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The following is a list of Cistercian monasteries in France , including current and former
Cistercian
abbeys , and a few
priories , on the current territory of France, for both
monks and
nuns .
These religious houses have belonged, at different times, to various congregations or groups within the Cistercian order, among which the most important, for the French monasteries, are:
Many of these monasteries during the course of their existence have been both Cistercian and Benedictine: see also
List of Benedictine monasteries in France .
The dates in brackets are those of the beginning and the end of a monastery's status as a Cistercian house, which may be different from its dates of foundation and suppression.
The names of currently active Cistercian abbeys and independent priories are in bold . Apart from a very few unusually significant ones, dependent priories no longer operational are not usually listed.
A
Acey Abbey (Jura)
Aulps Abbey (Savoy)
Abbaye-aux-Bois , nuns,
diocese of Paris (1202–1792) (Rue de Sèvres and Rue de la Chaise,
Paris , 1654–1792; founded 1202 as Notre-Dame-aux-Bois ("Our Lady of the Woods") at
Ognolles , Oise,
diocese of Noyon )
Abbaye Blanche, see Blanche
Abbaye nouvelle, see Gourdon
Abondance Abbey, monks,
diocese of Geneva (Feuillants: 1607-1761) (
Abondance , Haute-Savoie)
Acey Abbey , monks,
diocese of Saint-Claude (extant; Cistercians 1136-1790; Trappists from 1873; priory 1873-1938, when restored to status of abbey) (
Vitreux , Jura)
[1]
Aiguebelle Abbey , monks,
diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (extant; 1137–1791; 1816 onwards) (
Montjoyer , Drôme)
[2]
Almanarre, see Lamanarre
Altbronn Abbey (sometimes Ergersheim Abbey), nuns (
Ergersheim , Bas-Rhin)
[3]
L'Amour-Dieu Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (1232–1791) (
Troissy , Marne)
Ardorel Abbey (or Arborel Abbey), monks,
diocese of Castres (
Payrin-Augmontel , Tarn)
[4]
Argensolles Abbey (or Argensoles Abbey), nuns,
diocese of Soissons (1124-?) (
Moslins , Marne)
Arques Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Rouen (
Arques-la-Bataille , Seine-Maritime)
Aubazine, see Obazine
Aubepierre Abbey or Aube-Pierres Abbey, monks,
diocese of Limoges (1149-?) (
Méasnes , Creuse)
Auberive Abbey, monks,
diocese of Langres (
Auberive , Haute-Marne)
[5]
Aubignac Abbey, monks,
diocese of Bourges (1162–1790) (
Saint-Sébastien , Creuse)
Aulps Abbey , monks,
diocese of Geneva , later
diocese of Annecy (from 1822) (1093–1792) (
Saint-Jean-d'Aulps ,
Chablais , Haute-Savoie)
[6]
Aumet Abbey, see Ulmet
L'Aumône Abbey (known as the Petit-Cîteaux), monks,
diocese of Chartres (1121–1622), later
Blois (1697–1801) (1121-?) (
La Colombe , Loir-et-Cher)
Aunay-sur-Odon Abbey (also known as Aulnay Abbey), monks,
diocese of Bayeux (1131-?) (
Aunay-sur-Odon , Calvados)
Ayes Abbey (also known as Les Hayes Abbey), nuns,
diocese of Grenoble (
Crolles , Isère)
B
Bonneval Abbey (Aveyron)
Boulaur Abbey (Gers)
Balerne Abbey, in
Franche-Comté , monks,
diocese of Besançon , later
diocese of Saint-Claude (
Mont-sur-Monnet , Jura)
Barbeau Abbey (also known as Barbeaux Abbey), monks,
diocese of Sens (1147–1793) (
Fontaine-le-Port , Seine-et-Marne)
Barbery Abbey, monks,
diocese of Bayeux (
Barbery and
Bretteville-sur-Laize , Calvados)
Barzelle Abbey (also Barzelles Abbey), monks,
diocese of Bourges (
Poulaines , Indre)
Battant Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Besançon (
Besançon , Doubs)
Baumgarten Abbey, monks (1148-1525) (
Bernardvillé , Bas-Rhin)
Beaubec Abbey, monks,
diocese of Rouen (
Beaubec-la-Rosière , Seine-Maritime)
Beaugerais Abbey , monks,
diocese of Tours (
Loché-sur-Indrois , Indre-et-Loire)
Beaulieu Abbey, also Beaulieu-en-Bassigny Abbey, monks,
diocese of Langres (Hortes,
Haute-Amance , Haute-Marne)
Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey , also known as Belloc Abbey, monks,
diocese of Rodez (
Ginals , Tarn-et-Garonne)
[7]
Beaupré Abbey , monks,
diocese of Beauvais (1135-?1791) (
Achy , Oise)
Beaupré Abbey,
diocese of Toul (1135–1790), later
Nancy (
Moncel-lès-Lunéville , Meurthe-et-Moselle)
Beaupré Abbey (also known as
Beaupré-sur-la-Lys Abbey [
fr ] ), nuns,
diocese of Saint-Omer (
La Gorgue , Nord)
Beauvoir Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Bourges (
Marmagne , Cher)
Bégard Abbey, monks,
diocese of Tréguier (
Bégard , Côtes-d'Armor)
[8]
Bellaigue Abbey, monks,
diocese of Clermont (founded in 950 as a Benedictine priory, elevated to an abbey in 1136; ; Cistercian 1137-1791; re-founded as a Benedictine priory in 2000 (
Virlet , Puy-de-Dôme)
[9]
Belleau Abbey , from 1510 Belleau Priory (otherwise Belle Eau or Belle-Eau), nuns (
Villeneuve-la-Lionne , Marne)
Bellebranche Abbey , monks,
diocese of Le Mans (
Saint-Brice , Mayenne)
Bellecombe Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Le Puy (
Yssingeaux , Haute-Loire)
Bellefontaine Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine ), Trappist monks (
Bégrolles-en-Mauges , Maine-et-Loire)
[10]
Belleperche Abbey, monks,
diocese of Montauban (
Cordes-Tolosannes , Tarn-et-Garonne)
Bellevaux Abbey , monks,
diocese of Besançon (
Cirey , Haute-Saône)
Belloc Abbey, see Beaulieu-en-Rouergues
Belmont Abbey, nuns (
Belmont , Haute-Marne)
Belval Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belval ), nuns (formerly
Troisvaux , Pas-de-Calais, now
Saint Pol sur Ternoise )
[11]
[12]
Bénisson-Dieu Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Lyon (
La Bénisson-Dieu , Loire)
[13]
Bénisson-Dieu Abbey (also known as Nisors or Nizors Abbey), monks,
diocese of Comminges (1184-?) (
Boulogne-sur-Gesse , Haute-Garonne)
Berdoues Abbey (also known as Berdouès Abbey),
diocese of Auch (
Berdoues , Gers)
Le Betton Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Maurienne (
Betton-Bettonet , Savoie)
Beuil Abbey, see Bœuil Abbey
Biache Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Noyon (
Biache-Saint-Vaast , Pas-de-Calais)
Billon Abbey or Buillon Abbey (Abbaye de Billon , Abbaye Notre-Dame de Billon , also de Buillon ), monks,
archdiocese of Besançon (
Chenecey-Buillon , Doubs)
Bithaine Abbey, monks,
diocese of Besançon (
Adelans-et-le-Val-de-Bithaine , Haute-Saône)
Bival Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Rouen (
Nesle-Hodeng , Seine-Maritime)
La Blanche en Noirmoutier Abbey,
diocese of Luçon (
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île , Vendée)
Abbaye Blanche , sometimes Abbaye des Blanches , nuns,
diocese of Avranches (
Mortain , Manche)
Blanche-Couronne Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Blanche-Couronne ), monks (founded c. 1160, but apparently not Cistercian until later)
