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List of Benedictine monasteries in France

November 30, 2023

This is a list of Benedictine monasteries, extant and non-extant, in the present territory of France. It includes both monks and nuns following the Rule of Saint Benedict, excluding the Cistercians, for whom see List of Cistercian monasteries in France. Some monasteries however belonged at various times in their histories to both the Benedictines and the Cistercians.

At different times these religious houses have formed various orders, congregations or groups, of which the main ones, as far as French monasteries are concerned, are the following:

The dates in brackets indicate the start and end dates of an abbey's status as a Benedictine monastery, which are not necessarily the same as the dates of its foundation or suppression. All religious houses in France were suppressed during the French Revolution, most of them in 1791. Some communities were revived, and many more new ones established, during the 19th century, but were forced to leave France by anti-clerical legislation during the 1880s (principally the Ferry Laws), and again in the first decades of the 20th century under the Association Act, 1901 (the Waldeck-Rousseau Law).

Abbeys and independent priories currently in operation are indicated by bold type.

Dependent priories are not generally noted in this list, except for a few unusually significant ones.


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Saint-Germain d'Auxerre

B edit

 
Brantôme Abbey
 
Baume Abbey
 
Bec Abbey
 
St. Cross Abbey, Bordeaux

C edit

 
La Chaise-Dieu Abbey
 
Conques Abbey church
 
Corbie Abbey

D edit

E edit

F edit

 
Fécamp Abbey

G edit

 
Gaillac Abbey
  • Gaël Abbey, or Abbey of St. John, Gaël (Abbaye Saint-Jean de Gaël), monks (Gaël, Ille-et-Vilaine): predecessor of Saint-Méen Abbey, qv
  • Gaillac Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Michel de Gaillac), Diocese of Albi (Gaillac, Tarn)
  • Ganagobie Abbey, also Priory (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Ganagobie), monks (Ganagobie, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
  • Gaussan Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Gaussan) (founded as a priory in 1994, raised to an abbey in 2004) (Bizanet, Aude)
  • Gellone Abbey: see Abbaye de Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
  • Gercy Abbey otherwise Jarcy Abbey (Abbaye de Gercy or Jarcy), nuns, Diocese of Paris (?-1791) (Varennes-Jarcy, Essonne)
  • Gif Abbey (Abbaye de Gif), nuns, Diocese of Paris (Gif-sur-Yvette, Essonne)
  • Gigny Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Gigny) (Gigny, Jura)
  • Glandières Abbey otherwise La Glandière Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Martin de Glandières or de la Glandière), Diocese of Metz (Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold, Moselle)
 
Gigny Abbey (Jura)

H edit

 
Hambye Abbey

I edit

J edit

 
Jumièges Abbey

K edit

  • Kerbénéat Priory (Prieuré de Kerbénéat), nuns (Plounéventer, Finistère) (1976–2002)[40]
  • Kergonan (Plouharnel, Morbihan):
    • Abbey of St. Anne, Kergonan (Abbaye Sainte-Anne de Kergonan), monks [41]
 
Abbey of St Anne, Kergonan
    • Abbey of St. Michael, Kergonan (Abbaye Saint-Michel de Kergonan), nuns

L edit

 
Landévennec Abbey

M edit

 
Marmoutier Abbey
 
Moissac Abbey
 
Meymac Abbey
 
Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey
 
Murbach Abbey

N edit

 
Nouaillé-Maupertuis Abbey

O edit

P edit

 
Preuilly Abbey

Q edit

R edit

  • Randol Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Randol), monks (1981-) (Saint-Saturnin, Puy-de-Dôme) [64]
  • La Réole Priory or La Réaule Priory (Prieuré de La Réole or de la Réaule), monks, Diocese of Lescar (La Réole, Gironde)
  • Rebais Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Rebais), monks, Diocese of Meaux (Rebais, Seine-et-Marne)
  • Redon Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Redon), monks (832-1790), Diocese of Vannes (Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine)
  • Reims (Marne), Diocese of Reims:
    • St. Nicasius' Abbey, Reims (Abbaye Saint-Nicaise de Reims), monks[65]
    • St. Peter's Abbey, Reims (Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Reims), nuns
    • St. Remigius' Abbey, Reims (Abbaye Saint-Rémi de Reims, later Basilique Saint-Rémi de Reims), monks
    • St. Thierri's Abbey, Reims (Abbaye Saint-Thierri de Reims), monks[66]
    • St. Timothy's Abbey, Reims (Abbaye Saint-Thimotée de Reims)
  • Remiremont Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Remiremont or Saint-Mont), double monastery (monks and nuns), Diocese of Toul later Diocese of Saint-Dié (Remiremont, Vosges)
  • Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), Diocese of Rennes:
    • Abbey of St. George, Rennes (Abbaye Saint-Georges de Rennes), nuns
    • Abbey of St. Melaine, Rennes (Abbaye Saint-Melaine de Rennes), monks
  • Rhuys Abbey or Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Gildas de Rhuys), monks, Diocese of Vannes (Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys, Morbihan)
  • Ribemont Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Nicolas-des-Prés de Ribemont), monks, Diocese of Laon (Ribemont, Aisne)
  • Rocamadour Abbey or Roquamadour Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Rocamadour or Roquemadour), administratively in the Diocese of Tulle but situated in the Diocese of Cahors (Rocamadour, Lot)
  • La Rochette Abbey or Abbey of St. Joseph de La Rochette (Abbaye Saint-Joseph de La Rochette, Abbaye de La Rochette), nuns (Belmont-Tramonet, Savoie); founded in 1824 at the Château de la Rochette in Cuire-le-Bas, Caluire-et-Cuire (Rhône); became an abbey in 1837; moved to Belmont-Tramonet in 1970[67]
  • Abbey of St. Saturnin, Rodez (Abbaye Saint-Saturnin de Rodez or Abbaye de Saint-Sernin de Rodez), nuns, Diocese of Rodez (Rodez, Aveyron)
  • Ronceray Abbey (Abbaye du Ronceray d'Angers or Abbaye Notre-Dame du Ronceray), nuns, Diocese of Angers (1028-?) (Angers, Maine-et-Loire)
  • Abbaye Notre-Dame de Miséricorde de Rosans, nuns, Diocese of Gap (founded 1991) (Rosans, Hautes-Alpes)
  • Abbey of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Rosheim (Abbaye Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur de Rosheim), nuns (Rosheim, Bas-Rhin)[68]
  • Rouen (Seine-Maritime), Diocese of Rouen:
    • Abbey of St. Amand, Rouen (Abbaye Saint-Amand de Rouen), nuns
    • Abbey of St. Ouen, Rouen (Abbaye Saint-Ouen de Rouen), monks
  • Rougemont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Rougemont), nuns, Diocese of Dijon (moved to Dijon 1673) (Rougemont, Côte-d'Or)
  • Royallieu Abbey or Royal-Lieu Abbey (Abbaye de Royallieu or Royal-Lieu), nuns, Diocese of Soissons (Compiègne, Oise)

S edit

 
Abbey of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
 
Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
 
Saint-Sever Abbey
 
Abbaye aux Dames, Saintes
 
Abbey of Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache

T edit

U edit

  • Abbey of St. Scholastica, Urt (Abbaye de Saint-Scholastique d'Urt), nuns (Urt, Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
  • Uzerche Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Uzerche), monks, Diocese of Limoges (Uzerche, Corrèze)

V edit

 
Val-de-Grâce Abbey (Paris)

W edit

  • Wisques, Pas-de-Calais:
    • Abbey of Our Lady, Wisques (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Wisques), nuns
    • Abbey of St. Paul, Wisques (Abbaye Saint-Paul de Wisques), monks (1910-) [99]

Y edit

  • Yerres Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Yerres), nuns, Diocese of Paris (?-1791) (Yerres, Essonne)[100]
  • Yzeure Priory otherwise Yzeure Abbey (Abbaye d'Yzeure, Prieuré Saint-Pierre d'Yzeure), nuns (a Benedictine abbey until c 1151, when it became a priory of Saint-Menoux Abbey) (Yzeure, Allier)[101][102]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The English Congregation returned to England because of the French Revolution and now forms part of the Benedictine Confederation
  2. ^ Ainay Abbey website
  3. ^ the precursor of Alet Cathedral
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  5. ^ formerly sometimes Andlaw
  6. ^ Diocese of Séez website: Argentan Abbey 2008-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Asnières Abbey website
  8. ^ Ministère de la Culture: L'Abbaye Saint-Germain d'Auxerre
  9. ^ Le Barroux Abbey website 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Bassac Abbey website 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on 2005-07-09. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  12. ^ Bellaigue Abbey website 2008-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ 950-1136: Benedictine priory; 1136-37: Benedictine abbey; 1137-1791: Cistercian abbey; 2000- Benedictine abbey)
  14. ^ Belloc Abbey website 2008-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Blesle municipal website: Blesle Abbey 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ formerly Saint-Martin-au-Val
  17. ^ Gallic Orthodox Church website: Bois-Aubry Abbey
  18. ^ Boscherville Abbey website 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Encyclopédie de Bourges website: St. Sulpicius' Abbey, Bourges 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ Bourgueil Abbey website 2005-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ Daughters of Calvary (Bénédictines de Notre-Dame du Calvaire); previously at Kerbeneat (1634-1976) and Landerneau (1976-2002)
  22. ^ a b English Benedictine nuns in exile
  23. ^ historically this was a priory, not an abbey, but the description, attached to the present ensemble of buildings, has become well-established
  24. ^ La Chaise-Dieu Abbey website
  25. ^ Chantelle Abbey website
  26. ^ Château-Chalon village website
  27. ^ this may well have been a priory rather than an abbey
  28. ^ Data.bnf.fr Abbaye Saint-Pierre, Chaumes-en-Brie
  29. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  30. ^ Clairval Abbey website
  31. ^ Crespin municipal website: Crespin Abbey 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  32. ^ Cuxa Abbey website
  33. ^ En-Calcat Abbey website
  34. ^ Fleury Abbey website
  35. ^ Fontdouce Abbey website
  36. ^ raised to a bishopric in 1742: see Diocese of Saint-Claude
  37. ^ Friends of Guîtres Abbey website
  38. ^ Camaldolese from 1680
  39. ^ Abbey website
  40. ^ Daughters of Calvary (Bénédictines de Notre-Dame du Calvaire). Previously at Landerneau (1634-1976); afterwards at Bouzy-la-Forêt
  41. ^ Website of the Abbey of St. Anne, Kergonan
  42. ^ sometimes La Grasse Abbey
  43. ^ Daughters of Calvary (Bénédictines de Notre-Dame du Calvaire). Founded in 1634; transferred in 1976 to Kerbeneat in Plounéventer; merged in 2002 with Bouzy-la-Forêt.
  44. ^ Website of Friends of St. Vincent's Abbey website
  45. ^ At first a Benedictine priory, later a house of secular canonesses from the Auvergnat nobility. Raised to the status of abbey in 1719
  46. ^ Diocese of Coutances website: Lessay Abbey 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  47. ^ Ligugé Abbey website
  48. ^ secularised in 1535
  49. ^ destroyed by Protestants in 1568
  50. ^ the church, still extant, was dedicated to Saint Sebastian
  51. ^ Abbey of St. Peter, Le Mans: website 2005-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
  52. ^ Marmoutier Abbey website
  53. ^ also known as Maursmunster Abbey
  54. ^ a b Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes website
  55. ^ Mas-Grenier Abbey website; founded in the 19th century and suppressed during the Revolution; reoccupied in 1921 by the Benedictines of the Perpetual Adoration of Toulouse, exiled in 1904
  56. ^ Maumont Abbey website
  57. ^ Maylis Abbey website
  58. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  59. ^ Montceau Abbey website 2008-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  60. ^ Commune of Nouaillé-Maupertuis website: Nouaillé Abbey
  61. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  62. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  63. ^ Preuilly-sur-Claise municipal website: Preuilly Abbey 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  64. ^ . Archived from the original on 2006-12-05. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  65. ^ joined to the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris in 1641
  66. ^ joined to the Archbishopric of Reims in 1696
  67. ^ Section of the Abbaye de La Rochette on the website of Jouarre Abbey (in French)
  68. ^ Benedictines of the Holy Sacrament; nunnery founded in 1862
  69. ^ Abbey of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe website
  70. ^ often inaccurately called Saint-André de Sorède
  71. ^ Diocese of Poitiers website: St. Cross Abbey, Saint-Benoît 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
  72. ^ Saint-Jacut Abbey website
  73. ^ Abbey of St. Lioba website[permanent dead link]
  74. ^ later secular canonesses
  75. ^ Website of the Abbaye Saint-Louis du Temple; this community was originally in the Abbey of Saint-Louis-du-Temple, in the remains of the former Temple, Paris (1816-48); later in the Rue Monsieur in Paris (1851-1938); and then at Meudon (1938-51)
  76. ^ Abbey of Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache website
  77. ^ Saint-Omer town website: Abbey of St. Bertin, Saint-Omer 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
  78. ^ created a cathedral in 1317
  79. ^ or Generest, Génerez, Générez, Géneres, or Génerès
  80. ^ united with the bishopric in 1778
  81. ^ Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe website
  82. ^ Website of the Abbaye Saint-Wandrille
  83. ^ Site of the Abbaye aux Dames, Saintes
  84. ^ raised to a bishopric in 1318
  85. ^ the community was founded in Brignon forest by L'Absie Abbey, whence the name Abbaye de l'Absie-en-Brignon, of which the others are variants (BNF)
  86. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  87. ^ Sorèze Abbey and School website
  88. ^ in the Quercy
  89. ^ mother house of the Tironensian Order
  90. ^ Benedictine from 850 to 1073
  91. ^ Tournay Abbey website
  92. ^ Val-de-Grâce webpage
  93. ^ The town was known as Charenton-Saint-Maurice until 1842. The community of nuns was moved here after 1685 from Val-d'Osne in Osne-le-Val, Haute-Marne, to re-settle the site of a destroyed Protestant church
  94. ^ Valognes Abbey website
  95. ^ the original buildings became a hospital, which they remain; the abbey was re-established in 1810 in a former convent of the Capuchins, which was vacant by then
  96. ^ Venière Abbey website 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  97. ^ Verneuil Abbey website 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
  98. ^ Abbayes-Normandie.com: Abbaye Saint-Nicolas, Verneuil-sur-Avre
  99. ^ Website of the Abbey of St. Paul, Wisques 2008-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
  100. ^ Website of the Société d'art, histoire et archéologie de la vallée de l'Yerres: l'Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Yerres
  101. ^ BNF.fr: Prieuré Saint-Pierre, Yzeure
  102. ^ L'église Saint-Pierre d'Yzeure: photos of the former priory church

