This is a list of

Benedictine , image = Medalla San Benito.PNG , caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal , abbreviation = OSB , formation = , motto = (English: 'Pray and Work') , foun ...

monasteries, extant and non-extant, in the present territory of France. It includes both monks and nuns following the

Rule of Saint Benedict The ''Rule of Saint Benedict'' ( la, Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in Latin in 516 by St Benedict of Nursia ( AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. The spirit of Saint Benedict's Ru ...

, excluding the

Cistercians The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...

, for whom see

List of Cistercian monasteries in France 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 ti ...

. Some monasteries however belonged at various times in their histories to both the Benedictines and the Cistercians. At different times these religious houses have formed various orders, congregations or groups, of which the main ones, as far as French monasteries are concerned, are the following: *the

Order of Cluny Cluny Abbey (; , formerly also ''Cluni'' or ''Clugny''; ) is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was dedicated to Saint Peter. The abbey was constructed in the Romanesque architectural style, with three churche ...

(Cluniacs) *the

Camaldolese The Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona ( la, Congregatio Eremitarum Camaldulensium Montis Coronae), commonly called Camaldolese is a monastic order of Pontifical Right for men founded by Saint Romuald. Their name is derived from the Holy Hermita ...

(now within the

Benedictine Confederation The Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict ( la, Confœderatio Benedictina Ordinis Sancti Benedicti) is the international governing body of the Order of Saint Benedict. Origin The Benedictine Confederation is a union of monasti ...

) *the

Olivetans The Olivetans, formally known as the Order of Our Lady of Mount Olivet, are a monastic order. They were founded in 1313 and recognised in 1344. They use the Rule of Saint Benedict and are a member of the Benedictine Confederation, where they are ...

(now within the Benedictine Confederation) *the

Celestines The Celestines were a Roman Catholic monastic order, a branch of the Benedictines, founded in 1244. At the foundation of the new rule, they were called Hermits of St Damiano, or Moronites (or Murronites), and did not assume the appellation of Ce ...

(now within the Benedictine Confederation) *the Order of Chalais *the

Order of Fontevraud The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault (in French: ''abbaye de Fontevraud'') was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in the former French duchy of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou. It was founded in 1101 by the i ...

(''Fontevristes'') *the

Congregation of Tiron The Tironensian Order or the Order of Tiron was a medieval monastic order named after the location of the mother abbey (Tiron Abbey, french: Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité de Tiron, established in 1109) in the woods of Thiron-Gardais (sometimes ''Ti ...

*the Congregation of La Chaise-Dieu (''Casadéens'') *the Congregation of Saint-Victor (''Victorines'') *the

Bursfelde Congregation The Bursfelde Congregation, also called Bursfelde Union, was a union of predominantly west and central German Benedictine monasteries, of both men and women, working for the reform of Benedictine practice. It was named after Bursfelde Abbey. Back ...

*the Alsace Congregation *the

Cassinese Congregation The Subiaco Cassinese Congregation is an international union of Benedictine houses (abbeys and priories) within the Benedictine Confederation. It developed from the Subiaco Congregation, which was formed in 1867 through the initiative of Dom Pietro ...

(now within the Benedictine Confederation) *the Congregation of Chezal-Benoît *the Congregation of the Exempts of Flanders *the Congregation of the Exempts of France *the ''Société de Bretagne'' *the Congregation of St. Vanne (''Vannistes'') *the

Congregation of St. Maur The Congregation of St. Maur, often known as the Maurists, were a congregation of French Benedictines, established in 1621, and known for their high level of scholarship. The congregation and its members were named after Saint Maurus (died 565), ...

(''Mauristes'') *the

English Benedictine Congregation The English Benedictine Congregation (EBC) unites autonomous Roman Catholic Benedictine communities of monks and nuns and is technically the oldest of the nineteen congregations that are affiliated in the Benedictine Confederation. History and ...

in exile (1612–1791) *the Congregation of the Allobroges *the Affligem group *the

Solesmes Congregation The Solesmes Congregation is an association of monasteries within the Benedictine Confederation headed by the Abbey of Solesmes. History The congregation was founded in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI as the French Benedictine Congregation, with the the ...

(now within the Benedictine Confederation; formerly known as the ''Congrégation de France'') *the Subiaco Congregation (now within the Benedictine Confederation) *the ''Fédération du Coeur Immaculé de Marie'' The dates in brackets indicate the start and end dates of an abbey's status as a Benedictine monastery, which are not necessarily the same as the dates of its foundation or suppression. All religious houses in France were suppressed during the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

, most of them in 1791. Some communities were revived, and many more new ones established, during the 19th century, but were forced to leave France by anti-clerical legislation during the 1880s (principally the

Ferry Laws The Jules Ferry Laws are a set of French laws which established free education in 1881, then mandatory and Laïcité, ''laic'' (secular) education in 1882. Jules Ferry, a lawyer holding the office of Minister of Public Instruction in the 1880s, i ...