diocese of Nantes (
La Chapelle-Launay , Loire-Atlantique)
Blauvac Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bon Secours de Blauvac ), nuns,
diocese of Avignon (1927-) (
Blauvac , Vaucluse)
[14]
Blendecques Abbey (also known as Blandecques Abbey), nuns,
diocese of Saint-Omer (
Blendecques , Pas-de-Calais)
Bœuil Abbey , also Beuil or Le Beuil Abbey (Abbaye de Bœuil, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bœuil or Beuil ), monks,
diocese of Limoges (1123–1790) (
Veyrac , Limousin)
Bohéries Abbey, monks,
diocese of Laon (Bohéries, later Vadencourt-et-Bohéries, nowadays
Vadencourt , Aisne)
Bois-Grolland Abbey,
diocese of Luçon (
Poiroux , Vendée)
La Boissière Abbey, monks,
diocese of Angers (
Dénezé-sous-le-Lude , Maine-et-Loire)
Bondeville Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Rouen (priory to 1657, thereafter royal abbey to 1790) (
Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville , Seine-Maritime)
Bonlieu Abbey (also known as Carbonblanc Abbey), monks,
diocese of Bordeaux (
Carbon-Blanc , Gironde)
Bonlieu Abbey, monks,
diocese of Limoges (
Peyrat-la-Nonière , Creuse)
Bonlieu Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Geneva (
Sallenôves , Haute-Savoie)
Bonlieu Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Le Mans (
Dissay-sous-Courcillon , Sarthe)
Bonlieu Abbey,
diocese of Valence (
Bonlieu-sur-Roubion , Drôme)
Bonlieu Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Lyon (
Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse , Loire)
Bonnaigue Abbey (sometimes Bonne-Aigue Abbey), monks,
diocese of Limoges (
Saint-Fréjoux , Corrèze)
Bonnecombe Abbey, monks,
diocese of Rodez (1166-1790; resettled by Trappist nuns 1876–1965) (
Comps-la-Grand-Ville , Aveyron)
[15]
Bonnecombe Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Vienne (C12-1791) (
Saint-Paul-d'Izeaux , Isère; from 1667
Beaurepaire , Isère)
Bonnefont Abbey, monks,
diocese of Comminges (
Proupiary , Haute-Garonne)
Bonnefontaine Abbey, monks,
diocese of Reims (Blanchefosse, later
Blanchefosse-et-Bay , Ardennes)
Bonneval Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bonneval ), monks then nuns,
diocese of Rodez (
Espalion then
Le Cayrol , Aveyron)
[16]
Bonnevaux Abbey , monks,
diocese of Poitiers (
Marçay , Vienne)
Bonnevaux Abbey , monks,
diocese of Vienne (
Saint-Jean-de-Bournay , Isère)
Bonport Abbey, monks,
diocese of Évreux (
Pont-de-l'Arche , Eure)
[17]
Bon-Repos Abbey, monks,
diocese of Saint-Brieuc (
Saint-Gelven , now
Bon Repos sur Blavet , Côtes-d'Armor)
[18]
Bonrepos or Bon-Repos, see Marquette
Bons Abbey, also Bons-en-Bugey Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Belley (
Chazey-Bons , Ain)
Boquen Abbey, monks,
diocese of Saint-Brieuc (
Plénée-Jugon , Côtes-d'Armor)
Boschaud Abbey (also known as Bouchaud Abbey),
diocese of Périgueux (
Villars , Dordogne)
Bouchet Abbey, also known as Le Bosquet Abbey (Abbaye de Bouchet, Abbaye Notre-Dame-du-Bosquet ), nuns (founded c. 1146-50; Cistercian 1198-1408),
diocese of Clermont (
Bouchet , Drôme)
Le Bouchet, see Le Bouschet-Vauluisant
Bouillas Abbey,
diocese of Auch (
Sainte-Radegonde , Gers)
Boulancourt Abbey, monks,
diocese of Troyes (
Longeville-sur-la-Laines , Haute-Marne)
Boulaur Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Boulaur ), nuns (
Boulaur , Gers)
[19]
La Boulaye Abbey, monks (founded 1170 round a chapel founded c. 1134; transferred to form Torigny Abbey in 1308, leaving the original site as a small obscure priory) (
Condé-sur-Vire , Manche)
Boulbonne Abbey, monks,
diocese of Mirepoix (
Cintegabelle , Haute-Garonne)
Bournet Abbey or Le Bournet Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Assomption du Bournet ), monks (Benedictine 1113-1125, Cistercian 1125-15th century, Benedictine 15th century onwards)
diocese of Angoulême (
Courgeac , Charente)
Bourras Abbey , monks,
diocese of Auxerre (
Saint-Malo-en-Donziois , Nièvre)
Le Bouschet-Vauluisant Abbey, also Le Bouchet-Valluisant Abbey, monks (
Yronde-et-Buron , Puy-de-Dôme)
Brayelle-les-Aunoy Abbey or Brayelle Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Cambrai (
Annay-sous-Lens , Pas-de-Calais)
Le Breuil-Benoît Abbey , monks,
diocese of Évreux (
Marcilly-sur-Eure , Eure)
Bricquebec Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Bricquebec ), monks (abbey since 1836) (
Bricquebec , Manche)
[20]
Bueil Abbey, see Bœuil
Buillon, see Billon
La Bussière Abbey, monks,
diocese of Autun (1130-
French Revolution ) (
La Bussière-sur-Ouche , Côte-d'Or)
[21]
Bussières Abbey, or Bussières-les-Nonains Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Bourges (
Saint-Désiré , Allier)
Buzay Abbey, monks,
diocese of Nantes (
Rouans , Loire-Atlantique)
C
Chaalis Abbey (Oise)
La Chalade Abbey (Meuse)
Cadouin Abbey , monks,
diocese of Sarlat (
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin , Dordogne)
Calers Abbey, monks,
diocese of Rieux (
Gaillac-Toulza , Haute-Garonne)
Campénéac, see Abbey of la Joie-Notre-Dame de Campénéac
Candeil Abbey, monks,
diocese of Albi (1150 or 1152-1791) (
Labessière-Candeil , Tarn)
Carnoët Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Carnoët , latterly Abbaye Saint-Maurice de Carnoët ), monks,
diocese of Quimper (
Clohars-Carnoët , Finistère)
Carpentras Abbey,
diocese of Carpentras
Castagniers Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix de Castagniers ), nuns (1865-),
diocese of Nice (
Castagniers , Alpes-Maritimes)
Celles-sur-Cher, see Selles
Cercamp Abbey, monks,
diocese of Amiens (
Frévent , Pas-de-Calais)
Cercanceaux Abbey, monks,
diocese of Sens (
Souppes-sur-Loing , Seine-et-Marne)
Chaalis Abbey , monks,
diocese of Senlis (
Fontaine-Chaalis , Oise)
La Chalade Abbey,
diocese of Verdun (
Lachalade , Meuse)
[22]
Chalivoy Abbey or Chalivois Abbey, monks,
diocese of Bourges (
Herry, Cher )
Chaloché Abbey, monks,
diocese of Angers (
Chaumont-d'Anjou and
Corzé , Maine-et-Loire)
Chambarand Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chambarand ), monks, then nuns (
Roybon , Isère)
[23]
Chambenoit Abbey or Priory, nuns (
Poigny , Seine-et-Marne)
Les Chambons Abbey, monks,
diocese of Viviers , (
Borne , Ardèche)
Champagne Abbey, monks,
diocese of Le Mans (1188-?) (
Rouez-en-Champagne , Sarthe)
[24]
Abbaye de la Charité , monks,
diocese of Besançon
Abbaye de la Charité-lès-Lézines, see Lézinnes
La Charmoye Abbey or La Charmoie Abbey, monks,
diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (
Montmort-Lucy , Marne)
Charon Abbey or Charron Abbey
diocese of La Rochelle (
Charron , Charente-Maritime)
Chassagne Abbey, monks,
diocese of Lyon (
Crans , Ain)