See also edit

References edit

  • Gallia Christiana
  • Gaussin, Pierre-Roger, nd: Les cohortes du Christ, Ouest-France
  • Gazeau, Véronique, 2007: Normannia monastica, princes normands et abbés bénédictins. Prosopograpie des abbés bénédictins (2 vols). Publications du CRAHM. ISBN 978-2-902685-38-7
  • Laffont, Robert, nd: Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse (Tome II-B)
  • Le Bras, G., Hourlier, J., Cocheril, M., 1979: Les ordres religieux, la vie et l'art. Tome 1: Monastères et communautés ; Les Bénédictins ; Les Cisterciens ; Les Chartreux ; Les ordres militaires. Flammarion: Paris. ISBN 2-08-010028-9
  • Schmitz, Philibert, 1942: Histoire de l'ordre de Saint-Benoît (2 vols). Maredsous: Les Éditions de Maredsous

External links edit

  • OSB.org
  • Romanes.com
  • Architecture religieuse
  • Structurae

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This is a list of Benedictine monasteries extant and non extant in the present territory of France It includes both monks and nuns following the Rule of Saint Benedict excluding the Cistercians for whom see List of Cistercian monasteries in France Some monasteries however belonged at various times in their histories to both the Benedictines and the Cistercians At different times these religious houses have formed various orders congregations or groups of which the main ones as far as French monasteries are concerned are the following the Order of Cluny Cluniacs the Camaldolese now within the Benedictine Confederation the Olivetans now within the Benedictine Confederation the Celestines now within the Benedictine Confederation the Order of Chalais the Order of Fontevraud Fontevristes the Congregation of Tiron the Congregation of La Chaise Dieu Casadeens the Congregation of Saint Victor Victorines the Bursfelde Congregation the Alsace Congregation the Cassinese Congregation now within the Benedictine Confederation the Congregation of Chezal Benoit the Congregation of the Exempts of Flanders the Congregation of the Exempts of France the Societe de Bretagne the Congregation of St Vanne Vannistes the Congregation of St Maur Mauristes the English Benedictine Congregation in exile 1612 1791 1 the Congregation of the Allobroges the Affligem group the Solesmes Congregation now within the Benedictine Confederation formerly known as the Congregation de France the Subiaco Congregation now within the Benedictine Confederation the Federation du Coeur Immacule de MarieThe dates in brackets indicate the start and end dates of an abbey s status as a Benedictine monastery which are not necessarily the same as the dates of its foundation or suppression All religious houses in France were suppressed during the French Revolution most of them in 1791 Some communities were revived and many more new ones established during the 19th century but were forced to leave France by anti clerical legislation during the 1880s principally the Ferry Laws and again in the first decades of the 20th century under the Association Act 1901 the Waldeck Rousseau Law Abbeys and independent priories currently in operation are indicated by bold type Dependent priories are not generally noted in this list except for a few unusually significant ones Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZA editL Absie Abbey Abbaye de l Absie en Gatine Diocese of La Rochelle L Absie en Gatine Deux Sevres Abbey of L Absie en Brignon see Abbey of La Sie Ahun Abbey Abbaye Saint Etienne d Ahun monks Diocese of Limoges Moutier d Ahun Creuse Ainay Abbey Abbaye Saint Martin d Ainay monks Diocese of Lyon Ainay Lyon 2 Alet Abbey Abbaye d Alet or Abbaye Sainte Marie d Alet monks Alet les Bains Aude 3 Les Alleuds Abbey Abbaye des Alleuds monks Diocese of Poitiers Les Alleuds Maine et Loire Les Allois Abbey Abbaye des Allois nuns Diocese of Limoges La Geneytouse Haute Vienne Almeneches Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Almeneches nuns Diocese of Seez transferred to Argentan in 1736 Almeneches Orne Altorf Abbey Abbaye d Altorf monks Diocese of Strasbourg Altorf Bas Rhin Ambronay Abbey otherwise Ambournay Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Ambronay or d Ambournay monks Diocese of Lyon 803 1787 Ambronay Ain 4 Anchin Abbey Abbaye d Anchin monks Diocese of Arras Pecquencourt Nord Andecy Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Andecy nuns Diocese of Chalons sur Marne Baye Marne Andernes Abbey Abbaye d Andernes monks Diocese of Boulogne sur Mer Andernes near Guines Pas de Calais Andlau Abbey Abbaye d Andlau 5 nuns Diocese of Strasbourg Andlau Bas Rhin Angers Maine et Loire Diocese of Angers Abbaye Notre Dame du Ronceray d Angers see Ronceray Abbey of St Aubin Angers Abbaye Saint Aubin d Angers monks 966 Abbey of St Nicholas Angers Abbaye Saint Nicolas d Angers 1020 Abbey of St Sergius Angers Abbaye Saint Serge d Angers monks Angouleme Charente Diocese of Angouleme Abbey of St Ausonius Angouleme Abbaye Saint Ausone d Angouleme nuns Abbey of St Cybard Angouleme Abbaye Saint Cybard d Angouleme monks Aniane Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauveur d Aniane monks Diocese of Maguelonne later Diocese of Montpellier 782 Aniane Herault Arcisses Abbey Abbaye d Arcisses nuns Diocese of Chartres Arcisses in Brunelles Eure et Loir Argentan Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Argentan nuns transferred from Almeneches 1736 dispersed during the French Revolution reassembled at Vimoutiers in 1822 returned to Argentan in 1830 and 1958 refugees in Sees from 1944 to 1958 Argentan Orne 6 Argenteuil Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Argenteuil nuns Argenteuil Val d Oise Abbey of St Caesarius Arles Abbaye Saint Cesaire d Arles nuns Diocese of Arles Arles Bouches du Rhone Abbey of St Mary Arles sur Tech Abbaye Sainte Marie d Arles sur Tech monks Diocese of Perpignan Arles sur Tech Pyrenees Orientales Arpajon Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Arpajon nuns Diocese of Vabres although physically located within the territory of the Diocese of Rodez Arpajon sur Cere Cantal Abbey of St Vaast Arras Abbaye Saint Waast d Arras monks Diocese of Arras Arras Pas de Calais Artecelle Abbey see La Celle Abbey Asnieres Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Asnieres or Asnieres Bellay monks Diocese of Angers 1129 Cizay la Madeleine Maine et Loire 7 Auchy Abbey otherwise Aumale Abbey Abbaye d Auchy or Saint Martin d Auchy or d Aumale monks Diocese of Rouen Aumale Seine Maritime nbsp Saint Germain d AuxerreAuchy Abbey Abbaye d Auchy les Moines monks Diocese of Boulogne sur Mer Auchy les Hesdin formerly known as Auchy les Moines Pas de Calais Aumale Abbey see Auchy Abbey Aurillac Abbey Abbaye d Aurillac monks Diocese of Clermont about 896 1561 Aurillac Cantal Autun Saone et Loire Diocese of Autun Abbey of St Andoche Autun Abbaye Saint Andoche d Autun nuns Abbey of Saint Jean le Grand Abbaye Saint Jean le Grand d Autun nuns Abbey of St Martin Autun Abbaye de Saint Martin d Autun monks Abbey of St Symphorian Autun Abbaye de Saint Symphorien d Autun monks Auxerre Yonne Diocese of Auxerre Abbey of Saint Germain d Auxerre Abbaye Saint Germain d Auxerre monks 8 Abbey of St Marianus Auxerre Abbaye Saint Marien d Auxerre monks Avenay Abbey Abbaye d Avenay nuns Diocese of Reims Avenay Val d Or Marne Avesnes Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Avesnes nuns Diocese of Arras Avesnes Pas de Calais Avignon Vaucluse Diocese of Avignon Abbey of St Andrew Avignon Abbaye de Saint Andre les Avignon monks attributed to the Diocese of Orange Abbey of St Laurence Avignon Abbaye Saint Laurent d Avignon nunsB edit nbsp Brantome Abbey nbsp Baume Abbey nbsp Bec Abbey nbsp St Cross Abbey BordeauxBaignes Abbey otherwise Baigne Abbey Abbaye Saint Etienne de Baignes or Baigne monks Diocese of Saintes Baignes Sainte Radegonde Charente Le Barroux Vaucluse Abbey of Our Lady of the Annunciation Le Barroux Abbaye Notre Dame de l Annonciation du Barroux nuns Abbey of St Madeleine Le Barroux Abbaye Sainte Madeleine du Barroux monks founded 1978 raised to status of abbey in 1989 9 Bassac Abbey Abbaye Saint Etienne de Bassac monks Diocese of Saintes 1790 Bassac Charente 10 Baume les Dames Abbey Abbaye de Baume les Dames Abbaye Sainte Odile nuns Diocese of Besancon Baume les Dames Doubs Baume Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre et Saint Paul de Baume les Messieurs or Baume les Moines monks Diocese of Besancon later Diocese of Saint Claude Baume les Messieurs Jura later became Cistercian Beaulieu les Loches Abbey Abbaye Sainte Trinite de Beaulieu monks Diocese of Tours Beaulieu les Loches Indre et Loire Beaulieu en Argonne Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauveur et Saint Maurice de Beaulieu monks Diocese of Verdun Beaulieu en Argonne Meuse Beaulieu sur Dordogne Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre et Saint Paul de Beaulieu or Abbaye Saint Pierre Saint Paul et Sainte Felicite de Beaulieu Diocese of Limoges in the Limousin Beaulieu sur Dordogne Correze Beaumont Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Beaumont nuns Diocese of Clermont Beaumont Puy de Dome Beaumont les Tours Abbey Abbaye de Beaumont les Tours nuns Diocese of Tours Beaumont les Tours Indre et Loire Abbey of St Lucian Beauvais Abbaye Saint Lucien de Beauvais monks Diocese of Beauvais Beauvais Oise Bec Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame du Bec monks Olivetans since 1948 Diocese of Rouen Le Bec Hellouin Eure 11 Bellaigue Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Bellaigue monks Virlet Puy de Dome 12 13 Bellefontaine Abbey Abbaye de Bellefontaine Diocese of La Rochelle Begrolles en Mauges Maine et Loire Belloc Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Belloc Urt Pyrenees Atlantiques 14 Bergues Abbey Abbaye de Bergues Saint Winoc monks Diocese of Ypres Bergues Nord Bernay Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Bernay monks Diocese of Lisieux Bernay Eure Berteaucourt Abbey or Bertaucourt Abbey Abbaye de Berteaucourt Abbaye Notre Dame de Berteaucourt les Dames also Bertaucourt nuns Diocese of Amiens Berteaucourt les Dames Somme Abbey of St Vincent Besancon Abbaye Saint Vincent de Besancon monks Diocese of Besancon Besancon Doubs Beze Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre Saint Paul de Beze monks Beze Cote d Or Biblisheim Abbey Abbaye de Biblisheim nuns Diocese of Strasbourg Biblisheim Bas Rhin Abbaye des Blancs Manteaux Abbey of the White Cloaks monks Diocese of Paris Rue des Blancs Manteaux 4th arrondissement Paris Servites 1258 74 Williamites 1298 1610 Benedictines 1618 1790 this was the first seat of the Congregation of Saint Maur Blangy Abbey Abbaye de Blangy monks Diocese of Boulogne sur Mer Blangy sur Ternoise Pas de Calais Blasimont Abbey otherwise Blamont Abbey Abbaye de Blasimont or Blamont monks Diocese of Bazas Blasimon Gironde Blaye Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauveur de Blaye monks Diocese of Bordeaux Blaye Gironde Blesle Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Blesle