), and again in the first decades of the 20th century under the Association Act, 1901 (the

Waldeck-Rousseau Pierre Marie René Ernest Waldeck-Rousseau (; 2 December 184610 August 1904) was a French Republican politician who served as the Prime Minister of France. Early life Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau was born in Nantes, Brittany. His father, René W ...

Law). Abbeys and independent priories currently in operation are indicated by bold type. Dependent priories are not generally noted in this list, except for a few unusually significant ones. __NOTOC__

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*L'Absie Abbey (''Abbaye de l'Absie-en-Gâtine''),

Diocese of La Rochelle The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes ( la, Dioecesis Rupellensis et Santonensis; french: Diocèse de La Rochelle et Saintes) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the département ...

( L'Absie-en-Gâtine,

Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres () is a French department. ''Deux-Sèvres'' literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department. It had a population of 374,878 in 2019.

) *''Abbey of L'Absie-en-Brignon, see Abbey of La Sie'' *Ahun Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Étienne d'Ahun''), monks,

Diocese of Limoges The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges (Latin: ''Dioecesis Lemovicensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Limoges'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the '' départments'' of Haute-Vienne and Cr ...

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Moutier-d'Ahun Moutier-d’Ahun (, literally ''Moutier of Ahun''; oc, Mostier d'Aiun) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated ...

Creuse Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the eas ...

) *

Ainay Abbey The Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay (french: Basilique Saint-Martin d'Ainay) is a Romanesque church in Ainay in the Presqu'île district in the historic centre of Lyon, France. A quintessential example of Romanesque architecture, it was inscribe ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Martin d'Ainay''), monks,

Diocese of Lyon The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: ''Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Lyon''), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The Archbishop ...

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Ainay Ainay is an area within the Presqu'ile district in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, to the south of Place Bellecour and the north of Perrache. It is best known for its Romanesque church, the Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay. A high-class area, b ...

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

) * Alet Abbey (''Abbaye d'Alet'' or ''Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Alet''), monks (

Alet-les-Bains Alet-les-Bains (; ''Alet'' in Occitan, formerly spelt ''Aleth'') is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Geography Alet-les-Bains is located near a hot springs in Aude in the south of France. The vill ...

Aude Aude (; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region and named after the river Aude (river), Aude. The departmental council also calls it "Ca ...

) *Les Alleuds Abbey (''Abbaye des Alleuds''), monks,

Diocese of Poitiers The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Pictaviensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Poitiers'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in France. The archepiscopal see is in the city of Poitiers. ...

( Les Alleuds,

Maine-et-Loire Maine-et-Loire () is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indre-e ...

) *Les Allois Abbey (''Abbaye des Allois''), nuns,

( La Geneytouse,

Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne (; oc, Nauta Vinhana, ; English: Upper Vienne) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve departments that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitai ...

) * Almenêches Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Almenêches''), nuns, Diocese of Séez (transferred to Argentan in 1736) (

Almenêches Almenêches () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Population The inhabitants are known as ''Almenéchois''.

Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.Diocese of Strasbourg The Archdiocese of Strasbourg ( la, Archidioecesis Argentoratensis o Argentinensis; french: Archidiocèse de Strasbourg; german: Erzbistum Straßburg; gsw-FR, Ärzbischofsìtz Strossburi(g)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdi ...

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Altorf Altorf (; german: Altdorf; gsw-FR, Àldorf) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Altorfois'' or ''Altorfoises''. The commune has been awarded one ...

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...

) * Ambronay Abbey otherwise Ambournay Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay'' or ''d'Ambournay''), monks,

(803-1787) (

Ambronay Ambronay () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of eastern France. Geography The commune of Ambronay is at the centre of a semicircle of mountains a ...

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

) * Anchin Abbey (''Abbaye d'Anchin''), monks,

Diocese of Arras The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras (–Boulogne–Saint-Omer) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Atrebatensis (–Bononiena–Audomarensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Arras (–Boulogne–Saint-Omer)'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church i ...

( Pecquencourt, Nord) *Andecy Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Andecy''), nuns,

Diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

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Baye, Marne Baye () is a Communes of France, commune in the Marne (department), Marne Departments of France, department in northeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Marne department References

Communes of Marne (department) {{M ...

) *Andernes Abbey (''Abbaye d'Andernes''), monks, Diocese of Boulogne-sur-Mer (Andernes near

Guînes Guînes (; vls, Giezene, lang; pcd, Guinne) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. Historically it was spelt ''Guisnes''. On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, comple ...

, Pas-de-Calais) *

Andlau Abbey Andlau Abbey (''Abbaye d'Andlau'') was a women's collegiate foundation for secular canonesses located at Andlau in Alsace, eastern France. History Andlau Abbey was founded in or about 880 by Richardis, later Saint Richardis, empress of Charles th ...

