Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Sarthe

Eglise gothique
72170 Vivoin

The priory of Saint-Hippolyte de Vivoin, a former monastery of the 11th–12th centuries in Sarthe, combines Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance architecture. Its classified prioral church and medieval cellar make it a major historical site of the Pays de la Loire.

Abbaye
72400 Cherreau

Notre Dame de la Pelice Abbey, a 12th century Benedictine Abbey, is located in Cherreau en Sarthe. Founded in 1170 by Bernard III de La Ferté, it preserves an 18th century abbey house.

Prieuré
72610 Rouessé-Fontaine

The Priory Saint-Augustin de Rouessé-Fontaine, religious building of the 15th, 18th and 20th centuries, is located in the Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire. Its facades and roofs have been classified as historical monuments since 1974.

Abbaye
72300 Solesmes

Sainte-Cécile de Solesmes Abbey, a Benedictine female monastery founded in 1866, is located in the Sarthe in Pays de la Loire. This emblematic place reconnects with the monastic tradition and the Gregorian plain-chant.

Monastère
72200 La Flèche

The monastery of the Visitation of La Flèche, founded in the middle of the seventeenth century in the Sarthe, is a former visiting convent maintaining its original claustral buildings (1651) and a remarkable carved wooden staircase, protected as Historic Monument since 1985.

Abbaye
72000 Le Mans

Saint-Pierre de la Couture Abbey, an 18th-century Benedictine Abbey located in Le Mans in Sarthe, is now partially preserved with its abbey church and cloister, integrated into the prefecture.

Prieuré
72500 Dissay-sous-Courcillon

The priory of Dissay-sous-Courcillon, built in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 13th, 15th, 18th and 20th centuries, is a historical monument located in the Sarthe, Pays de la Loire. Former Benedictine priory, he illustrates local religious architecture.

Abbaye
72300 Précigné

The Perray-Neuf Abbey, a former pre-demonstrated abbey of the 17th and 18th centuries, stands at Précigné en Sarthe. Founded in the 12th century, it illustrates the monastic architecture of Haut-Anjou with its sumptuous interior decorations and monumental porch.