nuns Diocese of Clermont 849 1789 Blesle Haute Loire 15 Abbey of St Laumer Blois Abbaye Saint Laumer de Blois Diocese of Chartres later Diocese of Blois Blois Loir et Cher 16 Bois Aubry Abbey Abbaye de Bois Aubry monks Diocese of Tours Luze Indre et Loire 17 Bonnesaigne Abbey Abbaye de Bonnesaigne nuns Diocese of Limoges Combressol Correze Bonneval Abbey Abbaye de Bonneval Abbaye Saint Florentin or Abbaye Saint Florentin et Saint Hilaire de Bonneval monks Diocese of Chartres Bonneval Eure et Loir Bonneval les Thouars Abbey Abbaye de Bonneval les Thouars nuns Diocese of Poitiers Saint Jean de Thouars Deux Sevres Bon Secours Priory Prieure Notre Dame de Bon Secours nuns 1648 1790 Diocese of Paris Rue de Charonne and Impasse Bon Secours 11th arrondissement Paris St Cross Abbey Bordeaux Abbaye Sainte Croix de Bordeaux monks Diocese of Bordeaux Bordeaux Gironde Boscherville Abbey Abbaye Saint Georges de Boscherville monks Diocese of Rouen Saint Martin de Boscherville Seine Maritime 18 Boscodon Abbey otherwise Boscaudon Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Boscodon or Boscaudon monks Diocese of Embrun near Crots Hautes Alpes Bourbourg Abbey Abbaye de Bourbourg nuns Diocese of Saint Omer Bourbourg Nord Bourg Dieu Abbey see Deols Abbey Bourges Cher Diocese of Bourges Abbey of St Laurence Bourges Abbaye Saint Laurent de Bourges nuns Abbey of St Sulpicius Bourges Abbaye Saint Sulpice de Bourges 19 Bourgueil Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Bourgueil en Vallee monks Diocese of Angers Anjou 991 1791 Bourgueil Indre et Loire 20 Bouxieres Abbey Abbaye de Bouxieres aux Dames nuns Diocese of Nancy Bouxieres aux Dames Meurthe et Moselle Bouzonville Abbey Abbaye Sainte Croix de Bouzonville monks Diocese of Metz Bouzonville Moselle Bouzy la Foret Abbey Abbaye de Bouzy la Foret nuns Bouzy la Foret Loiret 21 Brageac Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Brageac nuns Diocese of Clermont Brageac Cantal Brantome Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Brantome or Abbaye Saint Sicaire de Brantome monks Diocese of Perigueux Brantome Dordogne Breteuil Abbey Abbaye de Breteuil monks Diocese of Beauvais Breteuil aka Breteuil sur Noye Oise Breuil Herbaud Abbey Abbaye du Breuil Herbaud Diocese of Lucon Falleron Vendee Bricoeil Abbey Abbaye de Bricoeil also known as Notre Dame de Sesanne nuns Diocese of Troyes Sezanne Haute Marne Brienne Abbey Abbaye de Brienne les Anse nuns Diocese of Lyon Anse Rhone Brignon Abbey see Abbey of La Sie Le Bugue Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauveur du Bugue nuns Diocese of Perigueux Le Bugue Dordogne Buis Abbey or Buix Abbey Abbaye Saint Croix de Buis or Buix nuns Diocese of Saint Flour near Aurillac Cantal C edit nbsp La Chaise Dieu Abbey nbsp Conques Abbey church nbsp Corbie AbbeyCaen Calvados Diocese of Bayeux Abbaye aux Dames Abbaye de la Trinite de Caen nuns Abbaye aux Hommes Abbaye Saint Etienne de Caen monks Cagnotte Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Cagnotte monks Diocese of Aire later Diocese of Dax Cagnotte Landes Calvary Abbey La Fere see La Fere Cambrai Nord Diocese of Cambrai Abbey of the Holy Sepulchre Cambrai Abbaye du Saint Sepulcre de Cambrai monks 1064 1791 Cambrai Abbey see Femy Abbey Abbaye de Notre Dame de la Consolation de Cambrai Abbaye des Anglaises 1625 1795 nuns 22 Le Canigou Abbey Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou monks Diocese of Perpignan Casteil Pyrenees Orientales La Capelle Abbey Abbaye de la Capelle or des Capples Diocese of Arras later Diocese of Boulogne 1090 1348 Les Attaques Pas de Calais Cateau Cambresis Abbey Abbaye Saint Andre du Cateau Cambresis monks Diocese of Cambrai Le Cateau Cambresis Nord Caunes Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre et Saint Paul de Caunes monks Diocese of Narbonne 1791 Caunes Minervois Aude Cavaillon Abbey Abbaye Saint Jean de Cavaillon nuns Diocese of Cavaillon Cavaillon Vaucluse La Celle Abbey Abbaye de La Celle rarely seen as Artecelle Abbey or Abbaye d Artecelle nuns Diocese of Aix La Celle Var 23 Cendras Abbey otherwise Sendras Abbey Abbaye de Cendras or Sendras monks Diocese of Ales Cendras Gard Cerisy Abbey Abbaye de Cerisy la Foret or Abbaye Saint Vigor de Cerisy monks Diocese of Bayeux Cerisy la Foret Manche Chaalis Abbey Abbaye de Chaalis monks Fontaine Chaalis near Ermenonville Oise Benedictine up to 1136 thereafter Cistercian La Chaise Dieu Abbey Abbaye de la Chaise Dieu or Abbaye Saint Robert de la Chaise Dieu La Chaise Dieu Haute Loire 24 Chalon Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Chalon monks Diocese of Chalon sur Saone Chalon sur Saone Saone et Loire Chambon Abbey Abbaye de Chambon or de Notre Dame de Chambon monks Diocese of Poitiers Mauze Thouarsais Deux Sevres Chantelle Abbey Abbaye Saint Vincent de Chantelle nuns 1890 Chantelle Allier 25 Chapaize Priory Prieure Saint Martin de Chapaize monks 11th century Chapaize Saone et Loire Charenton Abbey Abbaye de Charenton nuns Diocese of Bourges Charenton du Cher Cher Abbaye de la Charite monks Diocese of Auxerre Charlieu Abbey Abbaye de Charlieu or Abbaye Saint Fortune de Charlieu monks Charlieu Loire Charroux Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauveur de Charroux monks Diocese of Poitiers 785 1760 Charroux Vienne Chassemidy Abbey or Chasse midi Abbey Abbaye du Chassemidy Abbaye de Notre Dame de la Consolation de Chasse midy nuns Diocese of Paris Rue du Cherche Midi 5th and 16th arrondissements Paris Chateau Chalon Abbey Abbaye de Chateau Chalon nuns Diocese of Besancon Chateau Chalon often spelt Chateau Chalon Jura 26 Chateau Landon Abbey Abbaye de Chateau Landon nuns Diocese of Sens Chateau Landon Seine et Marne Chateaudun Abbey Abbaye Saint Avit de Chateaudun nuns Diocese of Chartres Chateaudun Eure et Loir Chatenoy Abbey or Chatenois Abbey Abbaye de Chatenoy or Chatenois monks Diocese of Toul Chatenois Vosges 27 La Chaume Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de la Chaume monks Diocese of Nantes 1055 1262 Machecoul Loire Atlantique Chaumes en Brie Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Chaumes en Brie monks Diocese of Sens 752 1747 Chaumes en Brie Seine et Marne 28 Les Chazeaux Abbey Abbaye de Chazeaux en Forez nuns 1332 1791 originally Poor Clares Benedictines from the early 17th century Diocese of Lyon Chazeaux en Forez near Firminy Loire moved to Lyon 1617 29 Les Chazes Abbey otherwise Les Chases Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre des Chazes or des Chases nuns Diocese of Clermont Saint Julien des Chazes Haute Loire Chelles Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Chelles nuns Diocese of Paris later Diocese of Meaux Chelles Seine et Marne Chezal Benoit Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Chezal Benoit monks Diocese of Bourges Chezal Benoit Cher Chezy Abbey Abbaye de Chezy monks Diocese of Soissons either Chezy en Orxois or Chezy sur Marne both in Aisne Cimiez Abbey or Abbey of St Pons Cimiez Abbaye Saint Pons de Cimiez Diocese of Nice 1792 Cimiez Nice Clairac Abbey Abbaye de Clairac Diocese of Agen 1604 Clairac Lot et Garonne Clairval Abbey Abbaye Saint Joseph de Clairval monks 1992 Flavigny sur Ozerain Cote d Or 30 Clausonne Abbey Abbaye de Clausonne monks Diocese of Gap Clausonne in Le Saix Gap Clermont Abbey see Abbey of Saint Alyre Clermont Cluny Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre et Saint Paul de Cluny monks Diocese of Macon 1790 Cluny Saone et Loire Compiegne Abbey Abbaye Saint Corneille de Compiegne monks Diocese of Soissons Compiegne Oise Conches Abbey Abbaye de Conches monks Diocese of Evreux Conches en Ouche Eure Condat Abbey Abbaye de Condat later Abbaye Saint Oyend de Joux later Abbaye du Grand Saint Claude monks Saint Claude Jura see also Great St Claude s Abbey Conflans Priory Prieure Sainte Honorine de Conflans monks Diocese of Paris 1080 Conflans Sainte Honorine Yvelines Conques Abbey Abbaye Sainte Foy de Conques monks Diocese of Rodez 1537 Conques Aveyron Corbie Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Corbie monks Diocese of Amiens Corbie Somme Corbigny Abbey Abbaye Saint Leonard de Corbigny monks Diocese of Autun Corbigny Nievre Cordillon Abbey also Cordeillon Abbey Abbaye Saint Laurent de Cordeillon or Cordillon nuns Diocese of Bayeux 1201 Cordillon aux Nonnains Lingevres Calvados Cormeilles Abbey Abbaye de Cormeilles monks Diocese of Lisieux Cormeilles Eure Cormery Abbey Abbaye Saint Paul de Cormery monks Diocese of Tours Cormery Indre et Loire Coulombes Abbey otherwise Coulombs Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Coulombes or Coulombs monks Diocese of Chartres Coulombs Eure et Loir Crespin Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Crespin in Hainaut monks Diocese of Cambrai Crespin Nord 31 Crest Priory Diocese of Valence became vacant and was given to the Capuchin friars in 1609 Crest Drome Crisenon Abbey Abbaye de Crisenon or Notre Dame de Crisenon nuns Diocese of Auxerre Pregilbert Yonne Croix Saint Leufroy Abbey Abbaye de la Croix Saint Leufroy monks Diocese of Evreux La Croix Saint Leufroy Eure Cruas Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Cruas monks Diocese of Viviers Cruas Ardeche Cusset Abbey Abbaye de Cusset nuns Diocese of Clermont Cusset Allier Cuxa Abbey Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa monks Diocese of Perpignan Codalet Pyrenees Orientales 32 D editDenain Abbey Abbaye de Denain nuns Diocese of Arras Denain Nord Deols Abbey otherwise Bourg Dieu Abbaye Notre Dame Saint Pierre et Saint Paul de Deols or Bourg Dieu Diocese of Bourges Deols Indre Abbaye Notre Dame de la Deserte Our Lady of the Wasteland Poor Clares 1304 1503 Benedictine nuns 1503 Revolution Diocese of Lyon on La Croix Rousse in the parish of La Platiere now part of Lyon Rhone Dieulouard Abbey Abbaye Saint Laurent de Dieulouard English Benedictine monks in exile 1608 Dieulouard Meurthe et Moselle Abbey of St Benignus Dijon Abbaye Saint Benigne de Dijon monks Diocese of Langres later Diocese of Dijon Dijon Cote d Or Le Dorat Abbey Abbaye du Dorat nuns Diocese of Limoges Le Dorat Haute Vienne Douai Nord Diocese of Arras Abbaye de la Paix de Douai nuns Abbey of St Gregory Douai Abbaye Saint Gregoire de Douai 1605 Doullens Abbey Abbaye Saint Michel de Doullens nuns Diocese of Amiens Doullens Somme Dourgne Abbey Abbaye Sainte Scholastique de Dourgne nuns Dourgne Tarn Dunkirk Abbey Abbaye de Dunkerque nuns 22 Diocese of Ypres Dunkirk Nord E editEbersmunster Abbey Abbaye Saint Maurice d Ebersmunster monks Diocese of Strasbourg Ebersmunster Bas Rhin Ebreuil Abbey Abbaye Saint Leger d Ebreuil monks Diocese of Clermont Ebreuil Allier Elnon e Abbey also Elnon en Pevele Abbey see Saint Amand Abbey En Calcat Abbey Abbaye Saint Benoit d En Calcat monks Dourgne Tarn 33 Epinal Abbey Abbaye d Epinal nuns Diocese of Saint Die Epinal Vosges Essay Abbey or Eysses Abbey Abbaye Saint Gervais et Saint Protais d Essay or d Eysses sur Lot Diocese of Agen Villeneuve sur Lot Lot et Garonne Etival Abbey Abbaye d Etival en Charnie or Abbaye