Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Upper Vienna

87240 Saint-Sylvestre

The former Grandmont Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Sylvestre, New Aquitaine, was the mother abbey of the Grandmont Order. Today reduced to protected archaeological remains, it bears witness to a rich monastic and architectural past in Limousin.

Prieuré
87600 Rochechouart

The priory of Saint-Sauveur de Rochechouart, a 16th-century vestige located in Rochechouart in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, preserves medieval frescoes and a rare painted decor, witness to its monastic past and its link with Charroux Abbey.

Maison à pan de bois
87400 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

The priory of Lartige, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat in New Aquitaine, is a medieval monastic complex with church, cloister and partially preserved convent buildings.

Prieuré
87190 Saint-Léger-Magnazeix

The grandmontaine du Bronzeaux, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Léger-Magnazeix (New Aquitaine), is a former monastic priory, the only limousine vestige of the order of Grandmont, classified as a historical monument in 1999.

Prieuré
87440 Les Salles-Lavauguyon

The Priory of the Salles-Lavauguyon, a former Augustine monastery of the 12th to 13th centuries, stands at Les Salles-Lavauguyon in New Aquitaine. This rectangular building, marked by medieval remains, bears witness to a religious architecture transformed over the centuries.

Eglise romane
87000 Limoges

The abbey of Saint-Martial de Limoges, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 9th century, was a major cultural and religious centre in Limousin. Located in the city of Limoges in New Aquitaine, it embodies an exceptional Gallo-Roman and medieval heritage.

Prieuré
87120 Sainte-Anne-Saint-Priest

The priory of Sainte-Radegonde de Villevaleix, founded in the 12th century in Sainte-Anne-Saint-Priest (Haute-Vienne), is a former Benedictine female priory dedicated to Radegonde de Poitiers, now partially classified as a historical monument.

Prieuré
87500 Le Chalard

The former Priory Notre-Dame du Chalard, founded at the end of the 11th century in Le Chalard in Upper Vienna, is an Augustine monastery marked by its 12th century church and its turbulent medieval history.