Abbeys and Basilicas in the Rhône-Alpes

Romanesque and Gothic Church
69005 Lyon

The Saint John de Lyon primatia, Gothic and Romanesque cathedral from the 12th to the 15th century, is located in Old Lyon. It is famous for its astronomical clock of the 14th century and its role as primatial of Gauls, episcopal seat of the Archdiocese of Lyon.

Romanesque Church
42330 Chamboeuf

The Abbey Church of Jourcey, built in the 12th century, is a historical monument located in Chambeuf, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Former Abbey, it embodies the medieval religious architecture of the region.

Romanesque Church
73210 Aime-la-Plagne

The Basilica of Saint Martin d'Aime, built in the 11th century in Aime-la-Plagne in Savoy, is a Romanesque prioral church classified as a historical monument. Disused, it now houses a museum space and preserves medieval frescoes and a Roman crypt.

Basilica
38970 La Salette-Fallavaux

The Shrine of Notre-Dame de la Salette, located at La Salette-Fallavaux in Isère, is a major Marian place built after an apparition reported in 1846 by two shepherd children, attracting pilgrims from all over the world.

01000 Bourg-en-Bresse

Former Jesuit college of the 17th and 18th centuries in Bourg-en-Bresse, transformed into a high school in the 19th century, housing a classified Baroque chapel and a historic portal inscribed in the Monuments.

38000 Grenoble

The Saint Joseph Basilica in Grenoble, built in the early 20th century, is a Romanesque-Byzantine religious monument and art deco, located in Metz Square. It replaces a 17th century church and has been a minor basilica since 1937.

42130 Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse

The Abbatial Church of Bonlieu, a former 14th-century Cistercian abbey in Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse (Loire), is a rare example of a heptagonal bedside hall church, partially built of brick and stone, classified as a historical monument in 2023.

74000 Annecy

The Gallo-Roman building known as the Basilica of Boutae, dating from the 2nd century, is a historic vestige located in Annecy, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ranked a Historic Monument, it bears witness to the ancient past of the region.