Notre Dame d Etival en Charnie nuns Diocese of Le Mans Chemire en Charnie Sarthe Etrun Abbey Abbaye d Etrun nuns Diocese of Arras Etrun Pas de Calais Evreux Eure Diocese of Evreux St Saviour s Abbey Evreux Abbaye Saint Sauveur d Evreux nuns Abbey of St Taurin Evreux Abbaye de Saint Taurin d Evreux monks Evron Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Evron monks Diocese of Le Mans Evron Mayenne Eyres Moncube Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint Eustase d Eyres Moncube nuns Eyres Moncube Landes F edit nbsp Fecamp AbbeyFaremoutiers Abbey Abbaye de Faremoutiers or Abbaye Notre Dame et Saint Pierre de Faremoutiers nuns Diocese of Meaux Faremoutiers Seine et Marne Faverney Abbey Abbaye de Faverney monks Diocese of Besancon Faverney Haute Saone Fecamp Abbey Abbaye de la Trinite de Fecamp monks Diocese of Rouen Fecamp Seine Maritime Femy Abbey Abbaye de Femy monks Diocese of Cambrai Cambrai Nord taken over as a ruin in 1621 by English Benedictine nuns later at Stanbrook Abbey England Calvary Abbey La Fere Abbaye du Calvaire de La Fere nuns Diocese of Laon La Fere Aisne Ferrieres Abbey Abbaye Saint Leonard de Ferrieres Diocese of Poitiers Bouille Loretz Deux Sevres Ferrieres en Gatinais Abbey Abbaye de Ferrieres monks Diocese of Sens Ferrieres en Gatinais Loiret La Ferte Abbey Benedictine Abbaye de la Ferte nuns Diocese of Nimes Figeac Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauveur de Figeac monks Diocese of Cahors 1536 Figeac Lot Flavigny Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Flavigny monks Diocese of Autun Flavigny sur Ozerain Cote d Or Fleury Abbey Abbaye de Fleury or Abbaye Saint Benoit de Fleury monks Diocese of Orleans Saint Benoit sur Loire Loiret 34 Fontdouce Abbey Abbaye de Fontdouce or Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontdouce monks Diocese of Saintes Saint Bris des Bois Charente Maritime 35 Fontenay Abbey Abbaye Saint Etienne de Fontenay monks Diocese of Bayeux Fontenay le Marmion Calvados Fontenelle Abbey see Abbey of Saint Wandrille Fontevrault Abbey also Fontevraud Abbey Abbaye de Fontevrault or Fontevraud nuns Fontevraud l Abbaye Maine et Loire Fontgombault Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontgombault monks Diocese of Bourges Fontgombault Indre Fontgouffier Abbey otherwise Fongauffier Abbey Abbaye de Fontgouffier or Fongauffier nuns Diocese of Sarlat Sagelat Dordogne Foresmoutier Abbey Abbaye de Foresmoutier monks Diocese of Amiens Saint Riquier Somme Frigolet Abbey Abbaye Saint Michel de Frigolet monks Tarascon sur Rhone Bouches du Rhone G edit nbsp Gaillac AbbeyGael Abbey or Abbey of St John Gael Abbaye Saint Jean de Gael monks Gael Ille et Vilaine predecessor of Saint Meen Abbey qv Gaillac Abbey Abbaye Saint Michel de Gaillac Diocese of Albi Gaillac Tarn Ganagobie Abbey also Priory Abbaye Notre Dame de Ganagobie monks Ganagobie Alpes de Haute Provence Gaussan Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Gaussan founded as a priory in 1994 raised to an abbey in 2004 Bizanet Aude Gellone Abbey see Abbaye de Saint Guilhem le Desert Gercy Abbey otherwise Jarcy Abbey Abbaye de Gercy or Jarcy nuns Diocese of Paris 1791 Varennes Jarcy Essonne Gif Abbey Abbaye de Gif nuns Diocese of Paris Gif sur Yvette Essonne Gigny Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Gigny Gigny Jura Glandieres Abbey otherwise La Glandiere Abbey Abbaye Saint Martin de Glandieres or de la Glandiere Diocese of Metz Longeville les Saint Avold Moselle nbsp Gigny Abbey Jura Glanfeuil Abbey Abbaye de Glanfeuil Abbaye Saint Maur de Glanfeuil or Abbaye de Saint Maur sur Loire monks Diocese of Angers Saint Maur sur Loire in Le Thoureil Maine et Loire Gorjan Abbey Abbaye Saint Etienne de Gorjan nuns Diocese of Lodeve Clermont l Herault Herault Gorze Abbey Abbaye de Gorze or Abbaye Saint Etienne et Saint Gorgon de Gorze monks Diocese of Metz Gorze Bas Rhin Grace Dieu Abbey Abbaye de la Grace Dieu nuns Diocese of Rouen Rouen Seine Maritime English Benedictine nuns established here in 1658 La Grainetiere Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de la Grainetiere Diocese of Poitiers Les Herbiers Vendee Grande Sauve Abbey otherwise Sauve Majeure Abbey Abbaye de la Grande Sauve or de la Sauve Majeure monks Diocese of Bordeaux La Sauve Gironde Great St Claude s Abbey Abbaye du Grand Saint Claude monks Diocese of Lyon Saint Claude Jura previously Condat Abbey qv 36 Grestain Abbey Abbaye de Grestain monks Diocese of Lisieux Fatouville Grestain Eure Gue de Launay Abbey Abbaye du Gue de Launay monks Diocese of Le Mans Vibraye Sarthe Guines Abbey Abbaye Saint Leonard de Guines nuns Diocese of Therouanne later Diocese of Boulogne Guines Pas de Calais Guitres Abbey otherwise Guistres Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Guitres or Guistres monks Diocese of Bordeaux Guitres Gironde 37 H edit nbsp Hambye AbbeyHam les Lillers Abbey Abbaye d Ham les Lillers monks Diocese of Saint Omer Ham en Artois Pas de Calais Hambye Abbey otherwise Hambie Abbey Abbaye de Hambye or Abbaye Notre Dame de Hambye or Hambie monks Diocese of Coutances 1147 1790 Hambye Manche Hasnon Abbey Abbaye de Hasnon or d Hasnon nuns Diocese of Arras Hasnon Nord Hautmont Abbey Abbaye de Hautmont or d Hautmont monks Diocese of Cambrai Hautmont Nord Hautecombe Abbey Abbaye de Hautecombe monks near Aix les Bains Savoie Cistercians c1125 1792 Benedictines 1922 1992 formerly at Marseilles Priory 1865 1922 moved to Ganagobie Abbey 1992 Hautvillers Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre d Hautvillers monks Diocese of Reims Hautvillers Marne Herbitzheim Abbey Abbaye de Herbitzheim nuns Herbitzheim Bas Rhin Homblieres Abbey Abbaye d Homblieres monks Diocese of Noyon Homblieres Aisne Honcourt Abbey Abbaye de Honcourt monks Itterswiller Bas Rhin Honnecourt Abbey Abbaye d Honnecourt monks Diocese of Cambrai Honnecourt sur Escaut Nord Huiron Abbey Abbaye Saint Martin de Huiron monks Diocese of Chalons sur Marne Huiron Marne I editIle Barbe Abbey Abbaye de l Ile Barbe monks Diocese of Lyon 638 1375 Ile Barbe Lyon Rhone Ile Chauvet Abbey Abbaye de l Ile Chauvet or Abbaye Notre Dame de l Assomption de l Ile Chauvet monks Diocese of Lucon 1130 1791 Bois de Cene Vendee 38 Issoire Abbey Abbaye Saint Austremoine d Issoire monks Diocese of Clermont Issoire Puy de Dome Issoudun Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Issoudun monks Diocese of Bourges Issoudun Indre Issy Abbey Abbaye d Issy nuns Diocese of Paris Issy les Moulineaux Hauts de Seine Ivry Abbey Abbaye d Ivry monks Diocese of Evreux Ivry la Bataille Eure J edit nbsp Jumieges AbbeyJarcy Abbey see Gercy Abbey Le Jard Abbey Abbaye du Jard Abbaye royale de Saint Jean Baptiste du Jard Abbaye Saint Jean du Jard de la Reine nuns Diocese of Sens Voisenon Seine et Marne Joncels Abbey or Jaucel Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Joncels or Jaucel monks Diocese of Beziers Joncels Herault Abbey of Josaphat les Chartres Abbaye de Josaphat les Chartres Abbaye Notre Dame de Josaphat monks Diocese of Chartres Leves Eure et Loir Jouarre Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Jouarre nuns Diocese of Meaux Jouarre Seine et Marne 39 Jougdieu or Joug Dieu Abbey Abbaye de Jougdieu or de Joug Dieu monks Diocese of Lyon Creches sur Saone Saone et Loire Abbaye Notre Dame de Fidelite de Jouques nuns founded 1967 abbey from 1981 Jouques Bouches du Rhone Jumieges Abbey Abbaye de Jumieges or Abbaye Saint Pierre de Jumieges monks Diocese of Rouen Jumieges Seine Maritime Juvigny Abbey Abbaye Sainte Scholastique de Juvigny nuns Juvigny sur Loison Meuse K editKerbeneat Priory Prieure de Kerbeneat nuns Plouneventer Finistere 1976 2002 40 Kergonan Plouharnel Morbihan Abbey of St Anne Kergonan Abbaye Sainte Anne de Kergonan monks 41 nbsp Abbey of St Anne KergonanAbbey of St Michael Kergonan Abbaye Saint Michel de Kergonan nunsL edit nbsp Landevennec AbbeyLagny Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Lagny monks Diocese of Paris Lagny sur Marne Seine et Marne Lagrasse Abbey 42 Abbaye Sainte Marie de Lagrasse or Abbaye Notre Dame de Lagrasse monks Diocese of Carcassonne Lagrasse Aude Lancharre Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Lancharre nuns Diocese of Chalon sur Saone Chapaize Haute Saone Landerneau Abbey or Priory Abbaye de l Immaculee Conception de Landerneau nuns Landerneau Finistere 43 Landevennec Abbey Abbaye Saint Guenole de Landevennec monks Diocese of Quimper Landevennec Finistere Lantenac Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Lantenac monks Diocese of Saint Brieuc La Cheze Cotes d Armor Laon Aisne Diocese of Laon Abbey of St John Laon Abbaye Saint Jean de Laon nuns Abbey of St Vincent Laon Abbaye Saint Vincent de Laon monks 44 Larreule Abbey Hautes Pyrenees Abbaye Saint Orens de Larreule monks Diocese of Tarbes Larreule Hautes Pyrenees Larreule Abbey Pyrenees Atlantiques Abbaye Saint Pierre de Larreule monks Larreule Pyrenees Atlantiques Lasse Abbey see La Sie Abbey Laval Abbey Abbaye de Laval nuns Diocese of Paris Lavaudieu Abbey otherwise Lavaudieu Priory Abbaye Saint Andre de Lavaudieu nuns Lavaudieu Haute Loire 45 Lay Priory Prieure de Lay monks Hedouville Val d Oise Lay Priory or Priory of St Arnoul Lay Prieure de Lay or Haute Lay Prieure Saint Arnoul de Lay monks Diocese of Nancy Haute Lay in Lay Saint Christophe Meurthe et Moselle Lectoure Abbey Abbaye Saint Genies de Lectoure Lectoure Gers Lerins Abbey Abbaye Saint Honorat de Lerins monks Ile Saint Honorat Alpes Maritimes Lessay Abbey Abbaye de Lessay monks Diocese of Coutances Lessay Manche 46 Lezat Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Lezat monks Diocese of Pamiers 1295 1317 later Diocese of Rieux 1317 1790 Lezat sur Leze Ariege Liessies Abbey Abbaye de Liessies monks Diocese of Cambrai 1791 Liessies Nord Ligueux Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Ligueux nuns Diocese of Perigueux Ligueux Dordogne Liguge Abbey Abbaye Saint Martin de Liguge monks Liguge Vienne 47 Limoges Haute Vienne Diocese of Limoges Abbey of St Augustine Limoges Abbaye Saint Augustin de Limoges monks Abbey of St Martial Limoges Abbaye Saint Martial de Limoges monks 1535 48 Abbey of St Martin Limoges Abbaye Saint Martin de Limoges monks Limon see Saint Louis du Temple de Limon Lire Abbey see Lyre Abbey of St Desir Lisieux Abbaye Saint Desir de Lisieux nuns Diocese of Lisieux Lisieux Basse Normandie Longeville Abbey Abbaye de Longeville monks Diocese of Metz Longeville Doubs Longues Abbey Abbaye Sainte Marie de Longues monks Diocese of Bayeux Longues sur Mer Calvados Lonlay Abbey otherwise Lonlai Abbey Abbaye de Lonlay or Lonlai monks Diocese of Le Mans Lonlay l Abbaye Orne Lure Abbey Abbaye Saint Desle de Lure monks Diocese of Besancon Lure Haute Saone Luxeuil Abbey Abbaye de Luxeuil monks Diocese of Besancon Luxeuil Haute Saone Abbey of St Peter Lyon Abbaye de Saint Pierre les Nonnains de Lyon nuns Diocese of Lyon Lyon Rhone Lyre Abbey or Lire Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Lyre or de Lire monks Diocese of Evreux La Vieille Lyre