Abbeys, Monastères and Priories in Vendée

Prieuré
85200 Auchay-sur-Vendée

The Priory of Auzay, located in Auchay-sur-Vendée (Pays de la Loire), is a 14th and 15th century prioral church, including a medieval chapel and underground cellars, partially renovated in the 19th century.

Eglise romane
85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île

The abbey and church of Saint-Philibert de Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, in Vendée, is a religious building from the 11th to the 19th century, mixing Romanesque and Gothic styles, built on the remains of an abbey founded around 677.

Monastère
85190 La Génétouze

The Lieu-Dieu monastery, founded in the 12th century in La Génétouze in Vendée, is a historical monument whose chapel and archaeological site have been protected since 1991.

Prieuré
85240 Xanton-Chassenon

The Priory of Xanton-Chassenon, founded in the 14th century in Vendée, is a former Benedictine priory dependent on the Abbey of Maillezais, known for its vaulted cellars classified.

Abbaye
85580 Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm

The Royal Abbey of Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm, a former Benedictine abbey of the 17th and 18th centuries, is located in Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm in Vendée, classified as a historic monument since 1973.

Eglise gothique
85710 Bois-de-Céné

The Île-Chauvet Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Bois-de-Céné (Vendée), is a medieval Benedictine abbey, marked by architectural transformations and historical conflicts in the Pays de la Loire.

Prieuré
85700 Réaumur

The priory of Réaumur, located in Vendée, is an ancient religious complex of the 13th to 15th centuries, comprising a house, a chapel and classified gardens, witness to local history.

Abbaye
85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île

The abbey of La Blanche, former Cistercian abbey of the 12th–15th centuries, is located in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île in Pays de la Loire. Founded in 1205, it illustrates the island monastic history of salt mining and Trappist reform, before becoming a private domain not open to the public.