine abbey located in Lessay, Normandy. A masterpiece of Norman architecture, it was restored after its destruction in 1944 and remains an exceptional testimony of Romanesque art.

Abbaye
50700 Valognes

Notre-Dame-de-Protection Abbey, a 17th-century Benedictine abbey in Valognes (Normandy), now houses the local hospital. Its classical buildings and cloister illustrate Louis XIII architecture, with Gothic elements such as its arrow tower.

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.

Eglise romane
50320 La Lucerne-d'Outremer

The Abbey of La Lucerne d'Outremer, founded in the 12th century in La Lucerne-d'Outremer in Normandy, is a former monastery pre-demonstrated by Romanesque and Gothic architecture, partially classified as historical monuments.

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.

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.

50320 Hocquigny

The former Priory of Hocquigny, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, is a historic monument located in Normandy, known for its architectural elements protected as a gemini window and a granite credence.