Convents classified in Normandy

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76490 Caudebec-en-Caux

The Augustine convent of Caudebec-en-Caux, founded in the 17th century in Normandy, was a place of instruction for young girls, today partially destroyed but whose south gate is preserved on rue Jean-Léon Leprévost.

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76380 Canteleu

The Sainte-Barbe Convent of Canteleu, founded in the 15th century, is an ancient troglodytic and elevational religious building located in Canteleu, Normandy, marked by reconstructions in the 17th and 19th centuries.

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27000 Évreux

Former Franciscan convent of the seventeenth century in Évreux in Normandy, today a departmental conservatory of music, combining classical heritage and musical tradition.

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14000 Caen

The former convent of the Visitation of Caen, founded in the 17th century in Bourg-l'Abbé, is a historical monastery transformed into barracks and then into cultural space. Located in Caen, Normandy, it illustrates French classical architecture and local religious history.

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27400 Louviers

The convent of the Penitents of Louviers, built in the middle of the seventeenth century, is a former Franciscan monastery located in Louviers in Normandy, famous for its unique cloister overlooking the Eure and its turbulent history, from prison to cultural place.

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76200 Dieppe

Former Carmelite convent of the 17th-18th century in Dieppe, transformed into a Protestant temple in 1835. Ranked a historic monument, it combines stone, sandstone and flint in a sober and elegant style.

61380 Soligny-la-Trappe

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Trappe, founded in the 12th century in Soligny-la-Trappe in Normandy, is an emblematic Cistercian monastery, marked by the Trappist reform of Rancé in the 17th century and a turbulent history until today.

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27480 Lyons-la-Forêt

Former Benedictine convent of the eighteenth century in Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy, now occupied by a school. Founded in 1562, it preserves the remains of its enclosure and a history related to the nuns and the Revolution.