Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Vienna

86120 Berrie

The remains of the priory of Bas-Nueil, located in Berrie, New Aquitaine, are a former Benedictine priory of the 12th century, witness to the transition between Roman and Gothic art in western France.

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86340 Nouaillé-Maupertuis

The Abbey of Nouaillé-Maupertuis, a former Benedictine abbey of the 9th century, stands in the Miosson valley near Poitiers, in New Aquitaine. Its Romanesque church and Carolingian crypts make it a preserved historical gem.

Abbaye
86160 Champagné-Saint-Hilaire

The Abbey of Moreaux, located in Champagné-Saint-Hilaire in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is a former religious monument whose western façade of the church is classified. It bears witness to the local historical heritage.

Eglise romane
86250 Charroux

The Saint-Sauveur Abbey of Charroux, founded in the eighth century, is an ancient Benedictine abbey in ruins located in Charroux, New Aquitaine. This Romanesque monument, marked by an iconic 12th century tower-lantern, was a high spiritual and cultural site of the Middle Ages.

86000 Poitiers

The Grand Prieuré d'Aquitaine, a former Hospitallers' Hotel in Saint-Jean-de-Jérusalem, is a 17th-century monument located in Poitiers, New Aquitaine, marked by its historical portal and preserved architecture.

Abbaye
86240 Ligugé

The Saint-Martin Abbey of Ligugé, founded in 361 by Saint Martin de Tours, is the oldest monastery in the West still in operation. Located in Ligugé, New Aquitaine, it combines medieval heritage and Benedictine monastic life in a preserved historical setting.

Abbaye
86700 Valence-en-Poitou

The former Abbey of Our Lady of Valencia, founded in the 13th century in Valencia-en-Poitou (Vienna), is a Cistercian abbey partially destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century, now classified as a Historical Monument.

86120 Scorbé-Clairvaux

The Priory of Scorbé-Clairvaux, built in the 16th century, is a historic monument located in New Aquitaine, known for its gate and square turret protected since 1929.