Eure M edit nbsp Marmoutier Abbey nbsp Moissac Abbey nbsp Meymac Abbey nbsp Mont Saint Michel Abbey nbsp Murbach AbbeyMadion Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Madion monks Diocese of Saintes Virollet Charente Maritime 49 Madiran Abbey Abbaye de Madiran monks Madiran Hautes Pyrenees Maillezais Abbey Abbaye de Maillezais or Abbaye Saint Pierre de Maillezais Diocese of Poitiers Maillezais Vendee Malnoue Abbey Abbaye de Malnoue nuns Diocese of Paris Emerainville Seine et Marne Manglieu Abbey or Manlieu Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Manglieu or Manlieu 50 monks Diocese of Clermont Manglieu Puy de Dome Le Mans Sarthe Diocese of Le Mans Abbey of St Peter Le Mans otherwise Abbey of Saint Pierre de la Couture Le Mans Abbaye Saint Pierre de la Couture au Mans 51 Abbey of St Vincent Le Mans Abbaye Saint Vincent du Mans monks Marchiennes Abbey Abbaye de Marchiennes monks Diocese of Arras Marchiennes Nord Marcilhac Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Marcilhac monks Diocese of Cahors Marcilhac sur Cele Lot Marmoutier Abbey Tours Abbaye de Marmoutier or Abbaye Saint Martin de Marmoutier monks Diocese of Tours Tours Indre et Loire 52 Marmoutier Abbey Alsace Abbaye de Marmoutier monks Marmoutier Bas Rhin 53 Marnes Abbey or Saint Jouin de Marnes Abbey Abbaye de Marnes or Abbaye de Saint Jouin de Marnes monks Diocese of Poitiers Marnes Deux Sevres 54 Maroilles Abbey Abbaye de Maroilles monks Diocese of Cambrai Maroilles Nord Marseille Bouches du Rhone Diocese of Marseille Abbey of St Victor Marseille Abbaye de Saint Victor de Marseille monks Marseille Priory otherwise Priory of St Madeleine Marseille Prieure Saint Madeleine de Marseille see Hautecombe Abbey Le Mas d Azil Abbey Abbaye du Mas d Azil monks Diocese of Rieux Le Mas d Azil Arieges Mas Grenier Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre du Mas Grenier monks now nuns Diocese of Toulouse Mas Grenier Tarn et Garonne 55 Massay Abbey Abbaye Saint Martin de Massay monks Diocese of Bourges Massay Cher Maubeuge Abbey Abbaye de Maubeuge nuns Diocese of Cambrai Maubeuge Nord Maumont Abbey Abbaye Sainte Marie de Maumont nuns Juignac Charente 56 Maurs Abbey Abbaye Saint Cesaire de Maurs monks Diocese of Saint Flour Maurs Cantal Maursmunster Abbey monks see Marmoutier Abbey Alsace Mauzac Abbey see Mozac Abbey Maylis Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Maylis monks Maylis Landes 57 Maymac Abbey see Meymac Abbey Melun Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Melun monks Diocese of Sens Melun Seine et Marne Menat Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauveur Notre Dame et Saint Martin de Menat monks Diocese of Clermont Menat Puy de Dome Meobecq Abbey otherwise Meaubec Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre et Saint Paul de Meobecq or Abbaye de Meobecq or Meaubec Diocese of Bourges Meobecq Indre Metz Moselle Diocese of Metz Abbey of St Glossindis Metz Abbaye Sainte Glossinde de Metz nuns Abbey of St Vincent Metz Abbaye Saint Vincent de Metz monks Meymac Abbey or Maymac Abbey Abbaye Saint Andre de Meymac or Abbaye Saint Andre et Saint Leger de Meymac Meymac Correze Micy Abbey Abbaye de Micy or Abbaye Saint Mesmin de Micy monks Diocese of Orleans Saint Pryve Saint Mesmin Loiret Moiremont Abbey otherwise Moirmont Abbey Abbaye de Moiremont or Abbaye Saint Calocere et Saint Parthenius de Moiremont or Moirmont monks Diocese of Chalons sur Marne Moiremont Marne Moissac Abbey Abbaye de Moissac Abbaye de Saint Pierre de Moissac or Abbaye Saint Pierre et Saint Paul de Moissac monks Diocese of Cahors Moissac Tarn et Garonne Molesme Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Molesme monks Diocese of Langres Molesme Cote d Or Molleges Abbey Abbaye Sainte Marie de Molleges Molleges Bouches du Rhone Monastere Saint Benoit Monastere Saint Benoit de Brignoles monks Diocese Frejus Toulon Brignoles Var Monastier Saint Chaffre Abbey Abbaye du Monastier Saint Chaffre monks Diocese of Le Puy Le Monastier sur Gazeille Haute Loire Mont Saint Michel Abbey Abbaye du Mont Saint Michel monks Diocese of Avranches Mont Saint Michel Manche 58 Mont Saint Quentin Abbey Abbaye du Mont Saint Quentin monks Diocese of Noyon Peronne Somme Montceau Abbey Abbaye Saint Felix de Montceau nuns Diocese of Montpellier Gigean Herault 59 Montebourg Abbey Abbaye de Montebourg or Abbaye Sainte Marie de Montebourg monks Diocese of Coutances Montebourg Manche Montier en Der Abbey Abbaye de Montier en Der or Montierender monks Diocese of Chalons sur Marne Montier en Der Haute Marne Montier la Celle Abbey Abbaye de Montier la Celle monks Diocese of Troyes Saint Andre les Vergers Aube Montieramey Abbey Abbaye de Montieramey monks Montieramey Aube Montierneuf Abbey Abbaye Saint Jean de Montierneuf monks Diocese of Poitiers Poitiers Vienne Montivilliers Abbey Abbaye de Montivilliers nuns later monks later nuns again Diocese of Rouen 1792 Montivilliers Seine Maritime Montmajour Abbey Abbaye de Montmajour or Abbaye Saint Pierre de Montmajour monks Diocese of Arles Arles Bouches du Rhone Montmartre Abbey Abbaye de Montmartre nuns Diocese of Paris Montmartre 18th arrondissement Paris Montolieu Abbey or Montolivet Abbey Abbaye Saint Jean Baptiste de Montolieu or Montolivet Diocese of Carcassonne Montolieu Aude Montsalvy Abbey Abbaye de Montsalvy or Abbaye Notre Dame de l Assomption de Montsalvy monks Diocese of Saint Flour Montsalvy Cantal Montsort Priory Prieure de Montsort nuns Diocese of Le Mans Montsort in Alencon Orne Moreaux Abbey Abbaye de Moreaux monks Diocese of Poitiers Champagne Sarthe Moreuil Abbey Abbaye de Moreuil Abbaye Saint Vaast de Moreuil monks Diocese of Amiens Moreuil Somme Morienval Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Morienval nuns Diocese of Soissons Morienval Oise Morigny Abbey Abbaye Sainte Trinite de Morigny monks Diocese of Sens Morigny Champigny Essonne Moutiers Saint Jean Abbey or the Abbey of Saint Jean de Reome Abbaye de Moutiers Saint Jean or Abbaye Saint Jean de Reome monks Diocese of Langres Moutiers Saint Jean Cote d Or Mouzon Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Mouzon monks Diocese of Reims Mouzon Ardennes Moyenmoutier Abbey otherwise St Hydulphe s Abbey Abbaye de Moyen Moutier or Abbaye Saint Hydulphe de Moyenmoutier monks Diocese of Saint Die Moyenmoutier Vosges Mozac Abbey or Mauzac Abbey Abbaye de Mozac or Abbaye Saint Pierre et Saint Caprais de Mozac Mozac Puy de Dome Munster Abbey otherwise Munster Abbey Abbaye de Munster or Munster monks Munster Haut Rhin Murbach Abbey Abbaye de Murbach monks Murbach Haut Rhin N edit nbsp Nouaille Maupertuis AbbeyAbbey of St Leopold Nancy Abbaye Saint Leopold de Nancy monks Diocese of Toul now Diocese of Nancy Nancy Meurthe et Moselle Nant Abbey or Nantz Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Nant or Nantz monks Diocese of Vabres Nant Aveyron Nanteuil Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Nanteuil en Vallee monks Diocese of Poitiers 1770 Nanteuil en Vallee Charente Neauphle Abbey Abbaye de Neauphle le Vieux or l Aivieux monks Diocese of Chartres Neauphle le Vieux Yvelines Nesle Abbey otherwise Nielle Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Nesle la Reposte or Nielle monks Diocese of Troyes Nesle la Reposte Marne Neufbourg Abbey or Neubourg Abbey Abbaye de Neubourg Abbaye Notre Dame et Saint Jean Baptiste de Neufbourg nuns Diocese of Evreux 1637 Le Neufbourg Eure Neuwiller Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre et Saint Paul de Neuwiller les Saverne Neuwiller les Saverne Bas Rhin Nevers Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Nevers nuns Diocese of Nevers Nevers Nievre Nid du Merle Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame du Nid de Merle Diocese of Rennes Saint Sulpice la Foret Ille et Vilaine Nogent Abbey Abbaye de Nogent sous Coucy or Abbaye Notre Dame de Nogent sous Coucy monks Diocese of Laon Coucy le Chateau Auffrique Aisne Nogent Aube see Abbaye du Paraclet Quincey Nouaille Abbey Abbaye de Nouaille or Abbaye Saint Junien de Nouaille monks Diocese of Poitiers Nouaille Maupertuis Vienne 60 Noyers Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Noyers monks Diocese of Tours 1030 1791 Nouatre Indre et Loire Noyon Abbey Abbaye Saint Eloi de Noyon monks Diocese of Noyon Noyon Oise Nyoiseau Abbey otherwise Nioiseau Abbey Abbaye de Nyoiseau or Nioiseau nuns Diocese of Angers Nyoiseau Maine et Loire O editOrbais Abbey Abbaye d Orbais monks Diocese of Soissons Orbais l Abbaye Marne Orbestier Abbey Abbaye Saint Jean d Orbestier or Abbaye Saint Jean Baptiste d Orbestier Diocese of Lucon Chateau d Olonne Vendee Origny Abbey Abbaye d Origny nuns Diocese of Laon Origny Sainte Benoite Aisne Oriocourt Abbey Abbaye du Sacre Coeur d Oriocourt nuns Delme Moselle Ouche Abbey Abbaye d Ouche see Abbaye de Saint EvroultP edit nbsp Preuilly AbbeyPacy Abbey Abbaye de l Annonciation de Pacy nuns Diocese of Evreux Pacy sur Eure Eure Abbaye du Paraclet Quincey otherwise Nogent Abbaye du Paraclet Quincey or Abbaye du Paraclet Nogent nuns Diocese of Troyes Ferreux Quincey near Nogent sur Aube Aube Paris Abbey of St Edmund Paris Abbaye Saint Edmond de Paris 1615 Abbey of St Mary Paris Abbaye Sainte Marie de Paris monks 1893 Pavilly Abbey Abbaye de Pavilly Pavilly Seine Maritime La Plisse Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de la Pelice or Pelice monks Diocese of Le Mans La Plisse Cherreau Sarthe Abbey of Notre Dame du Pesquie Abbaye Notre Dame du Pesquie nuns Foix Ariege 61 Pessan Abbey Abbaye Saint Michel de Pessan monks Diocese of Auch 1768 Pessan Gers La Pierre Qui Vire Abbey Abbaye de la Pierre Qui Vire or Abbaye Sainte Marie de la Pierre Qui Vire monks Saint Leger Vauban Yonne Pimbo Abbey Abbaye de Pimbo Diocese of Aire Pimbo Landes Poitiers Vienne Diocese of Poitiers St Cross Abbey Poitiers Abbaye Sainte Croix de Poitiers nuns and 1807 1965 Abbey of St Cyprian Poitiers Abbaye Saint Cyprien de Poitiers monks Abbey of the Holy Trinity Poitiers Abbaye Sainte Trinite de Poitiers nuns Pontlevoy Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Pontlevoy monks Diocese of Chartres Pontlevoy Loir et Cher 62 Pontoise Abbey Abbaye Saint Martin de Pontoise monks Diocese of Rouen Pontoise Val d Oise Pothieres Abbey Abbaye de Pothieres monks Diocese of Langres later Diocese of Dijon Pothieres Cote d Or Poulangy Abbey otherwise Poulengy Abbey Abbaye de Poulangy or Abbaye royale de Poulangy or Poulengy nuns Diocese of Langres Poulangy Haute Marne Poussay Abbey Abbaye de Poussay nuns Diocese of Toul Poussay Vosges Poyanne Abbey Abbaye Saint Eustase de Poyanne nuns and 1865 Poyanne Landes Pradines Abbey Abbaye Saint Joseph et Saint Pierre de Pradines Pradines Loire Pralon Abbey or Praslon Abbey Abbaye de Pralon or Praslon nuns Diocese of Langres Pralon Cote d Or Abbaye Notre Dame du Pre at Valmont see Valmont Abbey Les Preaux Eure Diocese of Lisieux Preaux Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Preaux monks Abbey of St Leger Preaux Abbaye Saint Leger de Preaux nuns