Abbaye des Châteliers (or des Châtelliers): see Ré
Châtillon Abbey (also known as Chastillon Abbey),
diocese of Verdun (?-1791) (
Pillon , Meuse)
Chaumes, see Abbey of Saint-Léonard des Chaumes
Cheminon Abbey, monks,
diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (
Cheminon , Marne)
Cherlieu Abbey , monks,
diocese of Besançon (1131–1791) (
Montigny-lès-Cherlieu , Haute-Saône)
Chéry Abbey (also known as Chéhéry, or Chéery), monks,
diocese of Reims (
Chatel-Chéhéry , Ardennes)
Chézery Abbey (also known as Chesery or Chézery-Mont-Sainte-Marie), monks,
diocese of Belley , later
diocese of Geneva , later
diocese of Annecy (1140-?) (
Chézery-Forens , Ain)
Cîteaux Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cîteaux ) (
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux , Côte-d'Or)
[25]
Clairefontaine Abbey (also known as Claire-Fontaine Abbey), monks,
diocese of Besançon (
Polaincourt-et-Clairefontaine , Haute-Saône)
Les Clairets Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Chartres (
Mâle , Orne)
Clairlieu Abbey, monks,
diocese of Nancy (
Villers-lès-Nancy , Meurthe-et-Moselle)
[26]
Clairmarais Abbey, monks,
diocese of Saint-Omer (
Clairmarais , Pas-de-Calais)
Clermont Abbey (also known as Clairmont Abbey), monks,
diocese of Le Mans (1132–1794) (
Olivet , since 1874
Port-Brillet , Mayenne)
Clairvaux Abbey , monks,
diocese of Langres (
Ville-sous-la-Ferté , Aube)
La Clarté-Dieu Abbey, monks,
diocese of Tours (
Saint-Paterne-Racan , Indre-et-Loire)
[27]
Coëtmaloën Abbey, also Koad Malouen Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Coatmalouen , Abbaye Notre-Dame de Koad Malouen ), monks,
diocese of Quimper (
Kerpert , Côtes-d'Armor)
La Colombe Abbey, monks,
diocese of Limoges (
Tilly , Indre)
La Coudre Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Coudre ), nuns (
Laval , Mayenne)
[28]
La Cour-Dieu Abbey , monks,
diocese of Orléans (
Ingrannes , Loiret)
Coyroux Priory (also Coiroux), nuns, a dependent priory of
Obazine Abbey ,
diocese of Limoges , later
Tulle (
Aubazine , Corrèze)
La Crête Abbey (also known as La Creste Abbey), monks,
diocese of Langres (
Bourdons-sur-Rognon , Haute-Marne)
Cuxa Abbey or
Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa Abbey (also known as Cuixá Abbey) (1919–1965) (
Codalet , Pyrénées-Orientales)
D
Dalon Abbey , monks,
diocese of Limoges (
Sainte-Trie , Dordogne)
Le Désert Abbey (Abbaye du Désert or Abbaye Sainte-Marie du Désert ), monks (1861-) (
Bellegarde-Sainte-Marie , Haute-Garonne)
[29]
Divielle Abbey (1869–1932), monks (
Goos , Landes)
Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes or Dombes Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes ), Trappist monks (1863–2001), afterwards taken over by the
Community of the Chemin Neuf (
Le Plantay , Ain)
Droiteval Abbey, nuns (1128-?), later a priory of monks,
diocese of Toul , later
diocese of Saint-Dié (
Claudon , Vosges)
E
L'Étanche Abbey (Rollainville, Vosges)
Eau Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Eau , Abbaye d'Eau-lès-Chartres ), nuns,
diocese of Chartres (
Ver-lès-Chartres , Eure-et-Loir)
Eaunes Abbey (Abbaye d'Eaunes , Abbaye de la Clarté-Dieu d'Eaunes ), monks,
diocese of Toulouse , (
Eaunes , Haute-Garonne)
Les Écharlis Abbey , also Les Escharlis Abbey (Abbaye des Écharlis or Escharlis ), monks,
diocese of Sens (
Villefranche , Yonne)
Échourgnac Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance d'Échourgnac ), nuns (
Échourgnac , Dordogne)
[30]
L'Éclache Abbey, also L'Esclache Abbey (Abbaye de l'Éclache or l'Esclache ), nuns,
diocese of Clermont (
Prondines , Puy-de-Dôme)
Écurey Abbey, otherwise Escuray Abbey, monks,
diocese of Toul (Écurey-en-Barrois,
Montiers-sur-Saulx , Meuse)
Élan Abbey, monks,
diocese of Reims (
Élan , Ardennes)
Épagne Abbey, also Espagne Abbey (Abbaye d'Épagne or Espagne ), nuns,
diocese of Amiens (
Épagne-Épagnette , Somme)
L'Épau Abbey (also known as the Abbaye de la Piété-Dieu or de la Pitié-Dieu ), monks,
diocese of Le Mans (
Le Mans , Sarthe)
Escaladieu Abbey or L'Escaladieu Abbey , monks,
diocese of Tarbes (
Bonnemazon , Hautes-Pyrénées)
Escharlis, see Écharlis
L'Esclache, see L'Éclache
Escuray, see Écurey
Espagne, see Épagne
Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Espérance , nuns,
diocese of Dax
Estanche, see L'Étanche
L'Estrée Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Estrée , also Abbaye royale de l'Estrée ), monks (founded 1140s), later nuns (1684-1791),
diocese of Évreux (
Muzy , Eure)
L'Étanche Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de L'Étanche ), nuns,
diocese of Toul (
Rollainville , Vosges)
L'Étoile Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Étoile ), monks (
Archigny , Vienne)
[31]
F
Fontaine-Guérard Abbey (Eure)
Fontenay Abbey (Côte-d'Or)
Fabas Abbey, see La Lum-Dieu
Faise Abbey, also La Faise Abbey (or La Faire Abbey), monks,
diocese of Bordeaux (
Les Artigues-de-Lussac , Gironde)
Félipré Abbey, nuns (monks 1462-65) (
Givet , Ardennes)
Féniers Abbey or Feniers Abbey (also known as Le Val-Honnête Abbey or Le Vallonnette Abbey), monks,
diocese of Clermont (
Condat , Cantal)
La Ferté Abbey (1113–1791) (La Ferté-sur-Grosne,
Saint-Ambreuil , Saône-et-Loire)
[32]
Fervaques Abbey (also known as Fontsomme or Fonsommes Abbey), nuns,
diocese of Noyon , later
diocese of Soissons (
Fonsommes , Aisne)
Les Feuillants Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame des Feuillants , des Feuillans or de Feuillant ),
diocese of Rieux , later
diocese of Toulouse (
Labastide-Clermont , Haute-Garonne)
Flaran Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Flaran ), monks,
diocese of Auch (1151-?) (
Valence-sur-Baïse , Gers)
Flines Abbey , nuns,
diocese of Arras (
Flines-lez-Raches , Nord)
Florièyes Abbey, also Florielle Abbey or Floriège Abbey, later a priory, monks, predecessor of Le Thoronet Abbey (1136–46, after which a priory of Le Thoronet; suppressed 1791) (
Tourtour , Var)
Foigny Abbey , monks,
diocese of Laon (
La Bouteille , Aisne)
Font de Nîmes Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Nîmes
Font-aux-Nonnains Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Alès
Fontaine-Daniel Abbey, monks,
diocese of Le Mans (
Fontaine-Daniel ,
Saint-Georges-Buttavent commune, Mayenne)
Fontaine-Guérard Abbey, nuns (
Radepont , Eure)
Fontainejean Abbey or Fontaine-Jean Abbey, monks,
diocese of Sens , (
Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron , Loiret)
Fontaine-les-Blanches Abbey, monks (
Autrèche , Indre-et-Loire)
Fontenay Abbey , monks,
diocese of Autun (
Marmagne , Côte-d'Or)
[33]
Fontenelle Abbey , nuns,
diocese of Cambrai (1212-?) (
Maing , Nord)
