The following is a list of Cistercian monasteries in France, including current and former Cistercian abbey

Abbey

An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...

s, 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:

• the Cistercians of the Common Observance, including the Cistercian Congregation of the Immaculate Conception;
• the Congregation of Notre-Dame des Feuillants
  Feuillant (monks)
  The Feuillants were monks of the Cistercian order who established an abbey in the diocese of Rieux in 1145.The abbey was named Notre-Dame-des-Feuillants and the name came to be applied to the monks too. Pope Gregory XIII established the Feuillants as a separate congregation in 1589 under their...
  
   (1592–1791) (the Feuillants and Feuillantines)
• the Trappists
  Trappists
  The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , or Trappists, is a Roman Catholic religious order of cloistered contemplative monks who follow the Rule of St. Benedict...
  
   (Cistercians of the Strict Observance, otherwise known as the Reformed Cistercians)
• the Bernardines

Many of these monasteries during the course of their existence have been both Cistercian and Benedictine: see also List of Benedictine monasteries in France.

The dates in brackets are those of the beginning and the end of a monastery's status as a Cistercian house, which may be different from its dates of foundation and suppression.

The names of currently active Cistercian abbeys and independent priories are in bold. Apart from a very few unusually significant ones, dependent priories no longer operational are not usually listed.

A

• Abondance Abbey, monks, diocese of Geneva (Feuillants: 1607-1761) (Abondance, Haute-Savoie)
• Acey Abbey
  Acey Abbey
  Acey Abbey is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1136 by Renaud III, located in the commune of Vitreux, in the Jura département, in France.-See also:* Aiguebelle Abbey* List of Cistercian abbeys in France...
  
  , monks, diocese of Saint-Claude (1938-) (Vitreux
  Vitreux
  Vitreux is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.- Demographics :As of the census of 1999, the population was 209.The estimate for 2006 was 275.- References :*...
  
  , Jura)
• Aiguebelle Abbey
  Aiguebelle Abbey
  Aiguebelle Abbey is a Trappist monastery situated in the communes of Montjoyer and Réauville in the département of Drôme, on the borders of the Dauphiné and of Provence, France.-Benedictines:...
  
  , monks, diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (Montjoyer
  Montjoyer
  Montjoyer is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:...
  
  , Drôme)
• Altbronn Abbey , nuns (Ergersheim
  Ergersheim, Bas-Rhin
  Ergersheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:* -External links:* * * *...
  
  , Bas-Rhin) .
• L'Amour-Dieu Abbey, nuns, diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (1232-1791) (Troissy
  Troissy
  Troissy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
  
  , Marne)
• Ardorel Abbey (or Arborel Abbey), monks, diocese of Castres (Payrin-Augmontel
  Payrin-Augmontel
  Payrin-Augmontel is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-Geography:The Espinat forms most of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Thoré, which forms the commune's southern border.-References:*...
  
  , Tarn)
• Argensolles Abbey (or Argensoles Abbey), nuns, diocese of Soissons (1124-?) (Moslins
  Moslins
  Moslins is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
  
  , Marne)
• Arques Abbey, nuns, diocese of Rouen
• Aubazine, see Obazine
• Aubepierre Abbey, monks, diocese of Limoges (1149-?) (Méasnes
  Méasnes
  Méasnes is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some north of Guéret at the junction of the D2, D4 and the D22 roads, on the border with the department of Indre...
  
  , Creuse)
• Auberive Abbey, monks, diocese of Langres (Auberive
  Auberive
  Auberive is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in Champagne-Ardenne region in north-eastern France.-Geography:The Aujon flows westward through the north-eastern part of the commune....
  
  , Haute-Marne) .
• Aubeterre Abbey, diocese of Périgueux
• Aubignac Abbey, monks, diocese of Bourges (1162-?) (Parnac, Indre)
• Aulps Abbey
  Aulps Abbey
  Aulps Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located at an altitude of 810 metres in the village of Saint-Jean-d'Aulps in the Aulps Valley, Haute-Savoie, French Alps...
  
  , monks, diocese of Geneva, later diocese of Annecy (from 1822) (1093-1792) (Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
  Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
  Saint-Jean-d'Aulps is a commune is the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Situated in the heart of the Vallée d'Aulps, as well as being the home to an active farming community, it is popular with holiday-makers in the Summer, for walking, and in the Winter...
  
  , Chablais
  Chablais
  Chablais was a province of the Duchy of Savoy. Its capital was Thonon-les-Bains.This region is currently divided into three territories, the Chablais savoyard, the Chablais valaisan, and the Chablais vaudois, and is now split across two countries: France and Switzerland...
  
  , Haute-Savoie)
• Aumet Abbey, see Ulmet
• Aumône Abbey (known as the Petit-Cîteaux), monks, diocese of Chartres (1121-1622), later Blois (1697–1801) (1121-?) (La Colombe, Loir-et-Cher)
• Aunay-sur-Odon Abbey (also known as Aulnay Abbey), monks, diocese of Bayeux (1131-?) (Aunay-sur-Odon
  Aunay-sur-Odon
  Aunay-sur-Odon is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-Twin towns:* Holsworthy since 1976....
  
  , Calvados)
• Ayes Abbey, nuns, diocese of Grenoble (Crolles
  Crolles
  Crolles is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France. It is located in the Isère valley, 20 km north-east of Grenoble, upstream on the Isère River...
  
  , Isère)

B

• Balerne Abbey, in Franche-Comté
  Franche-Comté
  Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
  
  , monks, diocese of Besançon, later diocese of Saint-Claude (Mont-sur-Monnet
  Mont-sur-Monnet
  Mont-sur-Monnet is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.- References :*...
  
  , Jura)
• Barbeau Abbey
  Barbeau Abbey
  Barbeau Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Fontaine-le-Port in the Seine-et-Marne department, France. It was located about 10 kilometres north-east of Fontainebleau and 8 kilometres south-east of Melun.- History :...
  
   (also known as Barbeaux Abbey), monks, diocese of Sens (1147-1793) (Fontaine-le-Port
  Fontaine-le-Port
  Fontaine-le-Port is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Demographics:Fontaine-le-Port has a population of approximately 800. Inhabitants of Fontaine-le-Port are called Portifontains. There is a train station with trains direct to Gare de...
  
  , Seine-et-Marne)
• Barbery Abbey, monks, diocese of Bayeux (Barbery and Bretteville-sur-Laize
  Bretteville-sur-Laize
  Bretteville-sur-Laize is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.The scene of heavy fighting following the Normandy landings, much of the town is of post-WW2 construction.-Population:-Twin towns:...
  
  , Calvados)
• Barzelle Abbey (also Barzelles Abbey), monks, diocese of Bourges (Poulaines
  Poulaines
  Poulaines is a commune in the Indre department in central France.Between the years of 1711-1713 noble Jacques de Noblet, husband of Francoise de Preville, son of Henri-Charles de Noblet , and father of Henri-Charles de Noblet , Esquire, Lord of la Chesnaye, acquired the seignurie of la...
  
  , Indre)
• Battant Abbey, nuns, diocese of Besançon
• Baumgarten Abbey (?-1525) (Bernardvillé
  Bernardvillé
  Bernardvillé is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
  
  , Bas-Rhin)
• Beaubec Abbey, monks, diocese of Rouen (Beaubec-la-Rosière
  Beaubec-la-Rosière
  Beaubec-la-Rosière is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated some southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D35 and D1314 roads....
  
  , Seine-Maritime)
• Beaugerais Abbey, monks, diocese of Tours (Loché-sur-Indrois
  Loché-sur-Indrois
  Loché-sur-Indrois is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.-See also:*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department...
  
  , Indre-et-Loire)
• Beaulieu Abbey, monks, diocese of Langres
• Beaulieu Abbey
  Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey
  Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in south-west France, founded in 1144. Today, the abbey houses a museum of contemporary art. It is located in the commune of Ginals in the north-east of the Tarn-et-Garonne department, Midi-Pyrénées...
  
   (also known as Belloc Abbey), in Rouergue
  Rouergue
  Rouergue is a former province of France, bounded on the north by Auvergne, on the south and southwest by Languedoc, on the east by Gévaudan and on the west by Quercy...
  
  , monks, in the diocese of Rodez (Ginals
  Ginals
  Ginals is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.Some of the oldest inhabitants are able to speak in the local patois, an ancient language of the area....
  
  , Tarn-et-Garonne) (united with the Bishopric of Blois)
• Beaupré Abbey
  Beaupré Abbey (Picardie)
  Beaupré Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the commune of Achy, department of Oise and region of Picardy, France. Its site is located about 2 km south-east of Marseille-en-Beauvaisis, on the Petit-Thérain brook.- History :...
  
  , monks, diocese of Beauvais ((1135-?1791) (Achy
  Achy, Oise
  Achy is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
  
  , Oise)
• Beaupré Abbey, diocese of Toul
  Diocese of Toul
  The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1824. From 1048 until 1552 , it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.- History :...
  
   (1135-1790), later Nancy (Moncel-lès-Lunéville
  Moncel-lès-Lunéville
  Moncel-lès-Lunéville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department...
  
  , Meurthe-et-Moselle)
• Beaupré Abbey (also known as Beaupré-sur-la-Lys Abbey), nuns, diocese of Saint-Omer (La Gorgue
  La Gorgue
  -References:*...
  
  , Nord)
• Beauvoir Abbey, nuns, diocese of Bourges (Marmagne, Cher)
• Beauvoir Abbey, monks, diocese of Castres
• Bégard Abbey, monks, diocese of Tréguier (Bégard
  Bégard
  Bégard is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Bégard are called Bégarrois.-Breton language:...
  