Preuilly Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Preuilly monks Diocese of Tours Preuilly sur Claise Indre et Loire 63 Provins Abbey Abbaye Saint Jacques de Provins nuns Diocese of Sens Provins Seine et Marne Psalmody Abbey Abbaye de Psalmody Psalmodi or Psalmodie monks Saint Laurent d Aigouze Gard Puits d Orbe Abbey Abbaye du Puits d Orbe nuns Diocese of Langres Verdonnet Cote d Or Q editQuincey see Abbaye du Paraclet Quimperle Abbey Abbaye Sainte Croix de Quimperle monks Diocese of Quimper Quimperle Finistere Quincay Abbey Abbaye Saint Benoit de Quincay monks Diocese of Poitiers Quincay Vienne R editRandol Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Randol monks 1981 Saint Saturnin Puy de Dome 64 La Reole Priory or La Reaule Priory Prieure de La Reole or de la Reaule monks Diocese of Lescar La Reole Gironde Rebais Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Rebais monks Diocese of Meaux Rebais Seine et Marne Redon Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauveur de Redon monks 832 1790 Diocese of Vannes Redon Ille et Vilaine Reims Marne Diocese of Reims St Nicasius Abbey Reims Abbaye Saint Nicaise de Reims monks 65 St Peter s Abbey Reims Abbaye Saint Pierre de Reims nuns St Remigius Abbey Reims Abbaye Saint Remi de Reims later Basilique Saint Remi de Reims monks St Thierri s Abbey Reims Abbaye Saint Thierri de Reims monks 66 St Timothy s Abbey Reims Abbaye Saint Thimotee de Reims Remiremont Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Remiremont or Saint Mont double monastery monks and nuns Diocese of Toul later Diocese of Saint Die Remiremont Vosges Rennes Ille et Vilaine Diocese of Rennes Abbey of St George Rennes Abbaye Saint Georges de Rennes nuns Abbey of St Melaine Rennes Abbaye Saint Melaine de Rennes monks Rhuys Abbey or Saint Gildas de Rhuys Abbey Abbaye Saint Gildas de Rhuys monks Diocese of Vannes Saint Gildas de Rhuys Morbihan Ribemont Abbey Abbaye Saint Nicolas des Pres de Ribemont monks Diocese of Laon Ribemont Aisne Rocamadour Abbey or Roquamadour Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Rocamadour or Roquemadour administratively in the Diocese of Tulle but situated in the Diocese of Cahors Rocamadour Lot La Rochette Abbey or Abbey of St Joseph de La Rochette Abbaye Saint Joseph de La Rochette Abbaye de La Rochette nuns Belmont Tramonet Savoie founded in 1824 at the Chateau de la Rochette in Cuire le Bas Caluire et Cuire Rhone became an abbey in 1837 moved to Belmont Tramonet in 1970 67 Abbey of St Saturnin Rodez Abbaye Saint Saturnin de Rodez or Abbaye de Saint Sernin de Rodez nuns Diocese of Rodez Rodez Aveyron Ronceray Abbey Abbaye du Ronceray d Angers or Abbaye Notre Dame du Ronceray nuns Diocese of Angers 1028 Angers Maine et Loire Abbaye Notre Dame de Misericorde de Rosans nuns Diocese of Gap founded 1991 Rosans Hautes Alpes Abbey of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Rosheim Abbaye Notre Dame du Sacre Cœur de Rosheim nuns Rosheim Bas Rhin 68 Rouen Seine Maritime Diocese of Rouen Abbey of St Amand Rouen Abbaye Saint Amand de Rouen nuns Abbey of St Ouen Rouen Abbaye Saint Ouen de Rouen monks Rougemont Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Rougemont nuns Diocese of Dijon moved to Dijon 1673 Rougemont Cote d Or Royallieu Abbey or Royal Lieu Abbey Abbaye de Royallieu or Royal Lieu nuns Diocese of Soissons Compiegne Oise S edit nbsp Abbey of Saint Sauveur le Vicomte nbsp Abbey of Saint Savin sur Gartempe nbsp Saint Sever Abbey nbsp Abbaye aux Dames Saintes nbsp Abbey of Saint Michel en ThieracheSagne Abbey see Vielmur Abbey Abbey of St Airy Verdun Abbaye Saint Airy monks Diocese of Verdun Verdun Meuse Abbey of St Alyre or St Allyre Abbaye de Saint Alyre or Allyre monks Diocese of Clermont Clairmont now Clermont Ferrand Puy de Dome Saint Amand Abbey otherwise Elnon e Abbey Abbaye de Saint Amand or d Elnon e monks Diocese of Tournai 630s 1789 Saint Amand les Eaux Nord St Amand s Abbey Rouen see Rouen Abbaye de la Paix de Saint Amand nuns Diocese of Tournai Saint Amand les Eaux Nord Abbey of Saint Amant de Boixe Abbaye de Saint Amant de Boixe monks Diocese of Angouleme about 1020 Saint Amant de Boixe Charente 69 Saint Andre Abbey Abbaye de Saint Andre monks Saint Andre Pyrenees Orientales 70 Abbey of St Andrew Avignon see Avignon Priory of Saint Arnoul see Lay Priory Abbey of St Arnould Abbaye de Saint Arnould Saint Arnoul etc monks Diocese of Metz Metz Moselle St Nabor s Abbey Saint Avold Abbaye Saint Nabor de Saint Avold monks Diocese of Metz Saint Avold Moselle St Cross Abbey Saint Benoit Abbaye Sainte Croix de Saint Benoit nuns Diocese of Poitiers 1965 La Cossonniere Saint Benoit Vienne 71 Abbey of Saint Benoit sur Loire see Fleury Abbey Abbey of St Bertin see Saint Omer Saint Calais Abbey Abbaye de Saint Calais monks Diocese of Le Mans Saint Calais du Desert Mayenne Abbey of St Chaffre Abbaye de Saint Chaffre le Monastier monks Diocese of Le Puy Le Monastier sur Gazeille Haute Loire Saint Chinian Abbey or Abbey of St Aignan Saint Chinian Abbaye de Saint Chinian or Abbaye Saint Aignan de Saint Chinian monks Diocese of Saint Pons Saint Chinian Herault St Clement s Abbey Metz Abbaye Saint Clement de Metz monks Diocese of Metz Pontiffroy Metz Moselle Abbey of St Corentin or Abbey of Saint Corentin les Mantes Abbaye Saint Corentin Abbaye de Saint Corentin les Mantes nuns Diocese of Chartres Saint Corentin in Septeuil Yvelines Abbey of Saint Crespin le Grand Abbaye Saint Crespin le Grand monks Diocese of Soissons Soissons Aisne Abbey of St Denis Cathedrale Saint Denis or Abbaye de Saint Denis monks Diocese of Paris Saint Denis Seine Saint Denis St Eusebius s Abbey Saignon Abbaye Saint Eusebe monks Diocese of Apt Saignon Vaucluse St Eustace s Abbey Abbaye Saint Eustase de Vergaville previously Abbaye Notre Dame de Vergaville nuns Vergaville Moselle Saint Evroult Abbey Abbaye de Saint Evroult Abbaye de Saint Evroult d Ouche or Abbaye Notre Dame du Bois de Saint Evroult monks Diocese of Sees later Lisieux Saint Evroult Notre Dame du Bois Orne Abbey of St Faron Abbaye Saint Faron de Meaux Abbaye Sainte Croix de Saint Faron monks Diocese of Meaux Saint Faron Meaux Seine et Marne Saint Ferme Abbey Abbaye de Saint Ferme monks Diocese of Bazas in Bazadais Saint Ferme Gironde Abbey of Saint Florent Saint Florent le Jeune or Saint Florent les Saumur Abbaye Saint Florent Abbaye Saint Florent le Jeune Abbaye Saint Florent les Saumur monks Diocese of Angers Saumur Maine et Loire Abbey of Saint Florent le Vieil Saint Florent sur Loire or Saint Florent du Mont Glonne Abbaye de Saint Florent le Vieil Abbaye Saint Florent sur Loire Abbaye Saint Florent du Mont Glonne monks Diocese of Angers Saint Florent le Vieil Maine et Loire Abbey of Saint Fuscien au Bois Abbaye de Saint Fuscien au Bois monks Diocese of Amiens Saint Fuscien Somme Saint Genies Abbey Abbaye de Saint Genies nuns Diocese of Montpellier Saint Genies des Mourgues Herault Abbey of Saint Genis des Fontaines Abbaye de Saint Genis des Fontaines or Abbaye Saint Michel de Saint Genis des Fontaines Saint Genis des Fontaines Pyrenees Orientales Saint Genou Abbey or Abbey of Saint Genou de Saint Genou or of Saint Genou de l Estree Abbaye Saint Genou de Saint Genou or de Saint Genou de l Estree monks Diocese of Bourges Saint Genou Indre Abbey of Saint Germain des Pres Abbaye de Saint Germain des Pres or Abbaye Sainte Croix et Saint Vincent de Saint Germain des Pres monks Diocese of Paris Quartier Saint Germain des Pres 6th arrondissement Paris seat of the Congregation of St Maur 1631 Abbey of Saint Germer de Fly Abbaye de Saint Germer de Fly monks Diocese of Beauvais Saint Germer de Fly Oise Saint Girons Abbey Abbaye de Saint Girons Diocese of Aire Hagetmau Landes Abbey of Saint Gildas de Bois Abbaye de Saint Gildas de Bois monks Diocese of Nantes Saint Gildas des Bois Loire Atlantique Abbey of Saint Gilles du Gard otherwise Saint Gilles Abbey Abbaye de Saint Gilles monks Diocese of Nimes 1538 Saint Gilles Gard Abbey of Saint Guilhem le Desert otherwise Gellone Abbey Abbaye de Saint Guilhem le Desert or Abbaye de Gellone monks Diocese of Lodeve Saint Guilhem le Desert Herault Saint Hilaire Abbey Abbaye de Saint Hilaire monks Diocese of Carcassonne Saint Hilaire Aude St Hydulphe s Abbey see Moyenmoutier Abbey Saint Jacut Abbey Abbaye de Saint Jacut monks Diocese of Dol Saint Jacut de la Mer Cotes d Armor 72 Abbey of Saint Jean d Angely Abbaye de Saint Jean d Angely monks Diocese of Saintes Saint Jean d Angely Charente Maritime Abbey of Saint Jean des Choux or Abbey of St John the Baptist Saint Jean des Choux Abbaye de Saint Jean des Choux Abbaye Saint Jean Baptiste de Saint Jean des Choux nuns Diocese of Strasbourg Saint Jean Saverne Bas Rhin Abbey of Saint Jean le Grand or Abbey of St Mary of Saint Jean le Grand Autun Abbaye Saint Jean le Grand d Autun or Abbaye Sainte Marie de Saint Jean le Grand d Autun nuns Diocese of Autun Autun Saone et Loire Abbey of Saint Jean de Reome see Moutiers Saint Jean Abbey Jocou Abbey Abbaye Saint Jacques de Jocou near Saint Paul de Fenouillet Le Razes Aude Saint Josse Abbey Abbaye de Saint Josse or Abbaye de Saint Josse sur Mer monks Diocese of Amiens Saint Josse Pas de Calais Abbey of Saint Jouin de Marnes otherwise Marnes Abbey Abbaye de Marnes or Abbaye de Saint Jouin de Marnes monks Diocese of Poitiers Marnes Deux Sevres 54 Abbey of St Julian Abbaye Saint Julien nuns Diocese of Auxerre Abbey of St Julian see Tours Saint Laumer Abbey Abbaye de Saint Laumer monks Diocese of Blois Blois Loir et Cher Saint Liguaire Abbey otherwise Saint Leger Abbey Abbaye de Saint Liguaire or Saint Leger monks Diocese of Saintes Saint Liguaire in Niort Deux Sevres Abbey of St Lioba Abbaye Sainte Lioba Simiane Collongue Bouches du Rhone 73 Saint Loubouer Abbey Abbaye de Saint Loubouer Diocese of Aire Saint Loubouer Landes St Louis Abbey Metz Abbaye Saint Louis de Metz nuns 74 Diocese of Metz Metz Moselle founded 1761 Abbey of Saint Louis du Temple Vauhallan otherwise Limon Abbaye Saint Louis du Temple de Vauhallan or Limon nuns 1951 Limon in Vauhallan Essonne 75 Abbey of Saint Loup les Orleans or of Saint Loup sur Loire Abbaye de Saint Loup les Orleans or Saint Loup sur Loire nuns Diocese of Orleans Saint Jean de Braye Loiret Saint Maixent Abbey Abbaye de Saint Maixent monks Diocese of Poitiers Saint Maixent l Ecole Deux Sevres Abbey of Saint Marcel les Chalon Abbaye Saint Marcel les Chalon Abbey of St Mary of Saint Jean le Grand of Autun Colonne Abbaye Sainte Marie de Saint Jean le Grand d Autun a Colonne nuns later monks Colonne Jura Abbey of Saint Mathieu de Fine Terre otherwise Abbey of Saint Mahe de Fine Terre Abbaye Saint Mathieu de Fine Terre or Abbaye Saint Mahe de Fine Terre monks Diocese of Leon Plougonvelin Finistere Abbey of St Maur Abbaye de Saint Maur Abbaye des Fosses or Abbaye de Saint Maur des Fosses monks Saint Maur des Fosses Val de Marne Abbey of Saint Maur sur Loire see Glanfeuil Abbey Saint Maurin Abbey Abbaye de Saint Maurin Diocese of Agen Saint Maurin Lot et Garonne Saint Meen Abbey formerly Abbey of Saint Jean de Gael