Fontfroide Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide ), monks,
diocese of Narbonne (
Narbonne , Aude)
[34]
Fontguilhem Abbey, monks,
diocese of Bazas , (
Masseilles , Gironde)
Fontmorigny Abbey, monks,
diocese of Bourges (
Menetou-Couture , Cher)
[35]
Foucarmont Abbey, monks,
diocese of Rouen (
Foucarmont , Seine-Maritime)
[36]
Franquevaux Abbey, monks,
diocese of Nîmes (
Beauvoisin , Gard)
Freistroff Abbey, monks,
diocese of Metz (
Freistroff , Moselle)
La Frenade Abbey, monks,
diocese of Saintes (
Merpins , Charente)
Froidmont Abbey, monks,
diocese of Beauvais (
Hermes , Oise)
G
Gruchet-le-Valasse Abbey (Seine-Maritime)
Le Gard Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Gard ), monks,
diocese of Amiens (
Crouy-Saint-Pierre , Somme)
La Garde-Dieu Abbey, monks,
diocese of Cahors (
Mirabel , Tarn-et-Garonne)
Les Gardes Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame des Gardes ),
diocese of Angers , nuns (1818-) (
Saint-Georges-des-Gardes , Maine-et-Loire)
[37]
Gimont Abbey, see Planselve Abbey
Gomerfontaine Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Rouen , later
diocese of Beauvais (1207–1792) (
Trie-la-Ville , Oise)
Gondon Abbey (Abbaye de Gondon, Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Gondon ), monks,
diocese of Agen (Gondon-les-Montastruc,
Monbahus , Lot-et-Garonne)
Gourdon Abbey (Abbaye de Gourdon, Abbaye de Léobard, or most commonly Abbaye nouvelle ), monks,
diocese of Cahors (
Léobard , Lot)
La Grâce-Dieu Abbey (Abbaye de la Grâce-Dieu ), in Franche-Comté, monks (1139-1791, 1844–1909), later nuns (originally from Besançon, since 1927),
diocese of Besançon (
Chaux-lès-Passavant , Doubs)
[38]
La Grâce-Dieu Abbey,
diocese of La Rochelle
La Grâce-Notre-Dame Abbey, nuns (
Montmirail , Marne)
Grandselve Abbey , monks,
diocese of Toulouse (
Bouillac , Tarn-et-Garonne)
Grosbot Abbey (also known as Grosbos or Grosbois Abbey),
diocese of Angoulême (
Charras , Charente)
Gruchet Abbey or Gruchet-le-Valasse Abbey (also known as Le Valasse Abbey) (Abbaye de Gruchet-le-Valasse or Abbaye Notre-Dame-du-Vœu de Gruchet-le-Valasse ) (
Gruchet-le-Valasse , Seine-Maritime)
H
Hautecombe Abbey
I
J
Jau Abbey, also Clariana Abbey (Abbaye de Jau , Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Jau , Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Clariane , Santa Maria de Clariana ), monks,
diocese of Perpignan (Col de Jau,
Mosset , Pyrénées-Orientales)
La Joie Abbey or Abbey of Notre-Dame-de-la-Joie (Abbaye de la Joie , Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-la-Joye ), nuns,
diocese of Vannes (1252–1792) (
Hennebont , Morbihan)
Abbey of La Joie-lès-Nemours (Abbaye de la Joie-lès-Nemours , Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Joie , Abbaye Sainte-Marie-lès-Nemours , Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Saussaie ), nuns,
diocese of Sens (1231–1751) (
Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours , Seine-et-Marne)
Abbey of La Joie-Notre-Dame (Abbaye de la Joie-Notre-Dame de Campénéac ), nuns, diocese of Vannes (founded 1953, as successor to the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Bonne-Garde at
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray , founded 1920) (
Campénéac , Morbihan)
Jouy Abbey, monks,
diocese of Sens , later
Meaux (
Chenoise , Seine-et-Marne)
K
L
Loc-Dieu Abbey (Aveyron)
Longuay Abbey (Haute-Marne)
Lachalade Abbey, see Chalade
Lamanarre Abbey or Almanarre Abbey (also known as Hyères Abbey), nuns,
diocese of Toulon (
Hyères , Var)
Le Landais Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Landais ), monks,
diocese of Bourges (
Frédille , Indre)
[40]
Langonnet Abbey , monks,
diocese of Quimper , later
Vannes (
Langonnet , Morbihan)
Lannoy Abbey (previously known as Briostel Abbey or Briotel Abbey), monks,
diocese of Beauvais (Écorchevache,
Briot , Oise;
Roy-Boissy , Oise)
Lanvaux Abbey, monks,
diocese of Vannes (
Brandivy , Morbihan)
Larivour Abbey (also Larrivour, La Rivour or l'Arivour) (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Larivour, Larrivour, la Rivour or l'Arivour ), monks,
diocese of Troyes (
Lusigny-sur-Barse , Aube)
Lasteron Abbey or Lasteyron Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Bernard de Lasteron or Lasteyron ; Abbaye Saint-Bernard de Bayonne ), nuns,
diocese of Dax (
Mouguerre , moved to
Bayonne , Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Lazières Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Cahors (
Montamel , Lot)
Léoncel Abbey, monks,
diocese of Die (
Léoncel , Drôme)
[41]
Lérins Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lérins ) (
Île Saint-Honorat ,
Cannes , Alpes-Maritimes)
[42]
Leyme Abbey (also known as Lerme Abbey or La Grâce-Dieu Abbey), nuns,
diocese of Cahors (1220-?) (
Leyme , Lot)
Lézinnes Abbey (Abbaye de la Charité-lès-Lézines ), nuns, then monks (1432),
diocese of Langres (1184-?) (
Lézinnes , Yonne)
Lieu-Croissant Abbey , monks,
diocese of Besançon (
Geney , Doubs)
Le Lieu-Dieu Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Autun
[43]
Le Lieu-Dieu Abbey, monks,
diocese of Amiens
Le Lieu-Notre-Dame Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Lyon
Le Lieu-Notre-Dame Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Lieu ), nuns,
diocese of Orléans (
Romorantin-Lanthenay , Loir-et-Cher)
Lissac Priory, dependent on Leyme Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Cahors (1286-?) (
Lissac-et-Mouret , Lot)
Loc-Dieu Abbey , monks,
diocese of Rodez (
Martiel , Aveyron)
Longpont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Longpont ), monks,
diocese of Soissons (
Longpont , Aisne)
[44]
Longuay Abbey (also Longué Abbey), monks,
diocese of Langres (1149–1790) (
Aubepierre-sur-Aube , Haute-Marne)
Longvillers Abbey, also Longvilliers Abbey, monks,
diocese of Boulogne-sur-Mer (
Longvilliers , Pas-de-Calais)
[45]
Loos Abbey (also Looz Abbey) (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Loos or de Looz ), monks,
diocese of Tournai (1149-?) (
Loos , Nord)
Loroy Abbey (also Lorroy or Lorois Abbey) in
Berry , monks,
diocese of Bourges (
Méry-ès-Bois , Cher)
Louroux Abbey (also Le Louroux Abbey), monks,
diocese of Angers (
Vernantes , Maine-et-Loire)
Lucelle Abbey (also Lützel Abbey), monks,
diocese of Basle (1124–1790) (
Lucelle , Haut-Rhin and
Pleigne in Switzerland)
La Lum-Dieu Abbey or La Lumière-Dieu Abbey, also known as Fabas Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Comminges (
Fabas , Haute-Garonne)
Lützel Abbey, see Lucelle Abbey
Le Lys Abbey (Abbaye du Lys or Abbaye royale du Lys ), nuns,
diocese of Sens (
Dammarie-les-Lys , Seine-et-Marne)
M
Mazan Abbey (Ardèche)
Maizières Abbey, monks,