(''Abbaye d'Andlau''), nuns,

Diocese of Strasbourg The Archdiocese of Strasbourg ( la, Archidioecesis Argentoratensis o Argentinensis; french: Archidiocèse de Strasbourg; german: Erzbistum Straßburg; gsw-FR, Ärzbischofsìtz Strossburi(g)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdi ...

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Andlau Andlau ( or ; Alsatian: ''Àndlöi'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace, Grand Est region of northeastern France. The village owes its origin to Andlau Abbey which was founded in 880 by Richardis, the empress of Charles the Fa ...

) *

Angers Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the prov ...

(Maine-et-Loire),

Diocese of Angers The Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers (Latin: ''Dioecesis Andegavensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Angers'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is located in Angers Cathedral in the city of Anger ...

: **''Abbaye Notre-Dame du Ronceray d'Angers, see Ronceray'' **Abbey of St. Aubin, Angers (''Abbaye Saint-Aubin d'Angers''), monks, (966-?) **Abbey of St. Nicholas, Angers (''Abbaye Saint-Nicolas d'Angers'') (1020-?) ** Abbey of St. Sergius, Angers (''Abbaye Saint-Serge d'Angers''), monks *

Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a communes of France, commune, the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Charente Departments of France, department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern Franc ...

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Charente Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; oc, Charanta ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, an ...

Diocese of Angoulême In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

: **Abbey of St. Ausonius, Angoulême (''Abbaye Saint-Ausone d'Angoulême''), nuns ** Abbey of St. Cybard, Angoulême (''Abbaye Saint-Cybard d'Angoulême''), monks * Aniane Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Aniane''), monks,

Diocese of Maguelonne The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montpellier (–Lodève–Béziers–Agde–Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Metropolitae Montis Pessulani (–Lotevensis–Biterrensis–Agathensis–Sancti Pontii Thomeriarum)'' ...

, later Diocese of Montpellier (782-?) (

Aniane Aniane (; oc, Aniana) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also * Benedict of Aniane * Pont du Diable, Hérault * Mas de Daumas Gassac *Communes of the Hérault department The ...

Hérault Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Diocese of Chartres The Diocese of Chartres (Latin: ''Dioecesis Carnutensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Chartres'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of th ...

(Arcisses in

Brunelles Brunelles () is a former commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Arcisses.

Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir (, locally: ) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.Argentan Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan''), nuns (transferred from Almenêches 1736; dispersed during the

; reassembled at Vimoutiers in 1822; returned to Argentan in 1830 and 1958; refugees in Sées from 1944 to 1958) ( Argentan,

Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.Argenteuil Argenteuil () is a Communes of France, commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Argenteuil is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise Departments of France, ...

Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.

) * Abbey of St. Caesarius, Arles (''Abbaye Saint-Césaire d'Arles''), nuns, Diocese of Arles (

Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...

Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and large ...

) * Abbey of St. Mary, Arles-sur-Tech (''Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Arles-sur-Tech''), monks,

Diocese of Perpignan The Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan–Elne (Latin: ''Dioecesis Elnensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Perpignan–Elne''; Catalan: ''Bisbat de Perpinyà–Elna'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France.

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Arles-sur-Tech Arles-sur-Tech (, literally ''Arles on Tech''; ca, Arles de Tec) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Location Arles-sur-Tech is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of C ...

Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales (; ca, Pirineus Orientals ; oc, Pirenèus Orientals ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. ...

) *Arpajon Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Arpajon''), nuns, Diocese of Vabres although physically located within the territory of the Diocese of Rodez (

Arpajon-sur-Cère Arpajon-sur-Cère (, literally ''Arpajon on Cère''; oc, Arpajon de Cera or just ) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arpajonnais'' or ''Arpajon ...

, Cantal) * Abbey of St. Vaast, Arras (''Abbaye Saint-Waast d'Arras''), monks,

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Arras Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

) *''Artecelle Abbey, see La Celle Abbey'' * Asnières Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Asnières'' or ''Asnières-Bellay''), monks,

(1129-?) ( Cizay-la-Madeleine, Maine-et-Loire) *Auchy Abbey otherwise Aumale Abbey (''Abbaye d'Auchy'' or ''Saint-Martin d'Auchy'' or ''d'Aumale''), monks,

Diocese of Rouen The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rothomagensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rouen'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the Ar ...

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Aumale Aumale (), formerly known as Albemarle," is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. It lies on the River Bresle. History The town's Latin name was ''Alba Marla''. It was raised by William th ...

Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inféri ...

*Auchy Abbey (''Abbaye d'Auchy-les-Moines''), monks, Diocese of Boulogne-sur-Mer (

Auchy-lès-Hesdin Auchy-lès-Hesdin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department and Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Auchy is situated on the D94 some east-southeast of Montreuil on the banks of the Ternoise, a tributary of the river Canche. Hist ...