Abbaye de Saint Meen Abbaye de Saint Jean de Gael monks Diocese of Saint Malo Saint Meen le Grand Ille et Vilaine Saint Menoux Abbey otherwise Saint Menou Abbey Abbaye de Saint Menoux or Saint Menou nuns Diocese of Bourges Saint Menoux Allier Abbey of Saint Michel en Thierache Abbaye de Saint Michel en Thierache Saint Michel Aisne 76 Abbey of Saint Michel en l Herm Abbaye de Saint Michel en l Herm Diocese of Poitiers 1041 Saint Michel en l Herm Vendee Saint Mihiel Abbey Abbaye de Saint Mihiel monks Diocese of Verdun Saint Mihiel Meuse Abbey of Saint Nicolas au Bois Abbaye de Saint Nicolas au Bois monks Diocese of Laon Saint Nicolas au Bois Aisne Abbey of St Bertin Saint Omer formerly Therouanne Abbaye Saint Bertin de Saint Omer monks Diocese of Saint Omer Saint Omer formerly Therouanne Pas de Calais 77 Saint Papoul Abbey Abbaye de Saint Papoul monks Saint Papoul Aude 78 Saint Paul Abbey Abbaye de Saint Paul nuns Diocese of Beauvais Saint Paul Oise Abbey of Saint Pe de Generes Abbaye de Saint Pe de Generes 79 monks Diocese of Tarbes Saint Pe de Bigorre Hautes Pyrenees Abbey of Saint Pere en Vallee Abbaye de Saint Pere en Vallee monks Diocese of Chartres Chartres Eure et Loir 80 Abbey of Saint Pierre sur Dives Abbaye de Saint Pierre sur Dives monks Diocese of Sees Saint Pierre sur Dives Calvados Abbey of Saint Pierre du Mont or Saint Pierre au Mont Abbaye de Saint Pierre du Mont or Saint Pierre au Mont monks Diocese of Chalons sur Marne Chalons en Champagne Marne Abbey of Saint Pierre le Vif Abbaye de Saint Pierre le Vif monks Diocese of Sens Sens Yonne Saint Pons Abbey Abbaye de Saint Pons monks Diocese of Nice Nice Alpes Maritimes Saint Polycarpe Abbey Abbaye de Saint Polycarpe monks Diocese of Narbonne Saint Polycarpe Aude Abbey of St Prix Abbaye de Saint Prix monks Diocese of Noyon Saint Quentin Aisne Abbey of Saint Quentin en l Isle Abbaye de Saint Quentin en l Isle monks Diocese of Noyon Saint Quentin Aisne Saint Rambert Abbey Abbaye de Saint Rambert monks Diocese of Lyon Saint Rambert en Bugey formerly Saint Rambert de Joux Ain Abbey of Saint Remy aux Nonnains Abbaye de Saint Remy aux Nonnains nuns Diocese of Soissons Abbey of Saint Remy des Landes Abbaye Saint Remi des Landes nuns Diocese of Chartres Clairefontaine en Yvelines Yvelines Abbey of St Rigaud or St Rigauld Abbaye Saint Rigaud or Saint Rigauld Diocese of Dijon Ligny en Brionnais Saone et Loire Saint Riquier Abbey Abbaye de Saint Riquier monks Diocese of Amiens Saint Riquier Somme Abbey of Saint Roman Abbaye de Saint Roman monks Beaucaire Gard Saint Satur Abbey Abbaye de Saint Satur monks Saint Satur Cher Saint Sauve Abbey or Saint Saulve Abbey Abbaye de Saint Sauve or Saint Saulve monks Diocese of Amiens Saint Saulve Nord Abbey of St Saulve Abbaye Saint Saulve monks Montreuil sur Mer Pas de Calais Abbey of Saint Sauveur le Vicomte Abbaye de Saint Sauveur le Vicomte monks Diocese of Coutances Saint Sauveur le Vicomte Manche Abbey of Saint Savin en Lavedan Abbaye de Saint Savin en Lavedan monks Diocese of Tarbes Saint Savin Hautes Pyrenees Abbey of Saint Savin sur Gartempe Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe Saint Savin Vienne 81 Abbey of Saint Seine Abbaye de Saint Seine monks Diocese of Dijon Saint Seine l Abbaye Cote d Or Abbey of Saint Sever Calvados Abbaye de Saint Sever Calvados Abbey Notre Dame de Saint Sever Calvados monks Diocese of Coutances Saint Sever Calvados Calvados Saint Sever Abbey Abbaye de Saint Sever monks Diocese of Tarbes Saint Sever Landes Abbey of Saint Sever de Rustan Abbaye de Saint Sever de Rustan nuns Saint Sever de Rustan Hautes Pyrenees Abbaye de Saint Sulpice la Foret see Abbaye du Nid de Merle Abbey of St Symphorian Autun Abbaye Saint Symphorien d Autun monks Diocese of Autun Autun Saone et Loire Abbey of St Symphorian Beauvais Abbaye Saint Symphorien de Beauvais monks Diocese of Beauvais Beauvais Oise Abbey of St Symphorian Metz Abbaye Saint Symphorien de Metz monks Diocese of Metz Metz Moselle Abbey of St Symphorian Thiers Abbaye Saint Symphorien de Thiers monks Diocese of Clermont Thiers Puy de Dome Abbey of Saint Theodard Montauriol Abbaye Saint Theodard Abbaye Saint Theodard de Montauriol or en Quercy Diocese of Montauban Montauriol Montauban Tarn et Garonne Saint Thibery Abbey Abbaye de Saint Thibery Diocese of Agde Saint Thibery Herault Saint Thierry Abbey Abbaye de Saint Thierry also Abbaye du Mont d Hor or d Or monks from c 500 to 1695 nuns from 1968 Saint Thierry Marne Saint Urbain Abbey Abbaye de Saint Urbain monks Diocese of Chalons sur Marne Saint Urbain Maconcourt Haute Marne Saint Valery Abbey Abbaye de Saint Valery monks Diocese of Amiens Saint Valery sur Somme Somme St Vanne Abbey or St Vannes Abbey Abbaye de Saint Vanne or Saint Vannes monks Diocese of Verdun Verdun Meuse seat of the Congregation of St Vanne Abbey of St Victor Marseille Abbaye de Saint Victor de Marseille monks Diocese of Marseille Marseille Bouches du Rhone Abbey of St Victor Paris Abbaye de Saint Victor de Paris monks Diocese of Paris Quartier Saint Victor 5th arrondissement Paris Abbey of Saint Victor en Caux Abbaye de Saint Victor en Caux monks Diocese of Rouen Saint Victor l Abbaye Seine Maritime Abbey of Saint Vincent du Luc otherwise Saudebonne Abbey Abbaye de Saint Vincent du Luc or de Saudebonne Diocese of Oloron Oloron Sainte Marie Pyrenees Atlantiques Abbey of St Wandrille formerly Fontenelle Abbey Abbaye de Saint Wandrille Abbaye de Fontenelle monks 668 852 966 1791 1898 1901 1931 Diocese of Rouen Saint Wandrille Rancon Seine Maritime 82 Abbey of St Wulmer otherwise Samer Abbey Abbaye Saint Wulmer or Abbaye de Samer monks Diocese of Boulogne Samer Pas de Calais Sainte Austreberthe Abbey Abbaye de Sainte Austreberthe nuns Diocese of Amiens Sainte Austreberthe near Marconne Pas de Calais Sainte Colombe Abbey Abbaye Sainte Colombe de Saint Denis les Sens monks Diocese of Sens Saint Denis les Sens Yonne Saintes Charente Maritime Abbaye aux Dames Saintes 83 Abbey of St Eutropius Saintes Abbaye Saint Eutrope de Saintes Salve Abbey see Sauve Abbey Saramon Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Saramon monks Diocese of Auch Saramon Gers Sarlat Abbey Abbaye de Sarlat monks 1318 Sarlat la Caneda Dordogne 84 Saudebonne Abbey see Abbey of Saint Vincent du Luc La Saussaye Abbey or Priory Abbaye or Prieure de la Saussaye nuns Diocese of Paris La Saussaye les Villejuif Villejuif Val de Marne Sauve Abbey otherwise Salve Abbey Abbaye de Sauve or Salve monks Diocese of Ales Sauve Gard Sauve Majeure Abbey see Grande Sauve Abbey Savigny Abbey Abbaye de Savigny Abbaye de la Sainte Trinite de Savigny monks Savigny le Vieux Manche Savigny Abbey Abbaye de Savigny Abbaye Saint Martin de Savigny monks Diocese of Lyon Savigny Rhone Abbey of St Martin Sees Abbaye Saint Martin de Sees monks Diocese of Sees Sees Orne Selz Abbey or Seltz Abbey Abbaye de Selz or Seltz Seltz Bas Rhin Sendras Abbey see Cendras Abbey Senones Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Senones monks Diocese of Saint Die Senones Vosges Abbey of St John Sens Abbaye Saint Jean de Sens nuns Diocese of Sens Sens Yonne Seuilly Abbey otherwise Seuille Abbey Abbaye de Seuilly or Seuille monks Diocese of Tours Seuilly Indre et Loire 1100 1736 La Sie Abbey also La Sye Abbey otherwise Abbey of La Sie en Brignon Abbaye Notre Dame de la Sie en Brignon otherwise Abbaye de la Sie or la Sye Abbaye de Lasse Abbaye de or du Brignon Abbaye de l Absie en Brignon 85 monks Saint Macaire du Bois Maine et Loire Simorre Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Simorre monks Diocese of Auch Simorre Gers Soissons Aisne Diocese of Soissons Abbey of St Medard Soissons Abbaye Saint Medard de Soissons monks Abbey of Our Lady Soissons Abbaye Notre Dame de Soissons nuns Solesmes Sarthe Diocese of Le Mans Solesmes Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Solesmes monks 86 Abbey of St Cecilia Solesmes Abbaye Sainte Cecile de Solesmes nuns Solignac Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Solignac monks Diocese of Limoges Solignac Haute Vienne Sorde Abbey Abbaye Saint Jean de Sorde monks Diocese of Dax Sorde l Abbaye Landes Soreze Abbey Abbaye de Soreze monks Diocese of Lavaur Soreze Tarn 87 Souillac Abbey Abbaye Sainte Marie de Souillac monks Diocese of Cahors Souillac Lot 88 Sourribes Abbey Abbaye de Sourribes nuns Diocese of Gap Sourribes Alpes de Haute Provence Soyons Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Soyons nuns Diocese of Valence Valence Drome founded at Soyons Ardeche and transferred to Valence in 1632 La Sye Abbey see La Sie AbbeyT editTalloires Abbey Abbaye de Talloires 1675 Diocese of Geneva Talloires Haute Savoie Tarascon Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame et Saint Honore de Tarascon nuns Diocese of Avignon 1358 Tarascon Bouches du Rhone Tasque Abbey Abbaye de Tasque monks Diocese of Tarbes Tasque Gers Temple see Saint Louis du Temple Terrasson Abbey Abbaye de Terrasson monks Diocese of Sarlat 11th 15th centuries Terrasson Lavilledieu Dordogne Therouanne Abbey see Abbey of Saint Bertin Thiers Abbey or Moutier Abbey Abbaye Saint Symphorien de Thiers otherwise Abbaye du Moutier monks Diocese of Clermont Thiers Puy de Dome Tiron Abbey Abbaye de la Sainte Trinite de Tiron monks Diocese of Chartres Thiron Gardais Eure et Loir 89 Tonnay Charente Abbey Abbaye de Tonnay Charente monks Diocese of Saintes Tonnay Charente Charente Maritime Tonnerre Abbey Abbaye Saint Michel de Tonnerre monks Diocese of Langres Tonnerre Yonne Torcy Abbey Abbaye de Torcy nuns founded 1657 Diocese of Paris Torcy Seine et Marne Toul Meurthe et Moselle Diocese of Toul Abbey of St Evre Toul Abbaye de Saint Evre or Saint Epvre monks Abbey of St Mansuy Toul Abbaye de Saint Mansuy monks Abbey of St Sernin Toulouse 90 Abbaye Saint Sernin de Toulouse or Basilique Saint Sernin de Toulouse monks Diocese of Toulouse Toulouse Haute Garonne Tournay Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Tournay monks Tournay Hautes Pyrenees 91 Tournus Abbey or Abbey of St Philibert Tournus Abbaye Saint Philibert de Tournus monks Diocese of Chalon sur Saone Tournus Saone et Loire Abbey of St Julian Tours Abbaye Saint Julien de Tours monks Diocese of Tours Tours Indre et Loire Tourtoirac Abbey Abbaye de Tourtoirac monks Diocese of Perigueux Tourtoirac Dordogne Traisnel Abbey or Tresnel Abbey Abbaye Sainte Madeleine de Traisnel or Tresnel nuns Diocese of Paris Rue de Charonne 11th arrondissement Paris Le Treport Abbey Abbaye Saint Michel du Treport monks Diocese of Rouen Le Treport Seine Maritime Triors Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Triors monks 1994 Chatillon Saint Jean Drome Troarn Abbey Abbaye Saint Martin de Troarn monks Diocese of Bayeux Troarn Calvados Le Tronchet Abbey Abbaye du Tronchet monks Diocese of Dol 1170 Le Tronchet Ille et Vilaine Turpenay Abbey Abbaye de Turpenay monks Diocese of Tours Saint Benoit la Foret Indre et Loire U editAbbey of St Scholastica Urt Abbaye de Saint Scholastique d Urt nuns Urt Pyrenees Atlantiques Uzerche Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre d Uzerche monks Diocese of Limoges Uzerche Correze V edit nbsp Val de Grace Abbey Paris Vabres Abbey Abbaye de Vabres Diocese of Rodez later Diocese of Vabres Vabres l Abbaye Aveyron Val de Grace Abbey Abbaye royale Notre Dame du Val de Grace nuns Diocese of Paris 1621 1790 this was the community of Val de Grace Priory Bievres which was moved to Paris and elevated to an abbey by Anne of Austria 5th arrondissement Paris 92 Val de Grace Priory Prieure du Val de Grace formerly du Val Profond nuns 12th century 1621 community transferred to Paris to form Val de Grace Abbey Bievres Essonne Le Valdieu Abbey Abbaye du Valdieu Diocese of Besancon Valdosne Abbey Abbaye de Valdosne pres Charenton nuns Diocese of Paris Saint Maurice Val de Marne 93 Valenciennes Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauve de Valenciennes monks Diocese of Cambrai Valenciennes Nord Valmagne Abbey Abbaye de Valmagne monks Benedictine 1138 1158 Cistercian 1158 1790 Villeveyrac Herault Valmont Abbey Abbaye de Valmont Abbaye Notre Dame du Pre de Valmont monks 1169 later nuns 1994 Diocese of Rouen Valmont Seine Maritime Valognes Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Protection de Valognes nuns 1636 1791 and 1810 Valognes Manche 94 95 Val Profond see Val de Grace Vauhallan see Saint Louis du Temple Vaux Abbey Abbaye Saint Etienne de Vaux monks Diocese of Saintes Vaux sur Mer Charente Maritime Trinity Abbey Vendome Abbaye de la Trinite de Vendome monks Diocese of Blois Vendome Loir et Cher Veniere Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame de Veniere nuns 1971 Boyer Saone et Loire 96 Verdun Abbey Abbaye Saint Maur de Verdun nuns Diocese of Verdun Verdun Meuse Vergaville Abbey Abbaye Saint Eustase de Vergaville nuns Diocese of Metz Vergaville Moselle Verneuil Abbey Abbaye Saint Nicolas de Verneuil nuns Diocese of Evreux 1631 2001 Verneuil sur Avre Eure 97 98 Vertus Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauveur de Vertus Diocese of Chalons sur Marne Vertus Marne Verzi Abbey Abbaye Saint Basle de Verzi monks Diocese of Reims Verzy Marne Vezelay Abbey Abbaye de Vezelay monks Diocese of Autun Vezelay Yonne Vienne Isere Abbey of St Andrew Vienne Abbaye Saint Andre le Bas de Vienne 1765 Abbey of St Marcel Vienne Abbaye Saint Marcel de Vienne Vierzon Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre de Vierzon monks Diocese of Bourges Vierzon Cher Vigeois Abbey Abbaye Saint Pierre du Vigeois monks Diocese of Limoges Vigeois Correze Vignatz Abbey otherwise Vignats Abbey Abbaye de Vignatz or Vignats nuns Diocese of Seez Vignats Calvados Villedieu Abbey Abbaye de Villedieu nuns Diocese of Viviers Villeloin Abbey Abbaye Saint Sauveur de Villeloin monks Diocese of Tours Villeloin Coulange Indre et Loire Villemagne Abbey Abbaye de Villemagne monks Diocese of Beziers Villemagne l Argentiere Herault Vielmur Abbey otherwise Villemur or Vieil Mur Abbey Abbaye de Vielmur Villemur or Vieil Mur also Abbaye Notre Dame de la Sagne nuns Diocese of Castres Vielmur sur Agout Tarn Villeneuve Abbey Abbaye Saint Andre de Villeneuve les Avignon monks Diocese of Avignon Villeneuve les Avignon Gard Vosne Abbey Abbaye Saint Vivant de Vosne Romanee 1753 Vosne Romanee Cote d Or W editWisques Pas de Calais Abbey of Our Lady Wisques Abbaye Notre Dame de Wisques nuns Abbey of St Paul Wisques Abbaye Saint Paul de Wisques monks 1910 99 Y editYerres Abbey Abbaye Notre Dame d Yerres nuns Diocese of Paris 1791 Yerres Essonne 100 Yzeure Priory otherwise Yzeure Abbey Abbaye d Yzeure Prieure Saint Pierre d Yzeure nuns a Benedictine abbey until c 1151 when it became a priory of Saint Menoux Abbey Yzeure Allier 101 102 Notes edit The English Congregation returned to England because of the French Revolution and now forms part of the Benedictine Confederation Ainay Abbey website the precursor of Alet Cathedral Website of the Cultural Encounter Centre Ambronay Archived from the original on 2008 05 17 Retrieved 2008 11 24 formerly sometimes Andlaw Diocese of Seez website Argentan Abbey Archived 2008 10 05 at the Wayback Machine Asnieres Abbey website Ministere de la Culture L Abbaye Saint Germain d Auxerre Le Barroux Abbey website Archived 2008 12 12 at the Wayback Machine Bassac Abbey website Archived 2008 10 22 at the Wayback Machine Bec Abbey website Archived from the original on 2005 07 09 Retrieved 2020 02 29 Bellaigue Abbey website Archived 2008 06 05 at the Wayback Machine 950 1136 Benedictine priory 1136 37 Benedictine abbey 1137 1791 Cistercian abbey 2000 Benedictine abbey Belloc Abbey website Archived 2008 12 27 at the Wayback Machine Blesle municipal website Blesle Abbey Archived 2008 11 14 at the Wayback Machine formerly Saint Martin au Val Gallic Orthodox Church website Bois Aubry Abbey Boscherville Abbey website Archived 2008 11 20 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedie de Bourges website St Sulpicius Abbey Bourges Archived 2008 07 05 at the Wayback Machine Bourgueil Abbey website Archived 2005 11 03 at the Wayback Machine Daughters of Calvary Benedictines de Notre Dame du Calvaire previously at Kerbeneat 1634 1976 and Landerneau 1976 2002 a b English Benedictine nuns in exile historically this was a priory not an abbey but the description attached to the present ensemble of buildings has become well established La Chaise Dieu Abbey website Chantelle Abbey website Chateau Chalon village website this may well have been a priory rather than an abbey Data bnf fr Abbaye Saint Pierre Chaumes en Brie Archives du departement du Rhone Abbaye des Chazeaux Lyon PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2014 08 17 Clairval Abbey website Crespin municipal website Crespin Abbey Archived 2007 10 21 at the Wayback Machine Cuxa Abbey website En Calcat Abbey website Fleury Abbey website Fontdouce Abbey website raised to a bishopric in 1742 see Diocese of Saint Claude Friends of Guitres Abbey website Camaldolese from 1680 Abbey website Daughters of Calvary Benedictines de Notre Dame du Calvaire Previously at Landerneau 1634 1976 afterwards at Bouzy la Foret Website of the Abbey of St Anne Kergonan sometimes La Grasse Abbey Daughters of Calvary Benedictines de Notre Dame du Calvaire Founded in 1634 transferred in 1976 to Kerbeneat in Plouneventer merged in 2002 with Bouzy la Foret Website of Friends of St Vincent s Abbey website At first a Benedictine priory later a house of secular canonesses from the Auvergnat nobility Raised to the status of abbey in 1719 Diocese of Coutances website Lessay Abbey Archived 2008 09 21 at the Wayback Machine Liguge Abbey website secularised in 1535 destroyed by Protestants in 1568 the church still extant was dedicated to Saint Sebastian Abbey of St Peter Le Mans website Archived 2005 02 04 at the Wayback Machine Marmoutier Abbey website also known as Maursmunster Abbey a b Saint Jouin de Marnes website Mas Grenier Abbey website founded in the 19th century and suppressed during the Revolution reoccupied in 1921 by the Benedictines of the Perpetual Adoration of Toulouse exiled in 1904 Maumont Abbey website Maylis Abbey website Mont Saint Michel Abbey website Archived from the original on 2011 02 02 Retrieved 2008 11 24 Montceau Abbey website Archived 2008 09 23 at the Wayback Machine Commune of Nouaille Maupertuis website Nouaille Abbey Diocese of Pamiers website Abbey of Notre Dame du Pesquie Archived from the original on 2011 04 01 Retrieved 2008 11 24 Pontlevoy Abbey website Archived from the original on 2012 02 18 Retrieved 2022 07 12 Preuilly sur Claise municipal website Preuilly Abbey Archived 2008 04 12 at the Wayback Machine Randol Abbey website Archived from the original on 2006 12 05 Retrieved 2019 05 05 joined to the Sainte Chapelle in Paris in 1641 joined to the Archbishopric of Reims in 1696 Section of the Abbaye de La Rochette on the website of Jouarre Abbey in French Benedictines of the Holy Sacrament nunnery founded in 1862 Abbey of Saint Amant de Boixe website often inaccurately called Saint Andre de Sorede Diocese of Poitiers website St Cross Abbey Saint Benoit Archived 2008 11 21 at the Wayback Machine Saint Jacut Abbey website Abbey of St Lioba website permanent dead link later secular canonesses Website of the Abbaye Saint Louis du Temple this community was originally in the Abbey of Saint Louis du Temple in the remains of the former Temple Paris 1816 48 later in the Rue Monsieur in Paris 1851 1938 and then at Meudon 1938 51 Abbey of Saint Michel en Thierache website Saint Omer town website Abbey of St Bertin Saint Omer Archived 2008 11 18 at the Wayback Machine created a cathedral in 1317 or Generest Generez Generez Generes or Generes united with the bishopric in 1778 Abbey of Saint Savin sur Gartempe website Website of the Abbaye Saint Wandrille Site of the Abbaye aux Dames Saintes raised to a bishopric in 1318 the community was founded in Brignon forest by L Absie Abbey whence the name Abbaye de l Absie en Brignon of which the others are variants BNF Solesmes Abbey website Archived from the original on 2007 08 08 Retrieved 2008 11 24 Soreze Abbey and School website in the Quercy mother house of the Tironensian Order Benedictine from 850 to 1073 Tournay Abbey website Val de Grace webpage The town was known as Charenton Saint Maurice until 1842 The community of nuns was moved here after 1685 from Val d Osne in Osne le Val Haute Marne to re settle the site of a destroyed Protestant church Valognes Abbey website the original buildings became a hospital which they remain the abbey was re established in 1810 in a former convent of the Capuchins which was vacant by then Veniere Abbey website Archived 2009 01 08 at the Wayback Machine Verneuil Abbey website Archived 2008 09 16 at the Wayback Machine Abbayes Normandie com Abbaye Saint Nicolas Verneuil sur Avre Website of the Abbey of St Paul Wisques Archived 2008 12 21 at the Wayback Machine Website of the Societe d art histoire et archeologie de la vallee de l Yerres l Abbaye Notre Dame d Yerres BNF fr Prieure Saint Pierre Yzeure L eglise Saint Pierre d Yzeure photos of the former priory churchSee also editList of Christian religious houses in France List of Carthusian monasteries France List of Cistercian monasteries in France List of Premonstratensian monasteries in FranceReferences editGallia Christiana Gaussin Pierre Roger nd Les cohortes du Christ Ouest France Gazeau Veronique 2007 Normannia monastica princes normands et abbes benedictins Prosopograpie des abbes benedictins 2 vols Publications du CRAHM ISBN 978 2 902685 38 7 Laffont Robert nd Dictionnaire des eglises de France Belgique Luxembourg Suisse Tome II B Le Bras G Hourlier J Cocheril M 1979 Les ordres religieux la vie et l art Tome 1 Monasteres et communautes Les Benedictins Les Cisterciens Les Chartreux Les ordres militaires Flammarion Paris ISBN 2 08 010028 9 Schmitz Philibert 1942 Histoire de l ordre de Saint Benoit 2 vols Maredsous Les Editions de MaredsousExternal links editOSB International OSB org Romanes com Architecture religieuse 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