diocese of Chalon-sur-Saône (
Saint-Loup-Géanges , Saône-et-Loire)
Marcilly Abbey (Abbaye de Marcilly, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Marcilly ), monks,
diocese of Autun (
Provency , Yonne)
Marquette Abbey (Abbaye du Repos de Notre-Dame de Marquette , Abbaye du Bon-repos de Notre-Dame de Marquette , Abbaye du Réclinatoire de Notre-Dame de Marquette )
[46] nuns,
diocese of Tournai (
Marquette-lez-Lille , Nord)
Maubuisson Abbey (Abbaye de Maubuisson or Abbaye Notre-Dame la Royale de Maubuisson ), nuns,
diocese of Rouen , later
diocese of Paris (1236-?) (
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône , Val d'Oise)
Mazan Abbey , monks,
diocese of Viviers (
Mazan-l'Abbaye , Ardèche)
Mègemont Abbey, nuns, later monks,
diocese of Clermont (
Chassagne , Puy-de-Dôme)
Melleray Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Melleray ), monks,
diocese of Nantes (
La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne , Loire-Atlantique)
[47]
Merci-Dieu Abbey, monks,
diocese of Poitiers (
La Roche-Posay , Vienne)
Mercoire Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Mende (
Cheylard-l'Évêque , Lozère)
Micy Abbey or Saint Mesmin's Abbey, Micy (Abbaye Saint-Mesmin de Micy ) (Feuillants : 1622-1791) (
Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin , Loiret)
[48]
Le Miroir Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Miroir ), monks,
diocese of Lyon (
Le Miroir , Saône-et-Loire)
[49]
Molaise Abbey, otherwise Molèze Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Chalon-sur-Saône (Molaise in
Écuelles, Saône-et-Loire )
Mollégès Abbey, otherwise Mologèze Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Mollégès or Mologèze ), nuns,
diocese of Arles (
Mollégès , Bouches-du-Rhône)
Moncé Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Tours (
Limeray , Indre-et-Loire)
Monstier-en-Argonne, see Monthiers-en-Argonne
Mont des Cats Abbey (Abbaye du Mont des Cats or Abbaye Sainte-Marie du Mont des Cats ), monks (
Godewaersvelde , Nord)
Mont-Sainte-Marie Abbey, monks,
diocese of Besançon (
Labergement-Sainte-Marie , Doubs)
Monthiers-en-Argonne Abbey, otherwise Monstier-en-Argonne Abbey, monks,
diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (
Possesse , Marne)
Mount Zion Abbey (Abbaye du Mont de Sion ), nuns,
diocese of Marseille (
Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône)
Montpeyroux Abbey , monks,
diocese of Clermont (
Puy-Guillaume , Puy-de-Dôme)
[50]
Montreuil Abbey (Abbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames or Montreuil-en-Thiérache , later Montreuil-sous-Laon ), nuns,
diocese of Laon (
Laon , Aisne)
Moreilles Abbey (also Moreil Abbey),
diocese of La Rochelle (
Moreilles , Vendée)
[51]
Mores Abbey (Abbaye de Mores or Abbaye Notre-Dame de Mores ), monks,
diocese of Langres (
Celles-sur-Ource , Aube)
Morimond Abbey , monks,
diocese of Langres (formerly
Fresnoy-en-Bassigny , now
Parnoy-en-Bassigny , Haute-Marne)
Mortemer Abbey , monks,
diocese of Rouen (
Lisors , Eure)
[52]
Mouchy-le-Péreux Abbey, otherwise Monchy-le-Péreux or Monchy-le-Preux Abbey,
[53] nuns, later monks, later nuns again,
diocese of Beauvais (
Monchy-Humières , Oise)
N
Abbey of Notre-Dame des Neiges , otherwise Our Lady of the Snows (Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Neiges ), monks (
Saint-Laurent-les-Bains , Ardèche)
[54]
Netlieu Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Agde (1195-?) (
Mèze , Hérault)
Neubourg Abbey (Abbaye de Neubourg or du Neubourg ), monks, diocese of Strasbourg (c. 1130-c.1790) (Neubourg in
Dauendorf , Bas-Rhin)
La Noë Abbey (Abbaye de la Noë ), monks,
diocese of Évreux (
La Bonneville-sur-Iton , Eure)
Noirlac Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Noirlac or Abbaye de la Maison-Dieu ), monks,
diocese of Bourges (
Bruère-Allichamps , Cher)
[55]
Nonenque Abbey, now Nonenque Charterhouse (Chartreuse de Nonenque ), nuns,
diocese of Vabres (1139–1791) (
Marnhagues-et-Latour , Aveyron); reoccupied in 1927 by the Carthusians
Nuwenburg Abbey, see Neubourg Abbey
O
Obazine Abbey (also Aubazine Abbey), monks,
diocese of Limoges (
Aubazine , Corrèze)
Oelenberg Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg ), monks (
Reiningue , Haut-Rhin)
[56]
Les Olives Abbey (also Les Olieux Abbey), nuns,
diocese of Narbonne (founded 1204, abandoned 1614; replaced in the 19th century by the Abbaye des Monges) (
Narbonne , Aude)
Olivet Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Olivet ), monks,
diocese of Bourges (
Saint-Julien-sur-Cher , Cher
Ounans Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ounans ), nuns,
diocese of Besançon (
Ounans , Jura)
Ourscamp Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp ), monks,
diocese of Noyon (
Chiry-Ourscamp , Oise)
[57]
P
Pontigny Abbey (Yonne)
Site of Port-Royal-des-Champs (Yvelines)
Pairis Abbey , monks,
diocese of Basle , later
diocese of Strasbourg (1138-1791) (
Orbey , Haut-Rhin)
Palais-Notre-Dame Abbey (Abbaye du Palais-Notre-Dame, Abbaye Notre-Dame du Palais ), monks,
diocese of Limoges (1162-1791) (
Thauron , Creuse)
Pantemont, see Pentemont Abbey
Abbey of the Paraclete (Abbaye du Paraclet des Champs ), nuns,
diocese of Amiens (1218-1790) (
Cottenchy , Somme)
Le Parc-aux-Dames Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Senlis
Pentemont Abbey (Abbaye de Pentemont , also Abbaye de Penthemont, Panthemont or Pantemont ), nuns,
diocese of Paris (1217-1790) (Paris, 7th arrondissement)
[58]
Pérignac or Peyrignac Abbey, monks,
diocese of Agen (1151-1791) (
Montpezat , Lot-et-Garonne)
Le Perray-aux-Nonnains Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Angers (Benedictines 1180-1248; Cistercians 1248-1790) (
Écouflant , Maine-et-Loire)
Perseigne Abbey , monks,
diocese of Le Mans (1145-1791) (
Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois , Sarthe)
Monastère Notre Dame des Petites Roches , nuns (
Saint Bernard du Touvet , Isère
[59]
La Peyrouse Abbey,
diocese of Périgueux
Les Pierres Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame des Pierres ), monks,
diocese of Bourges (1149?-1791) (
Sidiailles , Cher)
Le Pin Abbey,
diocese of Poitiers (1163-?) (
Béruges , Vienne)
La Pitié-Dieu Abbey or La Piété-Dieu Abbey (Abbaye de la Pitié-Dieu-lès-Ramerupt or Abbaye de la Piété-Dieu ), monks,
diocese of Troyes (1440–1791) (
Ramerupt , Aube)
Planselve Abbey, also Gimont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Planselve , de Gimont ) (
Gimont , Gers)
Le Pont-aux-Dames Abbey (Abbaye du Pont-aux-Dames ), nuns,
diocese of Meaux (
Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames , Seine-et-Marne)
Pontaut Abbey (also Pontault Abbey),