, formerly known as Auchy-les-Moines, Pas-de-Calais) *''Aumale Abbey, see Auchy Abbey'' *Aurillac Abbey (''Abbaye d'Aurillac''), monks,

Diocese of Clermont The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Claromontana''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Clermont'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Puy ...

(about 896-1561) (

Aurillac Aurillac (; oc, Orlhac ) is the prefecture of the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aurillacois'' or ''Aurillacoises''. Geography Aurillac is at above sea leve ...

Cantal Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour, Cantal, Saint ...

) *

Autun Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...

(Saône-et-Loire),

Diocese of Autun The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Augustodunensis (–Cabillonensis–Matisconensis–Cluniacensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny)''), more simpl ...

: ** Abbey of St. Andoche, Autun (''Abbaye Saint-Andoche d'Autun''), nuns ** Abbey of Saint-Jean-le-Grand (''Abbaye Saint-Jean-le-Grand d'Autun''), nuns **

Abbey of St. Martin, Autun The Abbey of St. Martin is a former Benedictine monastery in Autun, Saône-et-Loire, France, to the northeast of the city just outside the city walls, on the right bank of the Arroux and to the north of the Roman road from Autun to Langres, Beau ...

(''Abbaye de Saint-Martin d'Autun''), monks **

Abbey of St. Symphorian, Autun The Abbey of St. Symphorian, Autun, (french: Abbaye Saint-Symphorien d'Autun) is a former abbey, later a priory, of Benedictine monks located outside the walls of Autun in Burgundy, France. History The abbey was named after Saint Symphorianus of ...

(''Abbaye de Saint-Symphorien d'Autun''), monks *

Auxerre Auxerre ( , ) is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (''aire d'attraction'') comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are r ...

(Yonne),

Diocese of Auxerre The diocese of Auxerre ( la, dioecesis Antissiodorensis) is a former French Roman Catholic diocese. Its historical episcopal see was in the city of Auxerre in Burgundy, now part of eastern France. Currently the non-metropolitan Archbishop of Sens ...

: ** Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre (''Abbaye Saint-Germain d'Auxerre''), monks ** Abbey of St. Marianus, Auxerre (''Abbaye Saint-Marien d'Auxerre''), monks *Avenay Abbey (''Abbaye d'Avenay''), nuns,

Diocese of Reims The Archdiocese of Reims (traditionally spelt "Rheims" in English) ( la, Archidiœcesis Remensis; French: ''Archidiocèse de Reims'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese ...

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Avenay-Val-d'Or Avenay-Val-d'Or () is a commune in the Marne department, northeastern France. Located in the Vallée de la Marne, part of the Champagne region, its primary industry is viticulture. History A number of Roman remains have been discovered nearb ...

Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...

) *Avesnes Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Avesnes''), nuns,

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Avesnes Avesnes () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography The commune is a very small village situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D 129 E 1. Population See also *Communes of ...

) *

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...

(Vaucluse),

Diocese of Avignon The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Avenionensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse d'Avignon'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese exercises jurisdiction over the terri ...

: **Abbey of St. Andrew, Avignon (''Abbaye de Saint-André-lès-Avignon''), monks, attributed to the Diocese of Orange **Abbey of St. Laurence, Avignon (''Abbaye Saint-Laurent d'Avignon''), nuns

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Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde () is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Baignois'' or ''Baignoises''. The commune has been awarded one flower ...

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Le Barroux Le Barroux (; oc, Lo Barós) is a village and commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It had a population of 629 in 2017. History Its current name derives from the Latin ''Albaruff ...

(Vaucluse): **Abbey of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Le Barroux (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation du Barroux''), nuns **

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(''Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux''), monks (founded 1978, raised to status of abbey in 1989) *

Bassac Abbey Bassac Abbey (french: Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac) is a former Benedictine monastery in Bassac, Charente, France, in the former diocese of Saintes . The abbey was founded in 1002 by Wardrade Lorichès, count of la Marche and first known ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac''), monks, Diocese of Saintes (?-1790) ( Bassac, Charente) * Baume-les-Dames Abbey (''Abbaye de Baume-les-Dames'', ''Abbaye Sainte-Odile''), nuns,

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Baume-les-Dames Baume-les-Dames () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The French mineralogist and chemist Jacques-Joseph Ébelmen (1814–1852), the writer and poet Charles-Émilien Thuriet (1832–1 ...

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Baume Abbey Baume Abbey, in its village of Baume-les-Messieurs, Jura, France, was founded as a Benedictine abbey not far from the still-travelled Roman road linking Besançon and Lyon. It stands near the source of the Dard. Around it the village of Bau ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Baume-les-Messieurs'' or ''Baume-les-Moines''), monks,

, later

Diocese of Saint-Claude The Diocese of Saint-Claude (Latin: ''Dioecesis Sancti Claudii''; French: ''Diocèse de Saint-Claude'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese corresponds in territory to the '' depar ...