  , Côtes-d'Armor)
• Bellaigue Abbey, monks, diocese of Clermont (Virlet
  Virlet
  Virlet is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
  
  , Puy-de-Dôme)
• Bellebranche Abbey, diocese of Le Mans (Saint-Brice, Mayenne)
• Belle Eau Abbey, monks, diocese of Castres
• Bellecombe Abbey, nuns, diocese of Le Puy (Yssingeaux
  Yssingeaux
  Yssingeaux is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France....
  
  , Haute-Loire)
• Bellefontaine Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine), in Les Mauges, Trappist monks (Bégrolles-en-Mauges
  Bégrolles-en-Mauges
  Bégrolles-en-Mauges is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
  
  , Maine-et-Loire)
• Belleperche Abbey, monks, diocese of Montauban
• Bellevaux Abbey
  Bellevaux Abbey
  Bellevaux Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1120 by Pons de Morimond, near the present-day Cirey, Haute-Saône, France. At that time it was in Franche-Comté. It was suppressed in 1790 and sold in 1791. Shortly afterwards the church was demolished. 1795 the buildings were bought by...
  
  , monks, diocese of Besançon (Cirey
  Cirey
  Cirey is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-External links:*...
  
  , Haute-Saône)
• Belmont Abbey (Belmont
  Belmont, Haute-Marne
  Belmont is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France....
  
  , Haute-Marne)
• Belval Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belval), nuns (formerly Troisvaux
  Troisvaux
  Troisvaux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The trappist abbey of Belval* The church of St.Vaast, dating from the fifteenth century....
  
  , Pas-de-Calais, now Saint Pol sur Ternoise)
• Bénisson-Dieu Abbey, nuns, diocese of Lyon (La Bénisson-Dieu
  La Bénisson-Dieu
  La Bénisson-Dieu is a commune in the Loire department in central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire department...
  
  , Loire)
• Bénisson-Dieu Abbey (also known as Nisors or Nizors Abbey), monks, diocese of Comminges (1184-?) (Haute-Garonne)
• Berdoues Abbey (also known as Berdouès Abbey), diocese of Auch (Berdoues
  Berdoues
  * Berdoues is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-Economy:*Parfums Berdoues is a French company created by Guillaume Berdoues in 1902. Berdoues is known for its violet fragrance Violettes de Toulouse....
  
  , Gers)
• Le Betton Abbey (Savoie)
• Biache Abbey, nuns, diocese of Noyon
• Bithaine Abbey, monks, diocese of Besançon Adelans-et-le-Val-de-Bithaine
  Adelans-et-le-Val-de-Bithaine
  Adelans-et-le-Val-de-Bithaine is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
  
  , Haute-Saône)
• Bival Abbey, nuns, diocese of Rouen (Nesle-Hodeng
  Nesle-Hodeng
  Nesle-Hodeng is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated in the valley of the river Bethune in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D7, the D135 and the D1314.-Population:-Places...
  
  , Seine-Maritime)
• La Blanche en Noirmoutier Abbey, diocese of Luçon (Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
  Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
  Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, commonly referred to as Noirmoutier, is a commune located in the northern part of the island of Noirmoutier, just off the coast of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France....
  
  )
• Les Blanches Abbey (or Blanche Abbey), nuns, diocese of Avranches (Mortain
  Mortain
  Mortain is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-Geography:Mortain is situated on a rocky hill rising above the gorge of the Cance, a tributary of the Sélune.-Administration:Mortain is the seat of a canton...
  
  , Manche)
• Blauvac Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bon Secours de Blauvac), diocese of Avignon, nuns (1927-) (Blauvac
  Blauvac
  Blauvac is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
  
  , Vaucluse)
• Blendecques Abbey (also known as Blandecques Abbey), nuns, diocese of Saint-Omer (Blendecques
  Blendecques
  Blendecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A town situated 3 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D77, D210 and D211 roads. The river Aa flows through the commune...
  
  , Pas-de-Calais)
• Bohéries Abbey, monks, diocese of Laon (Bohéries, later Vadencourt-et-Bohéries, nowadays Vadencourt, Aisne)
• Bois Abbey, nuns, diocese of Paris (rue de Sèvres, Paris)
• Bois-Grolland Abbey, diocese of Luçon (Poiroux
  Poiroux
  Poiroux is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France....
  
  , Vendée)
• La Boissière Abbey, monks, diocese of Angers (Dénezé-sous-le-Lude
  Dénezé-sous-le-Lude
  Dénezé-sous-le-Lude is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
  
  , Maine-et-Loire)
• Bon-Repos Abbey (Laniscat
  Laniscat
  Laniscat is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Laniscat are called laniscatais.-External links:*...
  
  , Côtes-d'Armor)
• Bondeville Abbey, nuns, diocese of Rouen
• Bonlieu Abbey (also known as Carbonblanc Abbey), monks, diocese of Bordeaux
• Bonlieu Abbey, monks, diocese of Limoges (Peyrat-la-Nonière
  Peyrat-la-Nonière
  Peyrat-la-Nonière is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Voueize, some north of Aubusson, at the junction of the D4,...
  
  , Creuse)
• Bonlieu Abbey, nuns, diocese of Geneva (Sallenôves
  Sallenôves
  Sallenôves is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
  
  , Haute-Savoie)
• Bonlieu Abbey, nuns, diocese of Le Mans
• Bonlieu Abbey, diocese of Valence (Bonlieu-sur-Roubion
  Bonlieu-sur-Roubion
  Bonlieu-sur-Roubion is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Drôme)
• Bonlieu Abbey, nuns, diocese of Lyon (Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse
  Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse
  Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse is a commune in the Loire department in central France.-References:*...
  
  , Loire)
• Bonne-Aigue Abbey, monks, diocese of Limoges
• Bonnecombe Abbey, monks or nuns, diocese of Rodez (1166-? and 1875–1965) (Comps-la-Grand-Ville
  Comps-la-Grand-Ville
  Comps-la-Grand-Ville is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Aveyron)
• Bonnefont Abbey, monks, diocese of Comminges (Proupiary
  Proupiary
  Proupiary is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Haute-Garonne)
• Bonnefontaine Abbey, monks, diocese of Reims (Blanchefosse, later Blanchefosse-et-Bay
  Blanchefosse-et-Bay
  Blanchefosse-et-Bay is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Ardennes)
• Bonneval Abbey
  Bonneval Abbey (Aveyron)
  Bonneval Abbey was founded as a monastery of Cistercian monks, which is located in Le Cayrol, in the Department of Aveyron, in the south of France. It is now inhabited by Trappistine nuns.-History:...
  
  (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bonneval), monks then nuns, diocese of Rodez (Espalion
  Espalion
  Espalion is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Main sights:*Château de Calmont d'Olt*The Pont-Vieux is part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France....
  
   then Le Cayrol
  Le Cayrol
  Le Cayrol is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Aveyron)
• Bonnevaux Abbey, diocese of Poitiers
• Bonnevaux Abbey
  Bonnevaux Abbey (Dauphiné)
  Bonnevaux Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Lieudieu near Villeneuve-de-Marc in the Isère department of France, in the region of the Dauphiné, 25 kilometres east of Vienne and about 6 kilometres south-east of Saint-Jean-de-Bournay on the northern edge of the Forêt de Bonnevaux.- History...
  
  , monks, diocese of Vienne (Saint-Jean-de-Bournay
  Saint-Jean-de-Bournay
  Saint-Jean-de-Bournay is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.- References :*...
  
  , Isère)
• Bonport Abbey, monks, diocese of Évreux (Pont-de-l'Arche
  Pont-de-l'Arche
  Pont-de-l'Arche is a commune of the Eure département in France.-Population:-External links:*...
  
  , Eure)
• Bons Abbey, nuns, diocese of Belley
• Boquen Abbey, monks, diocese of Saint-Brieuc (Plénée-Jugon
  Plénée-Jugon
  Plénée-Jugon is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Plénée-Jugon are called plénéens.-External links:*...
  
  , Côtes-d'Armor)
• Boschaud Abbey (also known as Bouchaud Abbey), diocese of Périgueux (Villars, Dordogne)
• Bouchet Abbey (also known as Vauluisant Abbey), monks, diocese of Clermont
• Bouillas Abbey, diocese of Auch (Sainte-Radegonde, Gers)
• Boulaur Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Boulaur), nuns (Boulaur
  Boulaur
  Boulaur is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France....
  
  , Gers)
• Boulbonne Abbey, monks, diocese of Mirepoix
• Boullencour Abbey, monks, diocese of Troyes
• Bournet Abbey, diocese of Angoulême
• Bourras Abbey
  Bourras Abbey
  Bourras Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the commune of Saint-Malo-en-Donziois in Nièvre, Burgundy, France. It was situated about 26 km to the north-east of La Charité-sur-Loire on a tributary of the River Nièvre.- History :...
  
  , monks, diocese of Auxerre (Saint-Malo-en-Donziois
  Saint-Malo-en-Donziois
  Saint-Malo-en-Donziois is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-References:*...
  
  , Nièvre)
• Brayelle-les-Aunoy Abbey, nuns, diocese of Cambrai
• Le Breuil-Benoît Abbey
  Le Breuil-Benoît Abbey
  Le Breuil-Benoît Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Marcilly-sur-Eure in the Eure department, Haute-Normandie, France, about 10 km to the west of Dreux, on the left bank of the River Eure.- History :...
  
  , monks, diocese of Évreux (Marcilly-sur-Eure
  Marcilly-sur-Eure
  Marcilly-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Eure)
• Bricquebec Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Bricquebec), monks (abbey since 1836) (Bricquebec
  Bricquebec
  Bricquebec, a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.Inhabitants are referred to as Bricquebétais.-History:...
  
  , Manche)
• Bueil Abbey, monks, diocese of Limoges
• Bulion Abbey, monks, diocese of Besançon
• La Bussière Abbey, monks, diocese of Autun
  Diocese of Autun
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the entire Department of Saone et Loire, in the Region of Bourgogne....
  