diocese of Aire (1151-?) (
Mant , Landes)
Pontifroy Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Pontifroy ) (1323–1740) (
Metz , Moselle)
Pontigny Abbey , monks,
diocese of Auxerre (
Pontigny , Yonne)
[60]
Pontron Abbey (or Pontrond Abbey), monks,
diocese of Angers (1134-?) (
Le Louroux-Béconnais , Maine-et-Loire)
Port-Royal-des-Champs (Abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs ), nuns,
diocese of Paris (?-1707) (
Magny-les-Hameaux , Yvelines)
[61]
Port-Royal (Abbaye de Port-Royal de Paris ), nuns,
diocese of Paris (1625–1790) (Paris)
Port-du-Salut Abbey (Abbaye du Port du-Salut , Abbaye Notre-Dame du Port du Salut d'Entrammes , or Abbaye du Port-Ringeard ), Trappist monks (1816-) (
Entrammes , Mayenne)
[62]
Prébenoît Abbey (Abbaye de Prébenoît or Abbaye Notre-Dame de Prébenoît ), monks,
diocese of Limoges (
Bétête , Creuse)
La Prée Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Prée ), monks,
diocese of Bourges (
Ségry , Indre)
Les Prés Abbey (Abbaye des Prés ), nuns,
diocese of Cambrai (
Douai , Nord)
Les Prés Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame des Prés ), nuns,
diocese of Troyes (
Saint-André-les-Vergers , Aube)
Preuilly Abbey , monks (
Égligny , Seine-et-Marne)
Prières Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Prières ), monks,
diocese of Vannes (
Billiers , Morbihan)
Q
R
Ré Abbey, La Flotte, Île de Ré
Ravensberghe Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Thérouanne , later
diocese of Saint-Omer (1191-?) (
Watten , Nord)
Ré Abbey, also known as Les Châteliers Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Ré dite des Châteliers ), monks,
diocese of Poitiers (
La Flotte , Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime)
Abbaye du Réclinatoire de Notre-Dame, see Marquette Abbey
Le Reclus Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Reclus ), monks,
diocese of Troyes , later
diocese of Châlons-en-Champagne (
Talus-Saint-Prix , Marne)
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Réconfort , nuns,
diocese of Autun (
Saizy , Nièvre)
Reigny Abbey , also known as Vermenton Abbey, monks (1128–1790),
[63]
diocese of Auxerre (
Vermenton , Yonne)
[64]
Le Relec Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Relec ), monks,
diocese of Saint-Pol-de-Léon (
Plounéour-Ménez , Finistère)
[65]
Rieunette Abbey or Priory (Abbaye or Prieuré Sainte-Marie de Rieunette ), nuns,
diocese of Carcassonne (1162–1761) (
Ladern-sur-Lauquet , Aude)
[66]
Rigny, see Reigny
Le Rivet Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Rivet ), in the
Bazadais , monks, later nuns (from 1938),
diocese of Bazas (
Auros , Gironde)
[67]
La Rivour Abbey, see Larrivour Abbey
Les Roches Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame des Roches ), monks,
diocese of Auxerre (
Myennes , Nièvre)
Rosières Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Rosières ), monks,
diocese of Besançon (
La Ferté , Jura)
Les Rosiers Abbey, otherwise Priory (from 1240) (also Les Roziers), nuns (
Séchault , Ardennes)
Royaumont Abbey , monks,
diocese of Beauvais (1229–1790) (
Asnières-sur-Oise , Val-d'Oise)
[68]
S
Saint-Antoine-des-Champs (Paris)
Sénanque Abbey (Vaucluse)
Saint-André-en-Gouffern Abbey, monks, diocese of Séez (
La Hoguette , Calvados)
Saint-Antoine-des-Champs , nuns, diocese of Paris (Paris), now the
Hôpital Saint-Antoine
Saint-Arnoult , otherwise Parfondeval (not an abbey but a grange of Froidmont Abbey), monks (
Warluis , Oise)
Saint-Aubin-du-Bois Abbey, monks, diocese of Saint-Brieuc (
Plédéliac , Côtes-d'Armor)
Saint-Benoît-en-Woëvre Abbey, monks, diocese of Metz (Saint-Benoît-en-Woëvre,
Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel , Meuse)
Saint-Gelven, see Bon-Repos
Saint-Just Abbey, nuns, diocese of Vienne
[69]
Abbey of Saint-Léonard des Chaumes (Abbaye Saint-Léonard de Chaumes ),
diocese of La Rochelle
Saint-Marcel Abbey, monks, diocese of Cahors (
Réalville , Tarn-et-Garonne)
Saint-Paul-de-Beaurepaire Abbey, nuns, diocese of Vienne
Saint-Sigismond Abbey, nuns (
Orthez , France)
Saint-Sulpice-en-Bugey Abbey, monks, diocese of Belley (
Thézillieu , Ain)
Sainte-Acire Abbey (or Priory?) (
Seine-Port , Seine-et-Marne)
[70]
St. Catherine's Abbey, nuns, diocese of Geneva
St. Catherine's Abbey, Avignon, nuns, diocese of Avignon (
Avignon )
Sainte-Croix Abbey, nuns, diocese of Apt
Sainte-Houlde Abbey (or Hoïlde or Hould): see Le Val d'Ornain
Les Salenques Abbey (also known as Abondance-Dieu Abbey) (
Les Bordes-sur-Arize , Ariège)
Salvane or Silvanis Abbey, see Sylvanès
Saubalade Abbey or Sauvelade Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saubalade or Sauvelade ), monks, diocese of Lescar (founded 1127) (
Sauvelade , Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
[71]
Sauvebénite or Sauvebenoite Abbey, nuns, diocese of Le Puy
Le Sauvoir Abbey, nuns, diocese of Laon
Savigny Abbey , monks, diocese of Avranches (
Savigny-le-Vieux , Manche)
Scellières Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scellières ), monks, diocese of Troyes (1168-?) (
Romilly-sur-Seine , Aube)
Selles Abbey, formerly Celles Abbey (Abbaye de Selles-sur-Cher ), monks (previously Canons Regular; Feuillants, 1613–1791), diocese of Bourges (
Selles-sur-Cher , Loir-et-Cher)
Sénanque Abbey (Abbaye de Sénanque or Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque ), monks (
Gordes , Vaucluse)
[72]
Sept-Fons Abbey (Abbaye de Sept-Fons or Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons ), monks, diocese of Autun (
Dompierre-sur-Besbre , Allier)
[73]
Signy Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Signy ), monks, diocese of Reims (
Signy-l'Abbaye , Ardennes)
Silvacane Abbey , also Sauvecanne Abbey, monks (1144–1450) (
La Roque-d'Anthéron , Bouches-du-Rhône)
Soligny, see La Trappe
Sturzelbronn Abbey , monks, diocese of Metz (
Sturzelbronn , Moselle)
Sylvanès Abbey (otherwise
Silvanès Abbey , Silvanis Abbey or Salvane Abbey) (1136–1789) (
Sylvanès , Aveyron)
[74]
T
Tamié Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Tamié ), monks (
Plancherine , Savoie)
[75]
Tart Abbey , nuns, diocese of Langres (
Tart-l'Abbaye , Côte-d'Or)
[76]
Theuley Abbey (or Tulley Abbey), monks, diocese of Besançon, later Langres (
Vars , Haute-Saône)
Le Thoronet Abbey (Abbaye du Thoronet or Abbaye Notre-Dame du Thoronet ), diocese of Fréjus, united in 1785 with the diocese of Digne (
Le Thoronet , Var)
Timadeuc Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Timadeuc or Thymadeuc ), monks (from 1841) (
Bréhan , Morbihan)
[77]
Torigny Abbey, monks (founded c. 1134 at La Boulaye; transferred to Torigni 1308) (
Torigni-sur-Vire , Manche)