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Baume-les-Messieurs Baume-les-Messieurs () is a commune in the Jura department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The village lies within the most extensive of the steephead valleys of the Jura escarpment, the ''Reculée de Baume''. ...

, Jura) (later became Cistercian) *Beaulieu-lès-Loches Abbey (''Abbaye Sainte-Trinité de Beaulieu''), monks,

Diocese of Tours The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Turonensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Tours'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The archdiocese has roots that go back to the 3rd cen ...

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Beaulieu-lès-Loches Beaulieu-lès-Loches (, literally ''Beaulieu near Loches'') is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. History A great abbey church named ''Belli Locus'' dedicated to the Holy Sepulchre was founded in the early 11th cen ...

, Indre-et-Loire) *Beaulieu-en-Argonne Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Sauveur et Saint-Maurice de Beaulieu''), monks,

Diocese of Verdun The Diocese of Verdun ( la, Dioecesis Virodunensis; french: Diocèse de Verdun) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan ...

( Beaulieu-en-Argonne, Meuse) *Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Beaulieu'' or ''Abbaye Saint-Pierre, Saint-Paul et Sainte-Félicité de Beaulieu''),

, in the

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Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne (, literally ''Beaulieu on Dordogne''; oc, Belluec) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, central France. Beaulieu is a medieval city, originally dominated by its great abbey of St Pie ...

, Corrèze) *Beaumont Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Beaumont''), nuns,

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, Puy-de-Dôme) *Beaumont-lès-Tours Abbey (''Abbaye de Beaumont-lès-Tours''), nuns,

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Beaumont-lès-Tours Beaumont-lès-Tours, in the Indre-et-Loire department of France, is a former commune in the Touraine, near the large town of Tours. It was famed for its large religious institution, the Benedictine Abbey of Beaumont-lès-Tours, once the home of ...

, Indre-et-Loire) *Abbey of St. Lucian, Beauvais (''Abbaye Saint-Lucien de Beauvais''), monks,

Diocese of Beauvais The Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis ( la, Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis; french: Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The di ...

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Beauvais Beauvais ( , ; pcd, Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, north of Paris. The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 , making it the most populous ...

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Bec Abbey Bec Abbey, formally the Abbey of Our Lady of Bec (french: Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec), is a Benedictine monastic foundation in the Eure ''département'', in the Bec valley midway between the cities of Rouen and Bernay. It is located in Le Bec Hello ...

(''Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec''), monks (

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Le Bec-Hellouin Le Bec-Hellouin () is a commune in the department of Eure in the Normandy region in northern France. It is best known for Bec Abbey and has recently been voted one of the " most beautiful villages of France". The current mayor is Pascal Finet w ...

, Eure) * Bellaigue Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bellaigue''), monks (

Virlet Virlet () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France. Intercommunalities ...

, Puy-de-Dôme) * Bellefontaine Abbey (''Abbaye de Bellefontaine''),

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Bégrolles-en-Mauges Bégrolles-en-Mauges () is a Communes of France, commune in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department References

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Belloc Abbey Belloc Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Belloc (french: Abbaye de Belloc, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc), is a Benedictine monastery located in Urt, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It was founded in 1875. Description The community, whi ...

(''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc'') (

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(Bergues, Nord) *Bernay Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bernay''), monks,

Diocese of Lisieux In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

(Bernay (Eure), Bernay, Eure) *Berteaucourt Abbey or Bertaucourt Abbey (''Abbaye de Berteaucourt'', ''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Berteaucourt-les-Dames''; also ''Bertaucourt''), nuns,

Diocese of Amiens The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amiens (Latin: ''Dioecesis Ambianensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Amiens'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Somme, of which the city of Amie ...

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Berteaucourt-les-Dames Berteaucourt-les-Dames ( pcd, Bértécourt-chés-Danmes) is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated at the junction ...

, Somme) *Abbey of St. Vincent, Besançon (''Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Besançon''), monks,

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Besançon Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerl ...

, Doubs) *

Bèze Abbey The Bèze Abbey (french: Abbaye Saint-Pierre, Saint-Paul de Bèze), was a monastery founded in 629 AD in Burgundy, France. It was destroyed several times during the next three centuries by Frankish warlords, Saracens, Normans and Hungarians. ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Pierre, Saint-Paul de Bèze''), monks (

Bèze Bèze () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It takes its name from the Bèze river, which rises in the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 co ...

, Côte-d'Or) *Biblisheim Abbey (''Abbaye de Biblisheim''), nuns,

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Biblisheim Biblisheim (; gsw-FR, Bíwelse) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin departme ...

