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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.

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Acey Abbey (Jura)
Aulps Abbey (Savoy)

B

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Bonneval Abbey (Aveyron)
Boulaur Abbey (Gers)

C

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Chaalis Abbey (Oise)
La Chalade Abbey (Meuse)

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E

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L'Étanche Abbey (Rollainville, Vosges)

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Fontaine-Guérard Abbey (Eure)
Fontenay Abbey (Côte-d'Or)

G

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Gruchet-le-Valasse Abbey (Seine-Maritime)

H

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Hautecombe Abbey

I

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J

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  • 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)

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Loc-Dieu Abbey (Aveyron)
Longuay Abbey (Haute-Marne)

M

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Mazan Abbey (Ardèche)

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O

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P

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Pontigny Abbey (Yonne)
Site of Port-Royal-des-Champs (Yvelines)

Q

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Ré Abbey, La Flotte, Île de Ré

S

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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]

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  • 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)

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Le Valasse Abbey (Seine-Maritime)
Valloires Abbey (Argoules, Somme)
Villelongue Abbey (Aude)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Abbaye cistercienne de Notre-Dame d'Acey".
  2. ^ Aiguebelle Abbey website
  3. ^ Altbronn Abbey website (archived 25 July 2011)
  4. ^ "Payrin-Augmontel municipal website: Église d'Augmontel et abbaye de l'Ardorel". Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  5. ^ "Abbaye d'Auberive".
  6. ^ "Abbaye d'Aulps: Domaine de Découverte de la Vallée d'Aulps". Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  7. ^ "Association culturelle de l'abbaye de Beaulieu en Rouergue - centre d'art".
  8. ^ Fondation Bon Sauveur website: Bégard Abbey
  9. ^ Website of the present community at Bellaigue, including a page on the Cistercian abbey Archived 2008-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Bellefontaine Abbey official website
  11. ^ "Website of the Abbaye de Belval Association". Archived from the original on 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  12. ^ "Abbaye de Belval - archived website 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  13. ^ "concert EVR à la Benisson Dieu generated by VisualSlideshow.com".
  14. ^ "Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours".
  15. ^ latterly occupied by the Communauté des Béatitudes
  16. ^ Bonneval, Communauté de. "Abbaye cistercienne Notre-Dame de Bonneval".
  17. ^ "Accueil - Abbaye de Bonport".
  18. ^ Bon-Repos Abbey website
  19. ^ Boulaur Abbey website Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ Abbaye de Bricquebec website
  21. ^ now a hotel
  22. ^ "Abbaye cistercienne Lachalade".
  23. ^ "Abbaye de Chambarand".
  24. ^ Champagne Abbey website (now a farm hotel)
  25. ^ "Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cîteaux".
  26. ^ "La page de l'abbayes de Clairlieu".
  27. ^ La Clarté-Dieu: Friends website
  28. ^ Wipp-creations. "Abbaye de la COUDRE (Laval, Mayenne)".
  29. ^ Stoffels, Pierre-André Burton - Michel. "L'Abbaye Sainte-Marie-du-Désert vous accueille".
  30. ^ "Bienvenue sur le site de l'Abbaye cistercienne Notre Dame de Bonne Espérance, à Échourgnac".
  31. ^ Quantin, Thomas. "Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Étoile".
  32. ^ "abbayeferte.com".
  33. ^ "Abbaye de Fontenay - Erreur 404".
  34. ^ "ABBAYE DE FONTFROIDE - NARBONNE".
  35. ^ Fontmorigny Abbey website Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
  36. ^ "Actualités et Curiosités à Foucarmont - Commune rurale de Haute-Normandie au coeur de la vallée de l'Yères…".
  37. ^ "Diocèse d'Angers, site officiel". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  38. ^ "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！".
  39. ^ "Diocese of Reims website: Igny Abbey". Archived from the original on 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  40. ^ Indre.fr: Abbaye Notre-Dame du Landais
  41. ^ "amis-de-leoncel.com".
  42. ^ "Abbaye de Lérins".
  43. ^ transferred from Vergy to Beaune
  44. ^ "Abbaye de Longpont France Aisne".
  45. ^ the village is Longvilliers; the abbey is Longvilliers or Longvillers
  46. ^ 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
  47. ^ Melleray Abbey website
  48. ^ Website of Saint Mesmin's Abbey, Micy, now occupied by the Micy Carmel
  49. ^ united with Cîteaux in 1619
  50. ^ Puy-Guillaume website: Montpeyroux Abbey Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  51. ^ Moreilles Abbey Restoration website
  52. ^ Mortemer Abbey website
  53. ^ no connection to the village of Monchy-le-Preux, Pas-de-Calais
  54. ^ Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Neiges website}
  55. ^ "Abbaye de Noirlac".
  56. ^ "Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg - Ordre Cistercien de la Stricte Observance (Trappistes), au diocèse de Strasbourg (Alsace)".
  57. ^ "Histoire de l'Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp - Serviteurs de Jésus et de Marie".
  58. ^ transferred from Beauvais to Paris in 1670-71
  59. ^ founded 1987; Bernardines' website: Le Touvet Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
  60. ^ "Pontigny Abbey website".
  61. ^ Website of the Musée national de Port-Royal-des-Champs
  62. ^ "Abbaye Notre-Dame du Port du Salut".
  63. ^ founded as a hermitage in 1104; became Cistercian in 1128
  64. ^ "Accueil - Abbaye de Reigny".
  65. ^ "Perspectives On Online Gambling - Games & Casinos".
  66. ^ Boulaur Abbey website: Rieunette Priory Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  67. ^ Stoffels, soeur Marie-Christine Vilmain, Michel. "Bienvenue sur le site de l'Abbaye du Rivet".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  68. ^ "ROYAUMONT - abbaye & fondation - Accueil".
  69. ^ 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
  70. ^ transferred to Barbeau Abbey: see also the Château de Sainte-Assise built on the site
  71. ^ Pierre de Marca, 1640: Histoire de Bearn: concernant l'origine des rois de Navarre, etc
  72. ^ "Sénanque accueil".
  73. ^ "index".
  74. ^ "Abbaye de Sylvanès - Accueil".
  75. ^ Tamié Abbey website
  76. ^ very close to Cîteaux; first Cistercian nunnery, and motherhouse of the Cistercian nuns; transferred to Dijon in 1626
  77. ^ Diocese of Vannes website: Timadeuc Abbey Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
  78. ^ 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
  79. ^ "Ubexy Abbey website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13.
  80. ^ "Abbaye du Val des Choues: Musée-Opéra de la Vénerie".
  81. ^ "L'Abbaye - Abbaye de Valloires".
  82. ^ "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.
  83. ^ Vauluisant Abbey website
  84. ^ "Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay - Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay".
  85. ^ Gueit, Christian. "L'ABBAYE de VIGNOGOUL".
  86. ^ Villeneuve Abbey website (now a hotel and restaurant)
  87. ^ "Abbaye de Villers-Bettnach (archived)". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01.
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