La Trappe Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Trappe , Abbaye de la Grande-Trappe or Abbaye de Soligny ), monks, diocese of Séez (
Soligny-la-Trappe , Orne)
Abbaye du Trésor Notre-Dame (
Bus-Saint-Rémy , Eure)
Trizay Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Trizay , Abbaye du Gué de Trizay or de Trisay ), diocese of Luçon (
Saint-Vincent-Puymaufrais (1833–1972), now
Bournezeau , Vendée)
Trois-Fontaines Abbey , monks, diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (
Heiltz-le-Maurupt , Marne)
Tyronneau Abbey , monks, diocese of Le Mans (1149–1790) (
Saint-Aignan , Sarthe)
[78]
U
Ubexy Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Joseph d'Ubexy ), Trappistine nuns (founded 1841; priory from 1847; abbey from 1878; dissolved 2012, when the remaining nuns transferred to
Igny Abbey ) (
Ubexy , Vosges)
[79]
Ulmet Abbey, also known as Aumet Abbey (Abbaye d'Ulmet or d'Aumet ), monks,
diocese of Arles (founded 1173; community mostly moved to Sylvéréal Abbey in the third quarter of the 13th century; finally abandoned in 1437) (in the
Camargue , commune of
Arles , Bouches-du-Rhône; the ruins, near the Étang de Fournelet, are now included in the Réserve naturelle nationale de Camargue)
V
Le Valasse Abbey (Seine-Maritime)
Valloires Abbey (Argoules, Somme)
Villelongue Abbey (Aude)
Le Val Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val ), monks (
Mériel , Val-d'Oise)
Le Val-de-Bressieux Abbey, also Laval-Bénite Abbey or Laval-Bressieux Abbey (Abbaye du Val-de-Bressieux , de Laval-Bénite or de Laval-Bressieux ), nuns,
diocese of Vienne (1117 or -19–1791) (
Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux , Isère)
Le Val-des-Choues Abbey, also Val-des-Choux (Abbaye du Val-des-Choues or des-Choux ), monks (independent monastery 1193–1763; Cistercian, under Sept-Fons Abbey, 1763–1791; the surviving buildings are occupied (2018) by the Musée-Opéra de la Vénerie) (
Villiers-le-Duc , Côte-d'Or)
[80]
Val d'Ornain Abbey or Sainte-Hoïlde Abbey, Val d'Ornain (Abbaye Sainte-Hoïlde du Val d'Ornain or Sainte-Hould or Sainte-Houlde ), nuns,
diocese of Toul (
Val-d'Ornain , Meuse)
Val-Honnête Abbey, see Féniers Abbey
Le Val-Richer Abbey, monks,
diocese of Bayeux (
Saint-Ouen-le-Pin , Calvados)
Le Val-des-Vignes Abbey (Abbaye du Val-des-Vignes ), nuns,
diocese of Langres (before 1220–1443; re-founded after 1443 as a Cistercian priory for monks, but dissolved again in 1487) (
Ailleville , Aube)
Le Valasse, see Gruchet
Valbenoîte Abbey, monks,
diocese of Lyon (Valbenoîte,
Saint-Étienne , Loire)
Valbonne Abbey, monks,
diocese of Perpignan (
Valbonne , Alpes-Maritimes)
Valcroissant Abbey, monks,
diocese of Die (
Die , Drôme)
Valence Abbey (Abbaye de Valence ), monks,
diocese of Poitiers (1225 or 1230–1791) (
Couhé , Vienne)
La Valette Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Valette ), monks,
diocese of Tulle (founded as a Benedictine abbey probably in 1143; Cistercian from 1147; dissolved 1791; remains submerged in 1951 by the construction of a dam, the Barrage du Chastang ) (
Auriac , Corrèze)
Valloires Abbey , monks,
diocese of Amiens , in Picardie (
Argoules , Somme)
[81]
Vallonnette Abbey, see Féniers Abbey
Valmagne Abbey (Abbaye de Valmagne or Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Valmagne ), monks,
diocese of Agde (1159–1789) (
Villeveyrac , Hérault)
[82]
La Valroy Abbey (or Val-Roi or Val-Roy), monks,
diocese of Reims (1150–1790) (
Saint-Quentin-le-Petit , Ardennes)
Valsaintes Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Valsaintes , de Simiane or de Boulinette ), monks,
diocese of Apt (1180–1792) (
Simiane-la-Rotonde , Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
Valsauve Abbey (Abbaye de Valsauve , Abbaye Royale Notre-Dame de Valsauve ), nuns,
diocese of Uzès (founded before 1217 as priory; moved to Bagnols 1375 and later elevated to a royal abbey; dissolved 1790) (
Bagnols-sur-Cèze , Gard)
Varennes Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Varennes ), monks, diocese of
Bourges (
Fougerolles , Indre)
La Vassin Abbey, also Lavaysse or La Veissy Abbey (Abbaye La Vassin , Lavaysse or La Veissy ), nuns,
diocese of Clermont (c. 1150 – 1792) (
Saint-Donat , Puy-de-Dôme)
Vaucelles Abbey, monks,
diocese of Cambrai (
Les Rues-des-Vignes , Nord)
Vauclair Abbey , monks,
diocese of Laon (
Bouconville-Vauclair , Aisne)
Vauluisant Abbey , monks,
diocese of Sens (
Courgenay , Yonne)
[83]
Vauluisant Abbey, see Le Bouschet-Vauluisant Abbey
Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey, monks,
diocese of Paris (
Cernay-la-Ville , Yvelines)
[84]
Vaux-la-Douce Abbey, monks,
diocese of Langres (
Voisey , Haute-Marne)
Abbey of Les Vaux-en-Ornois (Abbaye des Vaux-en-Ornois , also Abbaye d'Évaux ), monks,
diocese of Toul (
Saint-Joire , Meuse)
Abbaye Notre-Dame du Verger , nuns,
diocese of Cambrai (
Oisy-le-Verger , Pas-de-Calais)
Vermonton Abbey, see Reigny Abbey
Vernaison Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Valence (
Châteauneuf-sur-Isère , Drôme)
Vic Priory, otherwise Vic-lès-Capdenac Priory, nuns,
diocese of Cahors (Vic,
Capdenac , Lot)
La Vieuville Abbey (or La Vieuxville Abbey) (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Vieuville or Vieuxville ), monks,
diocese of Dol (
Epiniac , Ille-et-Vilaine)
Vignogoul Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Montpellier (
Pignan , Hérault)
[85]
Villelongue Abbey (Abbaye de Villelongue , Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Villelongue ), monks,
diocese of Carcassonne (
Saint-Martin-le-Vieil , Aude)
Villeneuve Abbey , monks,
diocese of Nantes (
Le Bignon , then, from 1865,
Les Sorinières , Loire-Atlantique)
[86]
Villers-Bettnach Abbey , monks,
diocese of Metz (
Saint-Hubert , Moselle)
[87]
Villers-Canivet Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Séez (
Villers-Canivet , Calvados)
Villiers Abbey or Villiers-aux-Nonnains Abbey (Abbaye de Villiers-aux-Nonnains , Abbaye Notre-Dame de Villiers , Abbaye Villiers-la-Joie ), nuns,
diocese of Sens (
Cerny, Essonne )
La Virginité Abbey (Abbaye de la Virginité ), nuns,
diocese of Le Mans (
Les Roches-l'Évêque , Loir-et-Cher)
Vitry Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Jacques de Vitry , de Vitry-le-Perthois , or de Vitry-le-Brûlé ), nuns,
diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (
Vitry-en-Perthois , Marne)
Le Vivier Abbey (Abbay du Vivier ), nuns,
diocese of Cambrai (1219 – 1640 in Wancourt; 1640 – 1791 in Arras) (
Wancourt , later
Arras , Pas-de-Calais)
Voisins Abbey, nuns,
diocese of Orléans (
Saint-Ay , Loiret)
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See also
References
^
"Abbaye cistercienne de Notre-Dame d'Acey" .