) *''Abbaye des Blancs-Manteaux'' ("Abbey of the White Cloaks"), monks,

Diocese of Paris The Archdiocese of Paris (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Parisiensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Paris'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is one of twenty-three archdioceses in Franc ...

(Rue des Blancs-Manteaux, 4th arrondissement, Paris) (Servites 1258-74; Williamites 1298-1610; Benedictines 1618-1790; this was the first seat of the Congregation of Saint-Maur) *Blangy Abbey (''Abbaye de Blangy''), monks, Diocese of Boulogne-sur-Mer (

Blangy-sur-Ternoise Blangy-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Blangy on Ternoise'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Situated some 9 miles(15 km) northwest of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Saint-Pol ...

, Pas-de-Calais) * Blasimont Abbey otherwise Blâmont Abbey (''Abbaye de Blasimont'' or ''Blâmont''), monks,

Diocese of Bazas The Diocese of Bazas, centred on Bazas in Aquitaine, covered the Bazadais region, known under the Ancient Rome, Romans as the ''Vasatensis pagus'' after the ancient occupants, the Vasates. In the 2nd century it was part of the Novempopulania, one ...

( Blasimon, Gironde) * Blaye Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Blaye''), monks,

Diocese of Bordeaux The Archdiocese of Bordeaux (–Bazas) (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Burdigalensis (–Bazensis)''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Bordeaux (–Bazas)''; Occitan: ''Archidiocèsi de Bordèu (–Vasats)'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or a ...

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Blaye Blaye (; oc, Blaia ) is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. For centuries, Blaye was a particularly convenient crossing point for those who came from the north and went to Bordeau ...

, Gironde) * Blesle Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Blesle''), nuns,

(849-1789) (

Blesle Blesle (; oc, Bleila) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Loire department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Haute-Loire department of France. Th ...

, Haute-Loire) *Abbey of St. Laumer, Blois (''Abbaye Saint-Laumer de Blois''),

Diocese of Chartres The Diocese of Chartres (Latin: ''Dioecesis Carnutensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Chartres'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of th ...

later

Diocese of Blois The Roman Catholic Diocese of Blois (Latin: ''Dioecesis Blesensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Blois'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese lies in western France, and encompasses the department of Loi ...

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Blois Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the ...

, Loir-et-Cher) * Bois-Aubry Abbey (''Abbaye de Bois-Aubry''), monks,

( Luzé, Indre-et-Loire) *Bonnesaigne Abbey (''Abbaye de Bonnesaigne''), nuns,

( Combressol, Corrèze) * Bonneval Abbey (''Abbaye de Bonneval'', ''Abbaye Saint-Florentin'' or ''Abbaye Saint-Florentin et Saint-Hilaire de Bonneval''), monks,

( Bonneval, Eure-et-Loir) *Bonneval-lès-Thouars Abbey (''Abbaye de Bonneval-lès-Thouars''), nuns,

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Saint-Jean-de-Thouars Saint-Jean-de-Thouars (, literally ''Saint-Jean of Thouars'') is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. See also *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Deux-Sèvres dep ...

, Deux-Sèvres) *Bon-Secours Priory (''Prieuré Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours''), nuns (1648-1790),

(Rue de Charonne and Impasse Bon-Secours, 11th arrondissement, Paris) * St. Cross Abbey, Bordeaux (''Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux''), monks,

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Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...

, Gironde) * Boscherville Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Georges de Boscherville''), monks,

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Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A residential village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some west of Rouen at the junction of the D67, D2 ...

, Seine-Maritime) *Boscodon Abbey otherwise Boscaudon Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Boscodon'' or ''Boscaudon''), monks, Diocese of Embrun (near

Crots Crots (; oc, Las Cròtas) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. The territory of the commune belongs to the Écrins National Park. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department The following is ...

, Hautes-Alpes) *Bourbourg Abbey (''Abbaye de Bourbourg''), nuns,

Diocese of Saint-Omer The former French Catholic diocese of Saint-Omer existed from 1559 until the French Revolution. Its see at Saint-Omer, in the modern department of Pas-de-Calais, was created as a reaction to the destruction of the see of Thérouanne, by military ...

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Bourbourg Bourbourg (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated in the maritime plain of northern France, in the middle of a triangle formed by Dunkirk, Calais, and Saint-Omer. Population In 1945 Bourbourg absorbed the fo ...

, Nord) *''Bourg-Dieu Abbey, see Déols Abbey'' *

Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...

(Cher),

Diocese of Bourges The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Bituricensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Bourges'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese comprises the departements of ...

: **Abbey of St. Laurence, Bourges (''Abbaye Saint-Laurent de Bourges''), nuns ** Abbey of St. Sulpicius, Bourges (''Abbaye Saint-Sulpice de Bourges'') * Bourgueil Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Bourgueil-en-Vallée''), monks,

, Anjou (991-1791) (

Bourgueil Bourgueil () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population Bourgueil wine Bourgueil is an ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and produces primarily red wine from th ...

