Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Mayenne

Abbaye
53260 Entrammes

Notre-Dame du Port-du-Salut Abbey, a 13th-century Trappist monastery in Entrammes (Mayenne), is famous for its monastic history and emblematic cheese. Located on the banks of Mayenne, it combines religious heritage and Cistercian architecture.

Prieuré
53400 Mée

The Genovéfain Priory of Mea, an ancient 17th century religious monument, stands at Mea in Mayenne, surrounded by moat and classified outbuildings.

Prieuré
53400 Craon

The Benedictine Priory Saint-Clément de Craon, a former 11th century monastery located in Craon in Mayenne, depended on the abbey of the Trinity of Vendôme. Its remains have been protected since 1989.

Prieuré
53220 Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

The Saint-Médard de la Futaie Priory, located in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie in Mayenne, is a historic monument registered since 1988, including a prioral church in a preserved rural setting.

Eglise romane
53350 La Roë

The abbey of La Roë, founded in the 11th century in La Roë in Mayenne, is a former Augustinian abbey classified as a historical monument, marked by Romanesque architecture and a turbulent history between wars and restorations.

Prieuré
53350 Ballots

The priory of the Bonshommes de Ballots, founded in 1193 near Craon, was a grandmontan religious establishment serving as a hotel on a medieval route between Anjou and Brittany. Today in ruins, it is classified as a historical monument.

Monastère
53200 Azé

The monastery of Buron, a former Franciscan convent of the 16th–15th centuries in Azé (Pays de la Loire), today retains only its chapel, a altarpiece and a listed monumental gate.

Abbaye
53100 Saint-Georges-Buttavent

Fontaine-Daniel Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1204 by Juhel III of Mayenne, is located in Saint-Georges-Buttavent in Mayenne. This emblematic monument, marked by feudal conflicts and architectural transformations, was a major religious and economic centre until its suppression in 1790.