Abbeys, Monastères and Priories in Vendée

Eglise romane et gothique
85500 Les Herbiers

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Graintiere, founded in the 12th century at Les Herbiers, is an emblematic Romanesque vestige of Vendée, marked by a turbulent monastic history.

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.

Eglise gothique
85000 La Roche-sur-Yon

The abbey of the Fontenelles, a former 13th-century Augustinian abbey located in La Roche-sur-Yon in Vendée, is an angeline Gothic monument dedicated to the Virgin Mary, marked by a turbulent history between religious foundations and successive destruction.

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.

Prieuré
85400 Les Magnils-Reigniers

The Priory of Magnils-Reigniers, located in the eponymous commune of Pays de la Loire, is a religious monument whose exact period remains undetermined.

Prieuré
85110 Chantonnay

The Priory of Notre-Dame de l'Angle, a former medieval priory of the Augustine canons in Chantonnay (Vendée), today preserves only its 12th century Romanesque chapel, integrated into a farm.

Abbaye
85480 Bournezeau

Trizay Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey of the 12th, 14th and 18th centuries, is located in Bournezeau, Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire. Turned into a farm in the 19th century, it is now a partially preserved historical monument.