, Indre-et-Loire) *Bouxières Abbey (''Abbaye de Bouxières-aux-Dames''), nuns,

Diocese of Nancy The Diocese of Nancy and Toul (Latin: ''Dioecesis Nanceiensis et Tullensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Nancy et de Toul'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. After a considerable political strugg ...

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Bouxières-aux-Dames Bouxières-aux-Dames () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France. Geography The village is located on the slope of a hill, directed south-north. It overlooks the confluent of Moselle and of Meurthe within its n ...

, Meurthe-et-Moselle) *Bouzonville Abbey (''Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Bouzonville''), monks,

Diocese of Metz The Diocese of Metz ( la, Dioecesis Metensis; french: Diocèse de Metz) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. In the Middle Ages it was a prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire, a ''de facto ...

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Bouzonville Bouzonville (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Busendroff'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The localities of Aidling, Benting and Heckling are incorporated in the commune. It lies from Metz and the same ...

, Moselle) *Bouzy-la-Forêt Abbey (''Abbaye de Bouzy-la-Forêt''), nuns ( Bouzy-la-Forêt, Loiret) *Brageac Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Brageac''), nuns,

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Brageac Brageac (; oc, Brajac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommu ...

, Cantal) * Brantôme Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Brantôme'' or ''Abbaye Saint-Sicaire de Brantôme''), monks, Diocese of Périgueux ( Brantôme, Dordogne) *Breteuil Abbey (''Abbaye de Breteuil''), monks,

( Breteuil, aka Breteuil-sur-Noye, Oise) *Breuil-Herbaud Abbey (''Abbaye du Breuil-Herbaud''),

Diocese of Luçon In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

( Falleron, Vendée) *Bricoeil Abbey (''Abbaye de Bricoeil''; also known as ''Notre-Dame de Sésanne''), nuns,

Diocese of Troyes The Diocese of Troyes (Latin: ''Dioecesis Trecensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Troyes'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Troyes, France. The diocese now comprises the ''département'' of Aube. Erected ...

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Sézanne Sézanne () is a commune in the Marne department and Grand Est region in north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions an ...

, Haute-Marne) *Brienne Abbey (''Abbaye de Brienne-lès-Anse''), nuns,

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Anse, Rhône Anse () is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is situated on the river Saône, approx. 7 km south of Villefranche-sur-Saône (near Lyon). Councils of Anse Several medieval councils were held in this French town. That ...

) *''Brignon Abbey, see Abbey of La Sie'' *Le Bugue Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Sauveur du Bugue''), nuns, Diocese of Périgueux (

Le Bugue Le Bugue (; oc, Al Buga or ''Lo Buga'') is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Geography Le Bugue is located on the banks of the river Vézère a few kilometres before the confluence of the Vézère with the Dordogne at ...

, Dordogne) *Buis Abbey or Buix Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Croix de Buis'' or ''Buix''), nuns,

Diocese of Saint-Flour The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Flour (Latin: ''Dioecesis Sancti Flori''; French: ''Diocèse de Saint-Flour'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Cantal. Erected in ...

(near

, Cantal)

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Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Diocese of Bayeux The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is coextensive with the Department of Calvados and is ...

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Abbaye aux Dames An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns. The conc ...

(''Abbaye de la Trinité de Caen''), nuns **

Abbaye aux Hommes An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns. The conce ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Caen''), monks *Cagnotte Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cagnotte''), monks,

Diocese of Aire The Diocese of Aire and Dax (Latin'':'' ''Dioecesis Adurensis et Aquae Augustae''; French: ''Diocèse d'Aire et Dax'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It comprises the ''département'' o ...

, later

Diocese of Dax The Diocese of Dax or Acqs was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Gascony in south-west France. According to tradition it was established in the 5th century. It was suppressed after the French Revolution, by the Concordat of 1801 betwe ...

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Cagnotte Cagnotte (; oc, Canhòta) is a Communes of France, commune in the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department References ...

, Landes) *''Calvary Abbey, La Fère: see La Fère'' *

Cambrai Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department and in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, regio ...

(Nord),

Diocese of Cambrai The Archdiocese of Cambrai ( la, Archdiocesis Cameracensis; French: ''Archidiocèse de Cambrai'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France, comprising the arrondissements of Avesnes-sur-Help ...

: **Abbey of the Holy Sepulchre, Cambrai (''Abbaye du Saint-Sépulcre de Cambrai''), monks (1064-1791) ** Cambrai Abbey (''Abbaye de Cambrai''), nuns English Benedictine nuns in exile * Le Canigou Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Martin du Canigou''), monks,

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Casteil Casteil (; ca, Castell de Vernet) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, part of the historical Conflent comarca. The abbey Martin-du-Canigou is located above Casteil. Geography Localisation Casteil is loc ...