   (1130-French Revolution
  French Revolution
  The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
  
  ) (La Bussière-sur-Ouche
  La Bussière-sur-Ouche
  La Bussière-sur-Ouche is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Côte-d'Or)
• Bussières Abbey, nuns, diocese of Bourges
• Buzay Abbey, monks, diocese of Nantes (Rouans
  Rouans
  Rouans is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France....
  
  , Loire-Atlantique)

C

• Cadouin Abbey, diocese of Sarlat (Dordogne)
• Calers Abbey, monks, diocese of Rieux
• Cambron Abbey, monks, diocese of Cambrai
• Campénéac Abbey (Abbaye de la Joie-Notre-Dame de Campénéac), nuns, diocese of Vannes (Campénéac
  Campénéac
  Campénéac is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-External links:* * -References:* *...
  
  , Morbihan)
• Candeil Abbey, diocese of Albi (Labessière-Candeil
  Labessière-Candeil
  Labessière-Candeil is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...
  
  , Tarn)
• Carnoët Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Carnoët, latterly Abbaye Saint-Maurice de Carnoët), monks, diocese of Quimper (Clohars-Carnoët
  Clohars-Carnoët
  Clohars-Carnoët is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Clohars-Carnoët are called in French Cloharsiens.-References:** ;-External links:*...
  
  , Finistère)
• Carpentras Abbey, diocese of Carpentras
• Castagniers Abbey
  Castagniers Abbey
  Castagniers Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery, in Castagniers, 12 km from Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes departement in southwestern France.In 1865, Dom Marie-Bernard Barnouin, restorer of Sénanque Abbey, founded a Cistercian community for women in Mane in the diocese of Digne, and in 1869, another in...
  
  (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix de Castagniers), nuns (1865-), diocese of Nice (Castagniers
  Castagniers
  Castagniers is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.-Population:-Tourism:Castagniers is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés...
  
  , Alpes-Maritimes)
• Celle-sur-Cher Abbey, monks, diocese of Bourges
• Cercamp Abbey, monks, diocese of Amiens (Frévent
  Frévent
  Frévent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming town situated in the valley of the Canche river, west of Arras, at the junction of the D946, the D939 and the D941 roads.-History:...
  
  , Pas-de-Calais)
• Cercanceaux Abbey, monks, diocese of Sens
• Chaalis Abbey
  Chaalis Abbey
  Chaalis Abbey was a French Cistercian abbey north of Paris, at Fontaine-Chaalis, near Ermenonville, now in Oise. Nowadays the buildings of the abbey houses the Musée Jacquemart-André .....
  
  , monks, diocese of Senlis (Fontaine-Chaalis
  Fontaine-Chaalis
  Fontaine-Chaalis is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.On 3 March 1974 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in this commune, in the Ermenonville Forest.-References:*...
  
  , Oise)
• La Chalade Abbey, diocese of Verdun (Lachalade
  Lachalade
  Lachalade is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department*...
  
  , Meuse)
• Chalivoy Abbey, monks, diocese of Bourges
• Chaloché Abbey, monks, diocese of Angers (Chaumont-d'Anjou
  Chaumont-d'Anjou
  Chaumont-d'Anjou is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France....
  
   and Corzé
  Corzé
  Corzé is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
  
  , Maine-et-Loire)
• Chambarand Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chambarand), monks, then nuns (Roybon
  Roybon
  Roybon is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France, population 1,231 in 1999....
  
  , Isère)
• Les Chambons Abbey, monks, diocese of Viviers, Vivarais
  Vivarais
  Vivarais is a traditional region in the south-east of France, covering the département of Ardèche, named after its capital Viviers on the river Rhône...
  
  
• Champagne Abbey, monks, diocese of Le Mans (1188-?) (Rouez-en-Champagne, Sarthe)
• Abbaye de la Charité, monks, diocese of Besançon
• Abbaye de la Charité-lès-Lézines, see Lézinnes
• La Charmoie Abbey, monks, diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne
• Charon Abbey, diocese of La Rochelle
• La Chassaigne Abbey, monks, diocese of Lyon
• Abbaye des Châteliers (or des Châtelliers): see Ré
• Châtillon Abbey (also known as Chastillon Abbey), diocese of Verdun (?-1791) (Pillon, Meuse)
• Chaumes Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Léonard de Chaumes), diocese of La Rochelle
• Cheminon Abbey, monks, diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (Cheminon
  Cheminon
  Cheminon is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
  
  , Marne)
• Cherlieu Abbey, monks, diocese of Besançon (1131-1791) (Montigny-lès-Cherlieu
  Montigny-lès-Cherlieu
  Montigny-lès-Cherlieu is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
  
  , Haute-Saône)
• Chéry Abbey (also known as Chéhéry, or Chéery), monks, diocese of Reims (Chatel-Chéhéry
  Chatel-Chéhéry
  Chatel-Chéhéry is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-See also:*Communes of the Ardennes department-References:*...
  
  , Ardennes)
• Chézery Abbey (also known as Chesery or Chézery-Mont-Sainte-Marie), monks, diocese of Belley, later diocese of Geneva, later diocese of Annecy (1140-?) (Chézery-Forens
  Chézery-Forens
  Chézery-Forens is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Ain)
• Cîteaux Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cîteaux) (Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
  Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
  Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.Cîteaux Abbey is located in the commune.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Côte-d'Or)
• Claire-Fontaine Abbey, monks, diocese of Besançon
• Les Clairets Abbey, nuns, diocese of Chartres (Mâle, Orne)
• Clairlieu Abbey, diocese of Nancy
• Clairmarais Abbey, monks, diocese of Saint-Omer (Clairmarais
  Clairmarais
  Clairmarais is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated in reclaimed marshland, 2 miles northeast of Saint-Omer, on the D209 road...
  
  , Pas-de-Calais)
• Clermont Abbey (also known as Clairmont Abbey), monks, diocese of Le Mans (1132-1794) (Olivet, since 1874 Port-Brillet
  Port-Brillet
  Port-Brillet is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France....
  
  , Mayenne)
• Clairvaux Abbey
  Clairvaux Abbey
  Clairvaux Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in Ville-sous-la-Ferté, 15 km from Bar-sur-Aube, in the Aube département in northeastern France. The original building, founded in 1115 by St. Bernard, is now in ruins; a high-security prison, the Clairvaux Prison, now occupies the grounds...
  
  , monks, diocese of Langres (Ville-sous-la-Ferté
  Ville-sous-la-Ferté
  Ville-sous-la-Ferté is a commune in the Aube department in the Champagne-Ardenne region in north-central France.The best-known landmark of Ville-sous-la-Ferté is the nearby ruin of Clairvaux Abbey, now the site of Clairvaux Prison.-External links:*...
  
  , Aube)
• La Clarté-Dieu Abbey, monks, diocese of Tours
• Coatmalouen Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Coatmalouen), monks, diocese of Quimper (Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux
  Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux
  Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-External links:*...
  
  )
• La Colombe Abbey, monks, diocese of Limoges
• La Coudre Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Coudre), nuns (Laval, Mayenne)
• La Cour-Dieu Abbey, monks, diocese of Orléans (Loiret)
• La Crête Abbey (also known as La Creste Abbez), monks, diocese of Langres (Bourdons-sur-Rognon
  Bourdons-sur-Rognon
  Bourdons-sur-Rognon is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
  
  , Haute-Marne)
• Cuxa Abbey
  Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa
  Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa is a Benedictine abbey located in the territory of the commune of Codalet, in the Pyrénées-Orientales département, in southwestern France...
  
   (also known as Cuixá Abbey) (1919–1965) (Codalet
  Codalet
  Codalet is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.It is very small with only a few streets but has a lot of character. There are no shops but there is a little park with a boules court and soccer goal as well as a river running through it. Codalet has an annual garage...
  
  , Pyrénées-Orientales)

D

• Dalon Abbey, monks, diocese of Limoges
• Le Désert Abbey (Abbaye du Désert or Abbaye Sainte-Marie du Désert), monks (1861-) (Bellegarde-Sainte-Marie
  Bellegarde-Sainte-Marie
  Bellegarde-Sainte-Marie is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Haute-Garonne)
• Divielle Abbey (1869–1932), monks (Goos
  Goos
  Goos is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France. Its main source of income is tourism due to the local scenery....
  
  , Landes)
• Dombes Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes) (?-2001) (Le Plantay
  Le Plantay
  Le Plantay is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-Population:-External links:*...
  
  , Ain)
• Droiteval Abbey, nuns (1128-?), late a priory of monks, diocese of Toul
  Diocese of Toul
  The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1824. From 1048 until 1552 , it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.- History :...
  
  , later diocese of Saint-Dié (Claudon
  Claudon
  Claudon is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
  
  , Vosges)

E

• Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Eau, nuns, diocese of Chartres
• Eaunes Abbey, monks, diocese of Toulouse
• Échourgnac Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance d'Échourgnac), nuns (Échourgnac
  Échourgnac
  Échourgnac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the site of a Cistercian abbey, Notre-Dame de Bonne Esperance, which is renowned for producing cheese.-Population:-External links:*...
  
  , Dordogne)
• Élan Abbey, monks, diocese of Reims (Élan, Ardennes
  Élan, Ardennes
  Élan is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Champagne-Ardenne region in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  )
• L'Épau Abbey (also known as the Abbaye de la Piété-Dieu or de la Pitié-Dieu), monks, diocese of Le Mans (Le Mans
  Le Mans
  Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux...
  