^
Aiguebelle Abbey website
^
Altbronn Abbey website (archived 25 July 2011)
^
"Payrin-Augmontel municipal website: Église d'Augmontel et abbaye de l'Ardorel" . Retrieved 2019-09-21 .
^
"Abbaye d'Auberive" .
^
"Abbaye d'Aulps: Domaine de Découverte de la Vallée d'Aulps" . Retrieved 2019-09-21 .
^
"Association culturelle de l'abbaye de Beaulieu en Rouergue - centre d'art" .
^
Fondation Bon Sauveur website: Bégard Abbey
^
Website of the present community at Bellaigue, including a page on the Cistercian abbey
Archived 2008-06-05 at the
Wayback Machine
^
Bellefontaine Abbey official website
^
"Website of the Abbaye de Belval Association" . Archived from
the original on 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2018-07-08 .
^
"Abbaye de Belval - archived website 2008" . Archived from
the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-18 .
^
"concert EVR à la Benisson Dieu generated by VisualSlideshow.com" .
^
"Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours" .
^ latterly occupied by the Communauté des Béatitudes
^ Bonneval, Communauté de.
"Abbaye cistercienne Notre-Dame de Bonneval" .
^
"Accueil - Abbaye de Bonport" .
^
Bon-Repos Abbey website
^
Boulaur Abbey website
Archived 2008-05-09 at the
Wayback Machine
^
Abbaye de Bricquebec website
^ now a hotel
^
"Abbaye cistercienne Lachalade" .
^
"Abbaye de Chambarand" .
^
Champagne Abbey website (now a farm hotel)
^
"Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cîteaux" .
^
"La page de l'abbayes de Clairlieu" .
^
La Clarté-Dieu: Friends website
^ Wipp-creations.
"Abbaye de la COUDRE (Laval, Mayenne)" .
^ Stoffels, Pierre-André Burton - Michel.
"L'Abbaye Sainte-Marie-du-Désert vous accueille" .
^
"Bienvenue sur le site de l'Abbaye cistercienne Notre Dame de Bonne Espérance, à Échourgnac" .
^ Quantin, Thomas.
"Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Étoile" .
^
"abbayeferte.com" .
^
"Abbaye de Fontenay - Erreur 404" .
^
"ABBAYE DE FONTFROIDE - NARBONNE" .
^
Fontmorigny Abbey website
Archived 2008-05-21 at the
Wayback Machine
^
"Actualités et Curiosités à Foucarmont - Commune rurale de Haute-Normandie au coeur de la vallée de l'Yères…" .
^
"Diocèse d'Angers, site officiel" . Archived from
the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-05-21 .
^
"毛穴たるみで悩める30代後半主婦に適しているケアはコレで決まり!" .
^
"Diocese of Reims website: Igny Abbey" . Archived from
the original on 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-21 .
^
Indre.fr: Abbaye Notre-Dame du Landais
^
"amis-de-leoncel.com" .
^
"Abbaye de Lérins" .
^ transferred from Vergy to Beaune
^
"Abbaye de Longpont France Aisne" .
^ the village is Longvilliers; the abbey is Longvilliers or Longvillers
^
Latin : Bona requies Beatae Mariae , according to Jacques-Paul Migne, third and last theological encyclopaedia, volume 16, 1856;
Marquette et l'Abbaye du Réclinatoire ou Bon-Repos de Notre-Dame , C S J Spriet, 1890
^
Melleray Abbey website
^ Website of Saint Mesmin's Abbey, Micy, now occupied by the Micy Carmel
^ united with Cîteaux in 1619
^
Puy-Guillaume website: Montpeyroux Abbey
Archived 2007-09-29 at the
Wayback Machine
^
Moreilles Abbey Restoration website
^
Mortemer Abbey website
^ no connection to the village of
Monchy-le-Preux , Pas-de-Calais
^
Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Neiges website }
^
"Abbaye de Noirlac" .
^
"Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg - Ordre Cistercien de la Stricte Observance (Trappistes), au diocèse de Strasbourg (Alsace)" .
^
"Histoire de l'Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp - Serviteurs de Jésus et de Marie" .
^ transferred from Beauvais to Paris in 1670-71
^ founded 1987;
Bernardines' website: Le Touvet
Archived 2008-11-19 at the
Wayback Machine
^
"Pontigny Abbey website" .
^
Website of the Musée national de Port-Royal-des-Champs
^
"Abbaye Notre-Dame du Port du Salut" .
^ founded as a hermitage in 1104; became Cistercian in 1128
^
"Accueil - Abbaye de Reigny" .
^
"Perspectives On Online Gambling - Games & Casinos" .
^
Boulaur Abbey website: Rieunette Priory
Archived 2008-05-14 at the
Wayback Machine
^ Stoffels, soeur Marie-Christine Vilmain, Michel.
"Bienvenue sur le site de l'Abbaye du Rivet" . {{
cite web }}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link )
^
"ROYAUMONT - abbaye & fondation - Accueil" .
^ Ulysse Chevalier: Notices historiques sur l'abbaye de Saint-Just et sur le monastère de Sainte-Ursule in Bulletin de la Société Archéologique du Drôme 8, 1874
^ transferred to Barbeau Abbey: see also the
Château de Sainte-Assise built on the site
^ Pierre de Marca, 1640: Histoire de Bearn: concernant l'origine des rois de Navarre , etc
^
"Sénanque accueil" .
^
"index" .
^
"Abbaye de Sylvanès - Accueil" .
^
Tamié Abbey website
^ very close to Cîteaux; first Cistercian nunnery, and motherhouse of the Cistercian nuns; transferred to Dijon in 1626
^
Diocese of Vannes website: Timadeuc Abbey
Archived 2008-06-03 at the
Wayback Machine
^ Jürgen Klötgen, "L'Abbaye de Tyronneau - Notice historique pour servir à la mémoire des cisterciens dans le Maine", in Revue Historique et Archéologique du Maine, Le Mans, 1990
^
"Ubexy Abbey website" . Archived from
the original on 2008-05-13.
^
"Abbaye du Val des Choues: Musée-Opéra de la Vénerie" .
^
"L'Abbaye - Abbaye de Valloires" .
^
"Abbaye de Valmagne - Abbaye cistercienne, jardins, produits bio, vins bio, salle de réceptions" . Archived from
the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2008-05-21 .
^
Vauluisant Abbey website
^
"Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay - Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay" .
^ Gueit, Christian.
"L'ABBAYE de VIGNOGOUL" .
^
Villeneuve Abbey website (now a hotel and restaurant)
^
"Abbaye de Villers-Bettnach (archived)" . Archived from
the original on 2011-09-01.
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