, Pyrénées-Orientales) *La Capelle Abbey (''Abbaye de la Capelle'' or ''des Capples''),

, later

Diocese of Boulogne The former French Catholic diocese of Boulogne existed from 1567 to the French Revolution. It was created after the diocese of Thérouanne was suppressed because of war damage to the see; effectively this was a renaming. The Concordat of 1801 su ...

(1090–1348) ( Les Attaques, Pas-de-Calais) *Cateau-Cambrésis Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-André du Cateau-Cambrésis''), monks,

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Le Cateau-Cambrésis Le Cateau-Cambrésis (, before 1977: ''Le Cateau'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The term Cambrésis indicates that it lies in the county of that name which fell to the Prince-Bishop of Cambrai. Le Cateau station has ...

, Nord) *Caunes Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Caunes''), monks,

Diocese of Narbonne The former Catholic diocese of Narbonne existed from early Christian times until the French Revolution. It was an archdiocese, with its see at Narbonne, from the year 445, and its influence ran over much of south-western France and into Cataloni ...

(?-1791) ( Caunes-Minervois, Aude) *Cavaillon Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Jean de Cavaillon''), nuns, Diocese of Cavaillon (

Cavaillon Cavaillon (; Provençal: ''Cavalhon'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.

, Vaucluse) * La Celle Abbey (''Abbaye de La Celle''; rarely seen as "Artecelle Abbey" or ''Abbaye d'Artecelle''), nuns, Diocese of Aix ( La Celle, Var) *Cendras Abbey otherwise Sendras Abbey (''Abbaye de Cendras'' or ''Sendras''), monks, Diocese of Alès ( Cendras, Gard) *

Cerisy Abbey Cerisy Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of Saint Vigor (french: Abbaye de Cerisy, Abbaye Saint-Vigor de Cerisy), located in Cerisy-la-Forêt (near Saint-Lô), Manche, France, was an important Rule of Saint Benedict, Benedictine monastery of Normandy. ...

(''Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt'' or ''Abbaye Saint-Vigor de Cerisy''), monks,

Diocese of Bayeux The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is coextensive with the Department of Calvados and is ...

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Cerisy-la-Forêt Cerisy-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Manche department of Normandy in north-western France. It has a population of 1,036 inhabitants (2019) and possesses an important environmental and architectural heritage. The area has been occupied since ...

, Manche) *

Chaalis Abbey Chaalis Abbey (french: Abbaye de Chaalis) was a French Cistercian abbey north of Paris, at Fontaine-Chaalis, near Ermenonville, now in Oise. History It was founded in 1136 by Louis VI of France. There had previously been a Benedictine monaste ...

(''Abbaye de Chaalis''), monks (

Fontaine-Chaalis Fontaine-Chaalis () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. On 3 March 1974 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in this commune, in the Ermenonville Forest."Accident Details." Accident to Turkish Airlines DC-10 TC-JAV in the Erme ...

near

Ermenonville Ermenonville () is a commune in the Oise department, northern France. Ermenonville is notable for its park named for Jean-Jacques Rousseau by René Louis de Girardin. Rousseau's tomb was designed by the painter Hubert Robert, and sits on the Isl ...

, Oise): Benedictine up to 1136, thereafter Cistercian * La Chaise-Dieu Abbey (''Abbaye de la Chaise-Dieu'' or ''Abbaye Saint-Robert de la Chaise-Dieu'') (

La Chaise-Dieu La Chaise-Dieu (; Auvergnat: ''La Chasa Dieu'') is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Its inhabitants are called ''Casadéens'', from the Latin name of the city. Geography La Chaise-Dieu occupies a 1082 m butte w ...

, Haute-Loire) *Chalon Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chalon''), monks,

Diocese of Chalon-sur-Saône In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

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Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; h ...

, Saône-et-Loire) *Chambon Abbey (''Abbaye de Chambon'' or ''de Notre-Dame de Chambon''), monks,

(

Mauzé-Thouarsais Mauzé-Thouarsais () is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Thouars.

, Deux-Sèvres) * Chantelle Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Chantelle''), nuns (1890-) ( Chantelle, Allier) *Chapaize Priory (''Prieuré Saint-Martin de Chapaize''), monks (11th century-?) ( Chapaize, Saône-et-Loire) *Charenton Abbey (''Abbaye de Charenton''), nuns,

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Charenton-du-Cher Charenton-du-Cher () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of farming, forestry and a little light industry comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both ...

, Cher) *''Abbaye de la Charité'', monks,

Charlieu Abbey Charlieu Abbey or St. Fortunatus' Abbey, Charlieu (french: Abbaye de Charlieu) was a Order of St. Benedict, Benedictine abbey located at Charlieu, