Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Vienna

Eglise romane
86350 Saint-Martin-l'Ars

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Réau, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Martin-l'Ars (Vienna), is an Augustinian monastery marked by medieval influence and changes in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Eglise romane
86310 Saint-Savin

The Abbey of Saint-Savin-Saint-Cyprien, a 11th-century Romanesque jewel in Saint-Savin (New Aquitaine), is famous for its medieval murals classified at UNESCO. Architectural and artistic masterpiece of the Poitou.

Prieuré
86110 Mirebeau

The Priory Saint-André de Mirebeau, founded between 1051 and 1055, is a former Benedictine priory located in Mirebeau, New Aquitaine, marked by a 13th century capitular hall and a church rebuilt in the 19th century.

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.

Eglise romane
86290 Journet

The priory of Villesalem, a 12th century Poitevin Romanesque jewel in Journet (New Aquitaine), was a mixed priory of the order of Fontevraud, marked by preserved architecture and a turbulent history until its restoration in the 20th century.

Eglise romane et gothique
86000 Poitiers

Saint-Jean de Montierneuf Abbey, an 11th-century Benedictine abbey in Poitiers, combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Its abbey church, listed as a Historical Monument, has dominated the city centre since its founding by William VIII of Aquitaine.

Abbaye
86210 Archigny

The abbey of l'Étoile, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century in Archigny, New Aquitaine, illustrates medieval monastic architecture with its Romanesque and Gothic remains, now partially restored and classified as a historical monument since 1991.

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.