Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Tarn

Romanesque Church
81430 Ambialet

The Priory of Ambialet, a medieval religious building of the eleventh century, dominates the rocky peninsula of Ambialet (Tarn, Occitanie). Ranked a historic monument in 1886, it blends Benedictine remains and 19th century restorations by Franciscans.

Chartreuse
81100 Castres

The Chartreuse de Saïx, founded in the 14th century near Castres in Occitanie, is an ancient Cartusian monastery rebuilt in the 17th century. Today, only its wall remains, a Louis XIV portal and remains scattered after the Revolution.

Abbey
81570 Vielmur-sur-Agout

Notre-Dame de la Sagne Abbey, founded in the 11th century, is a former medieval monastery located in Vielmur-sur-Agout, Occitanie, partially rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries after successive destruction.

Romanesque Church
81100 Burlats

The former priory of Burlats, located in the Tarn in Occitanie, is a 12th century Romanesque ensemble including a collegiate, the Adelaide Pavilion and Adam's house, marked by the Wars of Religion and restored in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
81110 Dourgne

The Abbey of En-Calcat, founded in 1890 in Dourgne (Occitanie), is an active Benedictine abbey, famous for its liturgy in French and its books of hours. It welcomes pilgrims and visitors in search of spirituality.

Gothic Church
81600 Gaillac

Saint-Michel de Gaillac Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th and 15th centuries in Gaillac, Occitanie, now houses a museum dedicated to wine and wine, while its church remains an active place of worship.