Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Vaucluse

Eglise romane
84000 Avignon

The abbey Saint-Ruf d'Avignon, a former 11th-century Romanesque abbey located in Avignon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, was a major home of canonical reform. Its remains, classified in 1889, bear witness to a rich religious and architectural past.

Eglise romane
84510 Caumont-sur-Durance

The Chartreuse de Bonpas, founded in the 12th century in Caumont-sur-Durance (Vaucluse), is a former Chartreuse monastery classified as a historical monument, marked by a rich medieval history and transformations in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Eglise romane
84300 Cavaillon

The hermitage Saint-Jacques, a 12th century religious building, dominates Cavaillon (Vaucluse). Ranked a historic monument in 1911, it combines Romanesque chapel and Renaissance enlargements on Saint-Jacques Hill.

Eglise romane et gothique
84560 Ménerbes

The Saint-Hilaire Abbey of Ménerbes, founded in the 13th century, is a former medieval Carmelite convent located in the Vaucluse, in the heart of the Luberon. Classified as a historical monument, it combines religious architecture and emblematic agricultural terraces of Provence.

Eglise romane
84250 Le Thor

The fortified monastery of Thouzon, a former Benedictine priory of the eleventh century located in the Thor (Vaucluse), dominates the plain of Comtat Venaissin with its medieval remains and its two classified churches.

Eglise romane
84400 Apt

The abbey of Saint-Pierre-des-Tourettes, founded in the 10th century, is an ancient Romanesque abbey located in Apt, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, of which only a 12th century chapel remains.

Abbaye
84330 Le Barroux

Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux Abbey, founded in 1970, is a Benedictine Romanesque abbey located at Barroux (Vaucluse), famous for its traditional architecture and monastic life centered on prayer and crafts.

84110 Faucon

The Priory Saint-Germain, in Faucon (Vaucluse), is a medieval religious complex built on the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa, including an 11th century church and convent buildings. Registered as historical monuments in 1992.