Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Charente

Abbaye
16380 Charras

The abbey of Notre-Dame de Grosbot, an ancient Cistercian abbey of the 12th century, stands in Charras, Charente, in the heart of the Horte forest, witness to a rich monastic and architectural past between Angoulême and Périgueux.

Eglise romane
16320 Combiers

The Priory of Rauzet, a former Grandmontan monastery of the 12th century, stands in Combiers in Charente. This preserved site, marked by a chapel and restored monastic buildings, illustrates the austerity and architecture typical of the order of Grandmont in New Aquitaine.

Eglise romane
16380 Marthon

The Saint-Sylvestre Priory of Saint-Sauveur, founded in the 11th-XIIth century in Marthon, is an ancient religious and agricultural centre, now partially in ruins, bearing witness to Poitevin Romanesque architecture.

Eglise romane
16420 Lesterps

Lesterps Abbey, a former 11th-century Augustine abbey located in Lesterps, Charente (New Aquitaine), is famous for its 43-metre Romanesque bell tower and its turbulent medieval history, marked by successive destructions and reconstructions.

Eglise romane
16100 Saint-Brice

Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Châtre Abbey, located in Saint-Brice, Charente, is a 12th-century Romanesque abbey, famous for its domes and Saintongese architecture, classified as a historical monument in 1948.

Abbaye
16100 Merpins

The Frenade Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century in Merpins, New Aquitaine, bears witness to a monastic heritage marked by wars and the Revolution. Its remains, classified in 1987, include a Renaissance capitular hall and medieval traces.

Prieuré
16100 Cognac

The priory Saint-Léger de Cognac, a former Benedictine priory of the 13th and 18th centuries, is located in Cognac in Charente. Today, it houses the municipal library in its restored convent buildings.

Abbaye
16140 Tusson

The Abbey of the Ladies of Tusson, founded in the 12th century in Tusson (Charente), was a double priory of the order of Fontevraud, combining convent of the Ladies and Men, marked by a rich monastic history and remarkable architectural remains.