  , Sarthe)
• Escaladieu Abbey
  Escaladieu Abbey
  Escaladieu Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located in the French commune of Bonnemazon in the Hautes-Pyrénées. Its name derives from the Latin Scala Dei . The abbey was founded in 1142 and became an important pilgrimage stop on the Way of St. James en route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela...
  
   or L'Escaladieu Abbey, monks, diocese of Tarbes (Bonnemazon
  Bonnemazon
  Bonnemazon is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
  
  , Hautes-Pyrénées)
• Eschaalis Abbey, monks, diocese of Sens
• L'Esclache Abbey, nuns, diocese of Clermont
• Escuray Abbey, monks, diocese of Toul
  Diocese of Toul
  The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1824. From 1048 until 1552 , it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.- History :...
  
  
• Espagne Abbey, nuns, diocese of Amiens
• Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Espérance, nuns, diocese of Dax
• L'Espinlieu Abbey, nuns, diocese of Cambrai
• L'Estrée Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Estrée), nuns, diocese of Évreux
• L'Étanche Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de L'Étanche), nuns, diocese of Toul
  Diocese of Toul
  The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1824. From 1048 until 1552 , it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.- History :...
  
   (Rollainville
  Rollainville
  Rollainville is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
  
  , Vosges)
• L'Étoile Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Étoile) (Archigny
  Archigny
  Archigny is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-References:*...
  
  , Vienne)

F

• Fabas Abbey, see La Lum-Dieu
• La Faise Abbey (or La Faire Abbey), monks, diocese of Bordeaux
• Féniers Abbey (also known as Le Vallonnette Abbey), monks, diocese of Clermont
• La Ferté Abbey
  La Ferté Abbey
  Founded in 1113, the Cistercian abbey La Ferté was the first of the four great daughter-houses of Cîteaux. It was closed in 1791. The abbey church was demolished, but the 18th century abbatial palace remains, and can be visited. It is located 12 km south of Chalon-sur-Saône, in Bourgogne,...
  
   (1113-1791) (La Ferté-sur-Grosne, Saint-Ambreuil
  Saint-Ambreuil
  Saint-Ambreuil is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...
  
  , Saône-et-Loire)
• Fervaques Abbey (also known as Fontsomme or Fonsommes Abbey), nuns, diocese of Noyon, later diocese of Soissons (Fonsommes
  Fonsommes
  Fonsomme is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.It is the source of the river Somme.-See also:*Communes of the Aisne department...
  
  , Aisne)
• Les Feuillants Abbey
  Feuillant (monks)
  The Feuillants were monks of the Cistercian order who established an abbey in the diocese of Rieux in 1145.The abbey was named Notre-Dame-des-Feuillants and the name came to be applied to the monks too. Pope Gregory XIII established the Feuillants as a separate congregation in 1589 under their...
  
   (Abbaye Notre-Dame des Feuillants or Feuillans; also Abbaye Notre-Dame de Feuillant), diocese of Rieux,later diocese of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)
• Flaran Abbey
  Flaran Abbey
  Flaran Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located in Valence-sur-Baïse, in the département of Gers, France. The abbey was founded in 1151, as a daughter house of Escaladieu Abbey, at the confluence of the Auloue and Baïse rivers, between the towns of Condom and Auch...
  
   (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Flaran), monks, diocese of Auch (1151-?) (Valence-sur-Baïse
  Valence-sur-Baïse
  Valence-sur-Baïse is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Gers)
• Flines Abbey, nuns, diocese of Arras (Flines-lez-Raches
  Flines-lez-Raches
  Flines-lez-Raches is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...
  
  , Nord)
• Foigny Abbey, monks, diocese of Laon (La Bouteille, Aisne)
• Font de Nîmes Abbey, nuns, diocese of Nîmes
• Font-aux-Nonnains Abbey, nuns, diocese of Alès
• Fontaine-Daniel Abbey, monks, diocese of Le Mans (Fontaine-Daniel, Saint-Georges-Buttavent
  Saint-Georges-Buttavent
  Saint-Georges-Buttavent is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.The commune has three villages: Saint-Georges-Buttavent, Fontaine-Daniel and La-Chapelle-au-Grain.-References:*...
  
   commune, Mayenne)
• Fontaine-Guérard Abbey, nuns (Radepont
  Radepont
  Radepont is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.-Population:...
  
  , Eure)
• Fontaine-Jean Abbey, monks, diocese of Sens
• Fontenay Abbey, monks, diocese of Autun
  Diocese of Autun
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the entire Department of Saone et Loire, in the Region of Bourgogne....
  
   (Marmagne
  Marmagne, Côte-d'Or
  Marmagne is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.The Abbey of Fontenay is located on the territory of the commune.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Côte-d'Or)
• Fontenelle Abbey, nuns, diocese of Cambrai (1212-?) (Maing
  Maing
  Maing is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...
  
  , Nord)
• Fontfroide Abbey
  Fontfroide Abbey
  Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide is a former Cistercian monastery in France, situated 15 kilometers south-west of Narbonne near to the Spanish border....
  
   (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide), monks, diocese of Narbonne (Narbonne
  Narbonne
  Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea...
  
  , Aude)
• Fontguilhem Abbey, monks, diocese of Bazas
• Fontmorigny Abbey, monks, diocese of Bourges (Menetou-Couture
  Menetou-Couture
  Menetou-Couture is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the small river Liseron, some east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12 with the...
  
  , Cher)
• Foucarmont Abbey, monks, diocese of Rouen (Foucarmont
  Foucarmont
  Foucarmont is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A large village of farming and associated light industry, situated by the banks of the river Yères, in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D928, the...
  
  )
• Franquevaux Abbey, monks, diocese of Nîmes (Beauvoisin, Gard)
• Freistrof Abbey, monks, diocese of Metz
  Diocese of Metz
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz is a Diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. In the Middle Ages it was in effect an independent state, part of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the bishop who had the ex officio title of count. It was annexed to France by King Henry II in...
  
  
• La Frenade Abbey, diocese of Saintes
• Froidmont Abbey, monks, diocese of Beauvais (Hermes, Oise)

G

• Le Gard Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Gard), monks, diocese of Amiens (Crouy-Saint-Pierre
  Crouy-Saint-Pierre
  Crouy-Saint-Pierre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D3 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some northwest of Amiens.-Places of interest:...
  
  , Somme)
• La Garde-Dieu Abbey, monks, diocese of Cahors (Mirabel, Tarn-et-Garonne)
• Les Gardes Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame des Gardes), diocese of Angers, nuns (1818-) (Saint-Georges-des-Gardes
  Saint-Georges-des-Gardes
  Saint-Georges-des-Gardes is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.-References:*...
  
  , Maine-et-Loire)
• Gomerfontaine Abbey, nuns, diocese of Rouen, later diocese of Beauvais (1207-1792) (Trie-la-Ville
  Trie-la-Ville
  Trie-la-Ville is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*...
  
  , Oise)
• Gondon Abbey (Gondon-les-Montastruc), diocese of Agen
• Gourdon Abbey, monks, diocese of Cahors (Léobard
  Léobard
  Léobard is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
  
  , Lot)
• La Grâce-Dieu Abbey (Abbaye de la Grâce-Dieu), in Franche-Comté, monks (1139-1791, 1844–1909), later nuns (originally from Besançon, since 1927), diocese of Besançon (Chaux-lès-Passavant
  Chaux-lès-Passavant
  Chaux-lès-Passavant is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Doubs)
• La Grâce-Dieu Abbey, diocese of La Rochelle
• La Grâce-Notre-Dame Abbey, nuns (Montmirail, Marne)
• Grandselve Abbey
  Grandselve Abbey
  Grandselve Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in south-west France, at Bouillac, Tarn-et-Garonne. The original foundation existed from 1114 to the time of the French Revolution. It was one of the most important Cistercian abbeys in the south of France.Iniitially, in 1114, it was a Benedictine...
  
  , monks, diocese of Toulouse (Tarn-et-Garonne)
• Grosbot Abbey (also known as Grosbos or Grosbois Abbey), diocese of Angoulême (Charras
  Charras
  Charras is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...
  
  , Charente)
• Gruchet Abbey (also known as Le Valasse Abbey) (Abbaye de Gruchet-le-Valasse or Abbaye Notre-Dame-du-Voeu de Gruchet-le-Valasse) (Seine-Maritime)

H

• Hautecombe Abbey
  Hautecombe Abbey
  Hautecombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, later a Benedictine monastery, in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille near Aix-les-Bains in Savoy, France. For centuries it was the burial place of the members of the House of Savoy...
  
   (1135-?; ?-1826) (Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille
  Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille
  Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-World heritage site:It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage...
  
  , Savoie)
• Haute-Fontaine or Hautefontaine Abbey, monks, diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (Ambrières
  Ambrières
  Ambrières is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
  
  , Marne)
• Haute-Seille Abbey, diocese of Nancy (1140-1791) (Cirey-sur-Vezouze
  Cirey-sur-Vezouze
  Cirey-sur-Vezouze is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department...
  
  , Meurthe-et-Moselle)

I

• Igny Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Igny), monks (1128-French Revolution; 1878–1903), later nuns (from 1929), diocese of Reims (Arcis-le-Ponsart
  Arcis-le-Ponsart
  Arcis-le-Ponsart is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...
  
  , Marne)
• L'Isle-en-Barrois Abbey, monks, diocese of Toul
  Diocese of Toul
  The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1824. From 1048 until 1552 , it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.- History :...
  
  
• Les Isles Abbey, nuns, diocese of Auxerre

J

• Le Jau Abbey, monks, diocese of Perpignan
• La Joie Abbey(1252-) (Hennebont
  Hennebont
  Hennebont is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:Hennebont is situated about ten miles from the mouth of the River Blavet, which divides it into two parts: the Ville Close, the medieval walled town, and the 17th century Ville Neuve on...
  
  , Morbihan)
• La Joie-lès-Nemours Abbey, nuns, diocese of Sens (1231-1751) (Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours
  Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours
  Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
  
  , Seine-et-Marne)
• Jouy Abbey, monks, diocese of Sens, later Meaux
  Diocese of Meaux
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meaux, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Seine-et-Marne...
  
