Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Charente-Maritime

Priory
17250 Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult

The Priory of Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult, founded in the 12th century in Charente-Maritime, is a former Romanesque monastery linked to the Abbey of Saintes, marked by medieval fortifications and reconstructions in the 16th-17th centuries after the Wars of Religion.

Monolith chapel
17120 Mortagne-sur-Gironde

The monolithic hermitage of Mortagne-sur-Gironde, dug in a limestone cliff, is a medieval troglodyte site from the 9th to the 17th century, located in Charente-Maritime, including a church, a monastery and monastic living spaces.

Priory
17250 Sainte-Gemme

The priory of Sainte-Gemme, a Romanesque monastery of the 11th-XIIth century in Sainte-Gemme (Charente-Maritime), bears witness to Benedictine art and religious conflicts that marked its history.

Gothic Church
17630 La Flotte

Notre-Dame-de-Ré Abbey, known as Les Châteliers, is a former Cistercian abbey in ruins from the twelfth to the fifteenth century, located in La Flotte on the island of Ré, in New Aquitaine, classified as a historical monument since 1990.

Abbey
17620 Saint-Agnant

The Abbey of Montierneuf, a former priory of the 12th century in Saint-Agnant (Nouveau-Aquitaine), presents Renaissance remains and a classified dovecote, witness to its monastic and seigneurial history in Saintonge.

Romanesque Church
17250 Trizay

The priory of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste de Trizay, a former Benedictine priory from the 11th century in Charente-Maritime, is a restored Romanesque gem that now houses a contemporary art centre in its medieval remains and preserved convent buildings.

Abbey
17770 Saint-Bris-des-Bois

The Abbey of Fondouce, a former Benedictine abbey of the 12th and 13th centuries, stands at Saint-Bris-des-Bois in New Aquitaine, bearing witness to a rich monastic and architectural past.

Paths of Compostela - Route of Tours
17400 Saint-Jean-d'Angély

The Royal Abbey of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, a former Benedictine abbey of the 14th, 17th and 18th centuries, located in New Aquitaine, is an architectural jewel marked by a rich and turbulent history, now transformed into a cultural centre.