Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Corrèze

Monastery
19190 Aubazines

The former monastery of Coyroux, founded in the 12th century in Aubazines in Corrèze, was a female Cistercian monastery linked to the Abbey of Aubazine. Today in ruins, it bears witness to a medieval monastic architecture unique in New Aquitaine.

Abbey
19200 Saint-Fréjoux

The abbey of Notre-Dame de Bonnaigue, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Fréjoux en Corrèze, is a former Cistercian abbey partially preserved, with a remodeled church and convenual remains transformed into a farm.

Priory
19360 Malemort-sur-Corrèze

The buildings of the former Priory Saint-Xantin, in Malemort-sur-Corrèze, form a medieval ensemble of the 13th and 14th centuries, including older cellars and classified Historic Monument since 1996.

Romanesque Church
19200 Saint-Angel

The Priory of Saint-Michel-des-Anges, founded in the 8th century in Saint-Angel en Corrèze, is a former Benedictine monastery marked by reconstructions in the 11th, 15th and 17th centuries, classified as a Historical Monument since 1840.

Clocher-wall
19200 Confolent-Port-Dieu

The priory of Port-Dieu, a former Benedictine priory of the 15th and 17th centuries, is located in Confolent-Port-Dieu in Corrèze. Founded in the 11th century, it depended on the abbey of the Chaise-Dieu and was marked by religious wars.

Romanesque Church
19410 Vigeois

Saint-Pierre de Vigeois Abbey, founded in the 6th century and rebuilt in the 11th and 11th centuries, is an ancient Benedictine abbey classified as a Historic Monument in 1886, located in Vigeois en Corrèze, emblematic of limousine Romanesque architecture.

Abbey
19190 Aubazines

Saint-Étienne d'Aubazine Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Corrèze, is a former Cistercian double abbey (men and women), classified as a historical monument. It is famous for its medieval architecture and its connection to Coco Chanel.

Romanesque Church
19250 Meymac

Saint-André de Meymac Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 17th and 19th centuries, stands in Meymac in Corrèze. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it now houses a museum and a contemporary art centre in its preserved wings.