   (Chenoise
  Chenoise
  Chenoise is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France région in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
  
  , Seine-et-Marne)

K

• Kerlot Abbey, nuns, diocese of Quimper
• Koenigsbruck Abbey, nuns, diocese of Strasbourg

L

• Lachalade Abbey, see Chalade
• Lamanare Abbey (also known as Hyères Abbey), nuns, diocese of Toulon
• Le Landais Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Landais), monks, diocese of Bourges (Frédille
  Frédille
  Frédille is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-References:*...
  
  , Indre)
• Langonnet Abbey, monks, diocese of Quimper, later Vannes (Langonnet
  Langonnet
  Langonnet is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Langonnet are called in French Langonnetais, in Breton Langonediz.-Breton language:...
  
  , Morbihan)
• Lannoy Abbey (also known as Briotel Abbey), monks, diocese of Beauvais
• Lanvaux Abbey, monks, diocese of Vannes (Brandivy
  Brandivy
  Brandivy is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-Breizh-Kernow Festival:Brandivy is notable for its "Breizh - Kernow Festival" which takes place at Easter...
  
  , Morbihan)
• Larivour Abbey (also Larrivour or l'Arivour) (Lusigny-sur-Barse
  Lusigny-sur-Barse
  Lusigny-sur-Barse is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.-Geography:The Barse flows through the commune.The most recognisable building in Lusigny, throughout France , is undoubtedly its railway station...
  
  , Aube)
• Lasteron Abbey (Abbaye de Saint-Bernard de Lasteron), nuns, diocese of Dax
• Lazières Abbey, nuns, diocese of Cahors
• Léoncel Abbey, monks, diocese of Die (Léoncel
  Léoncel
  Léoncel is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Drôme)
• Lérins Abbey
  Lérins Abbey
  Lérins Abbey is a Cistercian monastery on the island of Saint-Honorat, one of the Lérins Islands, on the French Riviera, with an active monastic community....
  
  (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lérins) (Île Saint-Honorat
  Île Saint-Honorat
  The Île Saint-Honorat is the second largest of the Lérins Islands, about a mile off shore from the French Riviera town of Cannes. The island is approximately 1.5 kilometers in length and 400 meters wide....
  
  , Cannes
  Cannes
  Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
  
  , Alpes-Maritimes)
• Leyme Abbey (also known as Lerme Abbey or La Grâce-Dieu Abbey), nuns, diocese of Cahors (1220-?) (Leyme
  Leyme
  Leyme is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
  
  , Lot)
• Lézinnes Abbey (Abbaye de la Charité-lès-Lézines), nuns, then monks (1432), diocese of Langres (1184-?) (Lézinnes
  Lézinnes
  Lézinnes is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-References:*...
  
  , Yonne)
• Lieu-Croissant Abbey
  Lieu-Croissant Abbey
  Lieu-Croissant Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Geney, a commune of Doubs in France. It was first built in 1134 and it was destroyed during the French Revolution in 1791....
  
  , monks, diocese of Besançon (Geney
  Geney
  Geney is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.The Abbey of Lieu-Croissant was located here.- Population:Inhabitants of Geney are called Geneys....
  
  , Doubs)
• Le Lieu-Dieu Abbey, nuns, diocese of Autun
  Diocese of Autun
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the entire Department of Saone et Loire, in the Region of Bourgogne....
  
  
• Le Lieu-Dieu Abbey, monks, diocese of Amiens
• Le Lieu-Notre-Dame Abbey, nuns, diocese of Lyon
• Le Lieu-Notre-Dame Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Lieu), nuns, diocese of Orléans (Romorantin-Lanthenay
  Romorantin-Lanthenay
  Romorantin-Lanthenay is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.-History:The current commune is the result of the merger, on 29 May 1961, of the former communes of Romorantin and Lanthenay.-Transportation:...
  
  , Loir-et-Cher)
• Lissac Priory, dependent on Leyme Abbey, nuns, diocese of Cahors (1286-?) (Lissac-et-Mouret
  Lissac-et-Mouret
  Lissac-et-Mouret is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
  
  , Lot)
• Loc-Dieu Abbey
  Loc-Dieu Abbey
  Loc-Dieu Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located near Martiel, 9 km west from Villefranche-de-Rouergue, in the department of Aveyron in France....
  
  , monks, diocese of Rodez (Martiel
  Martiel
  Martiel is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.- Gallery : -References:*...
  
  , Aveyron)
• Longpont Abbey
  Longpont Abbey
  Longpont Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, in present-day Longpont, Aisne, France.It existed from 1131 to 1793, being founded by monks from the abbey of Clairvaux, at the behest of Jocelin of Soissons. There is now a hotel on the site...
  
   (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Longpont), monks, diocese of Soissons (Longpont
  Longpont
  Longpont is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-See also:*Longpont Abbey*List of medieval bridges in France*Communes of the Aisne department...
  
  , Aisne)
• Longuay Abbey (also Longué Abbey), monks, diocese of Langres (1149-1790) (Aubepierre-sur-Aube
  Aubepierre-sur-Aube
  Aubepierre-sur-Aube is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in Champagne-Ardenne region in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
  
  , Haute-Marne)
• Longvillers Abbey, monks, diocese of Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais)
• Loos Abbey (also Looz Abbey) (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Loos or de Looz), monks, diocese of Tournai (1149-?) (Loos, Nord)
• Loroy Abbey (also Lorroy or Lorois Abbey) in Berry
  Berry
  The botanical definition of a berry is a fleshy fruit produced from a single ovary. Grapes are an example. The berry is the most common type of fleshy fruit in which the entire ovary wall ripens into an edible pericarp. They may have one or more carpels with a thin covering and fleshy interiors....
  
  , monks, diocese of Bourges (Méry-ès-Bois
  Méry-ès-Bois
  Méry-ès-Bois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A large area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some north of Bourges at the junction of the D22, D58 and the D168 roads and also on the D926 and D940...
  
  , Cher)
• Louroux Abbey (also Le Louroux Abbey]], monks, diocese of Angers (Vernantes
  Vernantes
  Vernantes is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
  
  , Maine-et-Loire)
• Lucelle Abbey (also Lützel Abbey), monks, diocese of Basle (1124-1790) (Lucelle, Haut-Rhin and Pleigne
  Pleigne
  Pleigne is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland....
  
   in Switzerland)
• La Lum-Dieu Abbey (also known as Fabas Abbey), nuns, diocese of Comminges
• Lützel Abbey, see Lucelle Abbey
• Le Lys Abbey (Abbaye du Lys or Abbaye royale du Lys), nuns, diocese of Sens (Dammarie-les-Lys
  Dammarie-les-Lys
  Dammarie-lès-Lys is a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region from the center of Paris.-History:...
  
  , Seine-et-Marne)

M

• Maizières Abbey, monks, diocese of Chalon-sur-Saône
• Marcilly Abbey, monks, diocese of Autun
  Diocese of Autun
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the entire Department of Saone et Loire, in the Region of Bourgogne....
  
  
• Marquette Abbey (also known as Bonrepos Abbey), nuns, diocese of Tournai
• Maubuisson Abbey
  Maubuisson Abbey
  The Maubuisson Abbey was a French monastery, suppressed at the time of the French Revolution.-History:The abbey was established by Blanche of Castile. At the end of her life, she withdrew in the abbey and died there in 1252. The abbey thrived financially under royal patronage until the Hundred...
  
   (Abbaye de Maubuisson or Abbaye Notre-Dame la Royale de Maubuisson), nuns, diocese of Rouen, later diocese of Paris (1236-?) (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
  Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
  Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s.-Transport:...
  
  , Val d'Oise)
• Mazan Abbey
  Mazan Abbey
  Mazan Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the village of Mazan-l'Abbaye in the département of the Ardèche in the region of Rhône-Alpes, France....
  
  , monks, diocese of Viviers (Mazan-l'Abbaye
  Mazan-l'Abbaye
  Mazan-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Ardèche)
• Mègemont Abbey, nuns, later monks, diocese of Clermont (Chassagne
  Chassagne
  Chassagne is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
  
  , Puy-de-Dôme)
• Melleray Abbey
  Melleray Abbey
  Melleray Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, founded about the year 1134. It was situated in Brittany, Diocese of Nantes, in La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne in the vicinity of Châteaubriant .-History:...
  
  (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Melleray), monks, diocese of Nantes (La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne
  La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne
  La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
  
  , Loire-Atlantique)
• Merci-Dieu Abbey, diocese of Poitiers
• Mercoire Abbey, nuns, diocese of Mende, Lozère
• Micy Abbey or Saint Mesmin's Abbey, Micy (Abbaye Saint-Mesmin de Micy) (Feuillants : 1622-1791) (Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin
  Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin
  Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-References:* -External links:*...
  
  , Loiret)
• Le Miroir Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Miroir), monks, diocese of Lyon (Le Miroir, Saône-et-Loire)
• Molèze Abbey, nuns, diocese of Chalon-sur-Saône
• Mologèze Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Mologèze), nuns, diocese of Arles
• Moncé Abbey, nuns, diocese of Tours
• Monstier-en-Argonne Abbey, monks, diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne
• Mont des Cats Abbey (Abbaye du Mont des Cats or Abbaye Sainte-Marie du Mont des Cats), monks (Godewaersvelde
  Godewaersvelde
  -References:*...
  
  , Nord)
• Mont-Sainte-Marie Abbey, monks, diocese of Besançon (Doubs)
• Mount Zion Abbey (Abbaye du Mont de Sion), nuns, diocese of Marseille
• Montpeyroux Abbey, monks, diocese of Clermont (Puy-Guillaume
  Puy-Guillaume
  Puy-Guillaume is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
  
  , Puy-de-Dôme)
• Montreuil Abbey
  Montreuil Abbey
  Montreuil Abbey, or Montreuil-les-Dames, was a Cistercian nunnery in the Diocese of Laon, France, located at first at Montreuil-en-Thiérache until the 17th century and afterwards in Laon, where it was known as Montreuil-sous-Laon.-History:The nunnery was founded by Bartholomew, Bishop of Laon, in...
  
   (Abbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames or Montreuil-en-Thiérache, later Montreuil-sous-Laon), nuns, diocese of Laon (Laon
  Laon
  Laon is the capital city of the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-History:The hilly district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance...
  
  , Aisne)
• Moreilles Abbey (also Moreil Abbey), diocese of La Rochelle
• Mores Abbey, monks, diocese of Langres
• Morimond Abbey
  Morimond Abbey
  Morimond Abbeyis a religious complex in Parnoy-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne department, in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. It was the fourth of the four great daughter abbeys of Cîteaux Abbey, of primary importance in the spread of the Cistercian Order, along with La Ferté to the south,...
  
  , monks, diocese of Langres (formerly Fresnoy-en-Bassigny, now Parnoy-en-Bassigny
  Parnoy-en-Bassigny
  Parnoy-en-Bassigny is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.Parnoy-en-Bassigny was created with the merger of Parnot and Fresnoy-en-Bassigny.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
  
  , Haute-Marne)
• Mortemer Abbey, monks, diocese of Rouen (Lisors
  Lisors
  Lisors is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.Mortemer Abbey is located on the territory of the commune.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Eure)
• Mouchy-le-Péreux Abbey, nuns, diocese of Beauvais

N

• Abbey of Our Lady of the Snows
  Our Lady of the Snows (Trappist monastery)
  Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a Trappist monastery in the Ardèche département of south-central France. It was built in 1850, located on the territory of the commune of Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, about one and a half miles east of the village of La Bastide-Puylaurent...
  
  (Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Neiges) (Saint-Laurent-les-Bains
  Saint-Laurent-les-Bains
  Saint-Laurent-les-Bains is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-See also:* Our Lady of the Snows *Communes of the Ardèche department-References:*...
  
  , Ardèche)
• Netlieu Abbey, diocese of Agde (1195-?) (Mèze
  Mèze
  Mèze is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.Its inhabitants are called Mézois.-Geography:...
  
  )
• Neubourg Abbey (Bas-Rhin)
• La Noë Abbey, monks, diocese of Évreux
• Noirlac Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Noirlac or Abbaye de la Maison-Dieu), monks, diocese of Bourges (Bruère-Allichamps
  Bruère-Allichamps
  Bruère-Allichamps is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry, farming and a little light industry comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the Cher River valley some south of Bourges at the junction of the D2144 with the D92...
  
  , Cher)
• Nonenque Abbey, nuns, diocese of Vabres
• Nuwenburg Abbey, monks, diocese of Strasbourg

O

• Obazine Abbey
  Obazine Abbey
  Obazine Abbey, also known as Aubazine Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery in the present town of Aubazines in the département of Corrèze in the Limousin in France.-History:...
  
   (also Aubazine Abbey), monks, diocese of Limoges (Aubazine
  Aubazine
  Aubazine is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Corrèze)
• Oelenberg Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg), monks (Reiningue
  Reiningue
  Reiningue is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.-References:*...
  
  , Haut-Rhin)
• L'Olive Abbey (also known as L'Hermitage Abbey), nuns, diocese of Cambrai
• Les Olives Abbey (also Les Olieux Abbey), nuns, diocese of Narbonne
• Olivet Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Olivet), monks, diocese of Bourges (Saint-Julien-sur-Cher
  Saint-Julien-sur-Cher
  Saint-Julien-sur-Cher is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.-References:*...
  
  , Cher)
• Oraison-Dieu Abbey, nuns (Muret)
• Ounans Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ounans), nuns, diocese of Besançon (Ounans
  Ounans
  Ounans is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-Demographics:As of the census of 1999, the population was 281.The estimate for 2005 was 326.-References:*...
  
  , Jura)
• Ourscamp Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp), monks, diocese of Noyon (Chiry-Ourscamp
  Chiry-Ourscamp
  Chiry-Ourscamp is a village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
  
  , Oise) .

P

• Pairis Abbey, monks, diocese of Basle, later diocese of Strasbourg (1139-?) (Orbey
  Orbey
  Orbey is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
  
  , Haut-Rhin)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Palais, monks, diocese of Limoges
• Pantemont Abbey, nuns, diocese of Paris
• Abbey of the Paraclete, nuns, diocese of Amiens
• Le Parc-aux-Dames Abbey, nuns, diocese of Senlis
• Pérignac Abbey, diocese of Agen
• Le Perray-aux-Nonnains Abbey, nuns, diocese of Angers
• Perseigne Abbey, monks, diocese of Le Mans (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois
  Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois
  Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.The ruins of the Perseigne Abbey are located in the commune.-External links:*...
  
  , Sarthe)
• Monastère Notre Dame des Petites Roches, nuns (Saint Bernard du Touvet
  Saint-Bernard, Isère
  Saint-Bernard is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France..-References:*...
  
  , Isère
• La Peyrouse Abbey, diocese of Périgueux
• Les Pierres Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame des Pierres), monks, diocese of Bourges
• Le Pin Abbey, diocese of Poitiers (1163-?) (Béruges
  Béruges
  Béruges is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.The Boivre river runs through it.-References:*...
  
  , Vienne)
• La Pitié-Dieu Abbey (Abbaye de la Pitié-Dieu-lès-Ramerupt), monks, diocese of Troyes
• Planselve Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Planselve) (Gimont
  Gimont
  Gimont is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is around 40 km west of Toulouse. It is twinned with Enniscorthy in Ireland.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Gers)
• Le Pont-aux-Dames Abbey (Abbaye du Pont-aux-Dames), nuns, diocese of Meaux
  Diocese of Meaux
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meaux, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Seine-et-Marne...
  
   (Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames
  Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames
  Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
  
  , Seine-et-Marne)
• Pontaut Abbey (also Pontault Abbey), diocese of Aire (1151-?) (Mant
  Mant
  Mant is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France....
  
  , Landes)
• Pontifroy Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Pontifroy) (1323-1740) (Metz
  Metz
  Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
  
  , Moselle)
• Pontigny Abbey
  Pontigny Abbey
  Pontigny Abbey, founded in 1114 as the second of the four great daughter houses of Cîteaux Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery situated in the commune of Pontigny, on the River Serein, in the present diocese of Sens and department of Yonne, in Burgundy, France.-History:Hildebert , a canon of...
  
  , monks, diocese of Auxerre (Pontigny
  Pontigny
  Pontigny is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....
  
  , Yonne)
• Pontron Abbey (or Pontrond Abbey), monks, diocese of Angers (1134-?) (Le Louroux-Béconnais
  Le Louroux-Béconnais
  Le Louroux-Béconnais is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
  
  , Maine-et-Loire)
• Port-Royal-des-Champs (Abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs), nuns, diocese of Paris (?-1707) (Magny-les-Hameaux
  Magny-les-Hameaux
  Magny-les-Hameaux is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*...
  
  , Yvelines)
• Port-Royal
  Port-Royal Abbey, Paris
  Port-Royal Abbey was an abbey in Paris that was a stronghold of Jansenism. It was first built in 1626 to relieve pressure of numbers on the mother house at Port-Royal-des-Champs....
  
   (Abbaye de Port-Royal de Paris), nuns, diocese of Paris (1625–1790) (Paris)
• Port-du-Salut Abbey ((Abbaye du Port du-Salut, Abbaye Notre Dame du Port du Salut d'Entrammes, or Abbaye du Port-Ringeard), Trappist monks (1816-) (Entrammes
  Entrammes
  Entrammes is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. It is located about west of Parné-sur-Roc and about south of Laval Entrammes Airport in Laval.- History :...
  
  , Mayenne)
• Prébenoît Abbey (Abbaye de Prébenoît or Abbaye Notre-Dame de Prébenoît), monks, diocese of Limoges (Bétête
  Bétête
  Bétête is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D15, D83 and the D88...
  
  , Creuse)
• La Prée Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Prée), monks, diocese of Bourges (Ségry
  Ségry
  Ségry is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-References:*...
  
  , Indre)
• Les Prés Abbey (Abbaye des Prés), nuns, diocese of Cambrai (Douai
  Douai
  -Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...
  
  , Nord)
• Les Près Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame des Près), nuns, diocese of Troyes
• Preuilly Abbey
  Preuilly Abbey
  Preuilly Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Égligny in the Seine-et-Marne department, France. It was located about 21 kilometres south-west of Provins and 15 kilometres east of Montereau-Fault-Yonne.- History :...
  
  , monks (Égligny
  Égligny
  Égligny is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
  
  , Seine-et-Marne)
• Prières Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Prières), monks, diocese of Vannes (Billiers
  Billiers
  Billiers is a commune in the Morbihan département of Brittany in north-western France.-External links:* * * -References:* *...
  
  , Morbihan)

Q

• Quincy Abbey (or Quincey Abbey), monks, diocese of Langres (Commissey, puis Tanlay
  Tanlay
  Tanlay is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-References:*...
  
  , Yonne)

R

• Ravensberghe Abbey, nuns, diocese of Thérouanne, later diocese of Saint-Omer (1191-?) (Watten
  Watten, Nord
  -Sights:The village is famous for its old ruined abbey, and for its mill, which was restored in the 1990s. These two buildings are located on the "Mountain of Watten" . Its church dates from the thirteenth century.-References:* *...
  
  , Nord)
• Ré Abbey, also known as Les Châteliers Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Ré dite des Châteliers), diocese of Poitiers (La Flotte
  La Flotte
  La Flotte is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , île de Ré, Charente-Maritime)
• Le Reclus Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Reclus), monks, diocese of Troyes, later diocese of Châlons-en-Champagne (Talus-Saint-Prix
  Talus-Saint-Prix
  Talus-Saint-Prix is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
  
  , Marne)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame de Réconfort, nuns, diocese of Autun
  Diocese of Autun
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the entire Department of Saone et Loire, in the Region of Bourgogne....
  
   (Nivernais)
• Abbaye du Refuge de Notre-Dame, nuns, diocese of Cambrai
• Reigny Abbey
  Reigny Abbey
  Reigny Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Vermenton, department of Yonne, Bourgogne, France.-History:The abbey was founded in 1104 at Fontemoy as a hermitage, or small priory, by the knight Anseric of Avallon and Gui of Noyers. it grew quickly and in 1128 was accepted into the Cistercian Order as...
  
  , also known as Vermenton Abbey, monks (1128-1790) (Vermenton
  Vermenton
  Vermenton is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.The remains of the former Cistercian Reigny Abbey are situated here....
  
  , Yonne)
• Le Relec Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Relec), monks, diocese of Saint-Pol-de-Léon (Plounéour-Ménez
  Plounéour-Ménez
  Plounéour-Ménez is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Plounéour-Ménez are called Énéouriens.-References:** -External links:*...
  
  , Finistère)
• Rieunette Abbey or Priory (Abbaye or Prieuré Sainte-Marie de Rieunette), nuns, diocese of Carcassonne (1162-1761) (Ladern-sur-Lauquet
  Ladern-sur-Lauquet
  Ladern-sur-Lauquet is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The hamlet Molières-sur-l'Alberte is part of the commune of Ladern-sur-Lauquet.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Aude)
• Rigny Abbey, monks, diocese of Auxerre
• Le Rivet Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Rivet), in the Bazadais
  Bazadais
  The Bazadais is a French breed of beef cattle.-History:This breed comes from ancient cattle bred in Bazas, a little town in the south of Bordeaux. It is probably related to Limousin or Blonde d'Aquitaine.-Morphology:...
  
  , monks, later nuns (from 1938), diocese of Bazas (Auros
  Auros
  Auros is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Gironde)
• La Rivour Abbey, monks, diocese of Troyes
• Les Roches Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame des Roches), monks, diocese of Auxerre (Myennes
  Myennes
  Myennes is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-Demographics:At the 1999 census, the population was 557. On 1 January 2006, the estimate was 582.-References:*...
  
  , Nièvre)
• La Rode Abbey, monks, diocese of Lavaur
• Rosières Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Rosières), monks, diocese of Besançon (La Ferté
  La Ferté
  La Ferté is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* La Ferté, in the Jura département* La Ferté-Alais, in the Essonne département* La Ferté-Beauharnais, in the Loir-et-Cher département...
  
  , Jura)
• Les Rosiers Abbey, otherwise Priory (from 1240) (also Les Roziers), nuns (Séchault
  Séchault
  Séchault is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Ardennes)
• Royaumont Abbey
  Royaumont Abbey
  Royaumont Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, located near Asnières-sur-Oise in Val-d'Oise, approximately 30 km north of Paris, France.-History:It was built between 1228 and 1235 with the support of Louis IX...
  
  , monks, diocese of Beauvais (1229-1790) (Asnières-sur-Oise
  Asnières-sur-Oise
  Asnières-sur-Oise is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.-Population:-References:** -External links:* * *...
  
  , Val-d'Oise)

S

• Saint-André-en-Gouffern Abbey, monks, diocese of Séez (La Hoguette
  La Hoguette
  -Personalities:La Hoguette was the birthplace of Georges Marchais , head of the French Communist Party.-External links:* La Hoguette...
  
  , Calvados)
• Saint-Antoine-des-Champs
  Saint-Antoine-des-Champs Abbey
  Saint-Antoine-des-Champs Abbey was a convent in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. The faubourg Saint-Antoine developed around it. It later became the hôpital Saint-Antoine.-List of abbesses:...
  
  , nuns, diocese of Paris (Paris), now the Hôpital Saint-Antoine.
• Saint-Aubin-du-Bois Abbey, monks, diocese of Saint-Brieuc (Plédéliac
  Plédéliac
  Plédéliac is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Plédéliac are called plédéliacais.-External links:*...
  
  )
• Saint-Benoît-en-Woëvre Abbey, monks, diocese of Metz (Meuse)
• Saint-Dizier Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Dizier), nuns, diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne
• Saint-Just Abbey, nuns, diocese of Vienne
• Saint-Marcel Abbey, diocese of Cahors
• Saint-Paul-de-Beaurepaire Abbey, nuns, diocese of Vienne
• Saint-Pierre-du-Puy Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre-du-Puy or Abbaye Notre-Dame des Plants), nuns, diocese of Orange
• Saint-Sulpice en Bugey Abbey, monks, diocese of Belley (Thézillieu
  Thézillieu
  Thézillieu is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-Population:-External links:*...
  
  , Ain)
• Sainte-Acire Abbey (or Priory?) (Seine-Port
  Seine-Port
  Seine-Port is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * * *...
  
  , Seine-et-Marne) .
• St. Catherine's Abbey, nuns, diocese of Geneva
• St. Catherine's Abbey, Avignon, nuns, diocese of Avignon (Avignon
  Avignon
  Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
  
  )
• 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
  Les Bordes-sur-Arize
  Les Bordes-sur-Arize is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Les Bordes-sur-Arize are called Bordésiens.-References:*...
  
  , Ariège)
• Salvane or Silvanis Abbey, monks, diocese of Vabres
• Le Sart Abbey (also known as Sauchois Abbey) (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Sart or de Sauchois), nuns, diocese of Cambrai
• Saubalade Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saubalade), monks, diocese of Lescar
• Sauvebénite or Sauvebenoite Abbey, nuns, diocese of Le Puy
• Le Sauvoir Abbey, nuns, diocese of Laon
• Savigny Abbey
  Savigny Abbey
  Savigny Abbey was a monastery near the village of Savigny-le-Vieux , in northern France. It was founded early in the 12th century. Initially it was the central house of the Congregation of Savigny, who were Benedictines; by 1150 it was Cistercian.-History:It was situated on the confines of...
  
  , monks, diocese of Avranches
• Scellières Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scellières), monks, diocese of Troyes (1168-?) (Romilly-sur-Seine
  Romilly-sur-Seine
  Romilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.-Population:-Twin towns:Romilly-sur-Seine is twinned with: Milford Haven, United Kingdom Gotha, Germany Lüdenscheid, Germany Medicina, Italy Uman, Ukraine-References:*...
  
  , Aube)
• Sénanque Abbey
  Sénanque Abbey
  Sénanque Abbey is a Cistercian abbey near the village of Gordes in the département of the Vaucluse in Provence, France.-First foundation:...
  
  (Abbaye de Sénanque or Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque), monks (Gordes
  Gordes
  Gordes is a commune in the Vaucluse département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.The residents are known as Gordiens...
  
  , Vaucluse)
• Sept-Fons Abbey
  Sept-Fons Abbey
  Sept-Fons Abbey, Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons or Notre-Dame de Saint-Lieu Sept-Fons is a Trappist monastery at Diou in Bourbonnais in the diocese of Moulins in France.-First foundation:...
  
  (Abbaye de Sept-Fons or Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons), monks, diocese of Autun (Dompierre-sur-Besbre
  Dompierre-sur-Besbre
  Dompierre-sur-Besbre is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Allier)
• Signy Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Signy), monks, diocese of Reims (Signy-l'Abbaye
  Signy-l'Abbaye
  Signy-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Ardennes)
• Silvacane Abbey
  Silvacane Abbey
  Silvacane Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the municipality of La Roque-d'Anthéron, Bouches-du-Rhône, in Provence, France. It was founded in or around 1144 as a daughter house of Morimond Abbey and was dissolved in 1443; it ceased to be an ecclesiastical property in the French Revolution...
  
   (La Roque-d'Anthéron
  La Roque-d'Anthéron
  La Roque-d'Anthéron is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery, is located near La Roque-d'Anthéron.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Bouches-du-Rhône)
• Sturzelbronn Abbey, monks, diocese of Metz (Sturzelbronn
  Sturzelbronn
  Hops Sturzelbronn is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
  
  , Moselle)
• Sylvanès Abbey (otherwise Silvanès Abbey) (1136-1789) (Sylvanès
  Sylvanès
  Sylvanès is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Population:-External links:**...
  
  , Aveyron)

T

• Tamié Abbey
  Tamié Abbey
  Tamié Abbey is a Cistercian monastery, located in the Bauges, Savoie, France. It was founded in 1132, as a daughter house of Bonnevaux Abbey, by Peter of Tarentaise, who was also the first abbot....
  
  (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Tamié), monks (Plancherine
  Plancherine
  Plancherine is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France....
  
  , Savoie) .
• Tart Abbey
  Tart Abbey
  Tart Abbey, also Le Tart Abbey, was the first nunnery of the Cistercian movement. It was located in the present commune of Tart-l'Abbaye in Burgundy , near Genlis, on the banks of the River Ouche and only a few miles away from Cîteaux Abbey, the Cistercian mother house...
  
  , nuns, diocese of Langres
• Theuley Abbey (or Tulley Abbey), monks, diocese of Besançon, later Langres (Vars
  Vars, Haute-Saône
  Vars is a commune in the Haute-Saône département in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
  
  , Haute-Saône)
• Le Thoronet Abbey
  Le Thoronet Abbey
  Le Thoronet Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century, now restored as a museum. It is sited between the towns of Draguignan and Brignoles in the Var Department of Provence, in southeast France...
  
   (Abbaye du Thoronet or Abbaye Notre-Dame du Thoronet), diocese of Fréjus, united in 1785 with the diocese of Digne (Le Thoronet
  Le Thoronet
  Le Thoronet is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It is known for the romanesque Le Thoronet Abbey, built in the 12th and 13th century.-References:*...
  
  , Var)
• Timadeuc Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Timadeuc or Thymadeuc), monks (from 1841) (Bréhan
  Bréhan
  Bréhan is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-External links:* * * -References:* *...
  
  , Morbihan)
• La Trappe Abbey
  La Trappe Abbey
  La Trappe Abbey or La Grande Trappe is a monastery in Soligny-la-Trappe, Orne, France, and the house of origin of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , Reformed Cistercians or Trappists, to whom it gave its name.-History:The site of the famous La Trappe Abbey was for centuries...
  
  (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Trappe, Abbaye de la Grande-Trappe or Abbaye de Soligny), monks, diocese of Séez (Soligny-la-Trappe
  Soligny-la-Trappe
  Soligny-la-Trappe is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.* Population: 702* Area: 19.50 km²* Altitude: 267 mSoligny-la-Trappe is the location of La Trappe Abbey, where the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, or Trappists, was founded in 1664 by a converted courtier...
  
  , Orne)
• Abbaye du Trésor Notre-Dame (Bus-Saint-Rémy
  Bus-Saint-Rémy
  Bus-Saint-Rémy is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
  
  , Eure)
• Trizay Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Trizay, Abbaye du Gué de Trizay or de Trisay), diocese of Luçon (Saint-Vincent-Puymaufrais (1833–1972), now Bournezeau
  Bournezeau
  Bournezeau is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France....
  
  , Vendée)
• Trois-Fontaines Abbey, monks, diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (Heiltz-le-Maurupt
  Heiltz-le-Maurupt
  Heiltz-le-Maurupt is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Chée, which flows westward through the middle of the commune.The Ornain forms most of the commune'southern border....
  
  , Marne)
• Tyronneau Abbey, monks, diocese of Le Mans (1149-1790) (Saint-Aignan, Sarthe).

U

• Ubexy Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Joseph d'Ubexy), nuns (Ubexy
  Ubexy
  Ubexy is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
  
  , Vosges)
• Ulmet Abbey (also known as Aumet Abbey), monks, diocese of Arles (c. 250 - 1791)

V

• Le Val Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val), monks (Mériel
  Mériel
  Mériel is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France.-References:** -External links:* * *...
  
  , Val-d'Oise)
• Le Val-de-Bressieux Abbey, nuns, diocese of Vienne
• Le Val-des-Choues Abbey (Essarois
  Essarois
  Essarois is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Côte-d'Or) .
• Val d'Ornain Abbey or Sainte-Hoïlde Abbey, Val d'Ornain (Abbaye Sainte-Hoïlde du Val d'Ornain or Sainte-Hould or Sainte-Houlde), nuns, diocese of Toul
  Diocese of Toul
  The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1824. From 1048 until 1552 , it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.- History :...
  
   (Val-d'Ornain
  Val-d'Ornain
  Val-d'Ornain is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
  
  , Meuse)
• Le Val-Richer Abbey, monks, diocese of Bayeux (Saint-Ouen-le-Pin
  Saint-Ouen-le-Pin
  Saint-Ouen-le-Pin is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Calvados)
• Le Val-des-Vignes Abbey (Ailleville
  Ailleville
  Ailleville is a commune in the Aube department of northern-central France.-Population:...
  
  , Aube)
• Le Valasse, see Gruchet
• Valbenoite Abbey, monks, diocese of Lyon
• Valbonne Abbey, monks, diocese of Perpignan
• Valcroissant Abbey, monks, diocese of Die (Die, Drôme)
• Valence Abbey, diocese of Poitiers
• La Valette Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Valette), diocese of Tulle (1147-?) (Auriac, Corrèze)
• Valloires Abbey, monks, diocese of Amiens, in Picardie (Argoules
  Argoules
  Argoules is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated north of Abbeville on the D192, on the banks of the Authie River.-Population:-Places and monuments:...
  
  , Somme)
• Valmagne Abbey
  Valmagne Abbey
  Valmagne Abbey is a former monastery located near Villeveyrac, Hérault in south-central France and is a designated historic monument under the French listing system....
  
   (Abbaye de Valmagne or Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Valmagne), monks, diocese of Agde (1159-1789) (Villeveyrac
  Villeveyrac
  Villeveyrac is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France....
  
  , Hérault)
• La Valroy Abbey (or Val-Roi or Val-Roy), monks, diocese of Reims (1150-1790) (Saint-Quentin-le-Petit
  Saint-Quentin-le-Petit
  Saint-Quentin-le-Petit is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Ardennes)
• Valsainte Abbey, monks, diocese of Apt
• Valsauve-de-Bagnols Abbey, nuns, diocese of Uzès
• Varennes Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Varennes), monks, diocese of Bourges
  Bourges
  Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
  
   (Fougerolles
  Fougerolles, Indre
  Fougerolles is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-References:*...
  
  , Indre)
• La Vassin Abbey, nuns, diocese of Clermont
• Vaucelles Abbey, monks, diocese of Cambrai (Les Rues-des-Vignes
  Les Rues-des-Vignes
  Les Rues-des-Vignes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.Vinchy was the site of a famous battle of the then-rising Charles Martel in spring 717.-References:*...
  
  , Nord)
• Vauclair Abbey, monks, diocese of Laon (Bouconville-Vauclair
  Bouconville-Vauclair
  Bouconville-Vauclair is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
  
  , Aisne)
• Vauluisant Abbey
  Vauluisant Abbey
  Vauluisant Abbey, near Courgenay in the canton of Villeneuve-l'Archevêque, Yonne, France, is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1127 by a group of monks from the abbey of Preuilly who came to settle between the forest of Othe and the forest of Lancy, an area near the borders of Ile-de-France,...
  
  , monks, diocese of Sens (Courgenay, Yonne)
• Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey, monks, diocese of Paris (Vaux de Cernay, Cernay-la-Ville
  Cernay-la-Ville
  Cernay-la-Ville is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*...
  
  , Yvelines)
• Vaux-la-Douce Abbey, monks, diocese of Langres
• Les Vaux en Ornois Abbey, monks, diocese of Toul
  Diocese of Toul
  The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1824. From 1048 until 1552 , it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.- History :...
  
   (Saint-Joire
  Saint-Joire
  Saint-Joire is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.- References :*...
  
  , Meuse)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Verger, nuns, diocese of Cambrai (Oisy-le-Verger
  Oisy-le-Verger
  Oisy-le-Verger is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Oisy-le-Verger is a farming village situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D14 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...
  
  , Pas-de-Calais)
• Vernaison Abbey, nuns, diocese of Valence (Châteauneuf-sur-Isère
  Châteauneuf-sur-Isère
  Châteauneuf-sur-Isère is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Drôme)
• Vic-lès-Capdenac Abbey, nuns, diocese of Cahors
• La Vieuville Abbey (or La Vieuxville Abbey) (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Vieuville or Vieuxville), monks, diocese of Dol (Epiniac
  Epiniac
  Epiniac is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Epiniac are called in French Épiniacais.-References:* ;* -External links:*...
  
  , Ille-et-Vilaine)
• Vignogoul Abbey, nuns, diocese of Montpellier (Pignan
  Pignan
  Pignan is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:* Based on the French Wikipedia....
  
  , Hérault)
• Villelongue Abbey (Saint-Martin-le-Vieil
  Saint-Martin-le-Vieil
  Saint-Martin-le-Vieil is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Aude)
• Villeneuve Abbey, monks, diocese of Nantes (Le Bignon
  Le Bignon
  Le Bignon is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
  
  , then, from 1865, Les Sorinières
  Les Sorinières
  Les Sorinières is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
  
  , Loire-Atlantique) .
• Villers-Bettnach Abbey
  Villers-Bettnach Abbey
  Villers-Bettnach Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Saint-Hubert in the Moselle department, France. The monastery site is about 22 kilometres north-east of Metz, in the valley of the little River Canner, and was classed as a monument historique on 28 March 1905.- History :In...
  
  , monks, diocese of Metz
  Diocese of Metz
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz is a Diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. In the Middle Ages it was in effect an independent state, part of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the bishop who had the ex officio title of count. It was annexed to France by King Henry II in...
  
   (Saint-Hubert, Moselle)
• Villers-Canivet Abbey, nuns, diocese of Séez (Villers-Canivet
  Villers-Canivet
  -References:*...
  
  , Calvados)
• Villier Abbey, nuns, diocese of Sens
• Villongue Abbey, monks, diocese of Carcassonne
• La Virginité Abbey, nuns, diocese of Le Mans
• Vitry Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Jacques de Vitry, de Vitry-le-Perthois, or de Vitry-le-Brûlé), nuns, diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (Vitry-en-Perthois
  Vitry-en-Perthois
  Vitry-en-Perthois is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-History:Vitry-en-Perthois was called Vitry-le-Brûlé after being burnt two times; in 1142 by the armies of Louis VII of France and in 1544 by the armies of Charles V.-Geography:The Chée flows into the Saulx in the...
  
  , Marne)
• Le Vivier Abbey, nuns, diocese of Cambrai
• Voisins Abbey, nuns, diocese of Orléans (Saint-Ay
  Saint-Ay
  Saint-Ay is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-References:*...
  
  , Loiret)

W

• Willencourt Abbey, nuns, diocese of Amiens
• Woestine Abbey, also L'Oustine Abbey, nuns, diocese of Saint-Omer

See also

• List of Benedictine monasteries in France
• List of Premonstratensian monasteries in France
• List of Christian religious houses in France
• List of abbeys and priories

External links

• Citeaux.net: Cistercian website (by the abbot of Scourmont Abbey)
• Cister.net: Cistercian Abbeys and Sites of Europe for visitors
• Ocist.org: The Cistercian Order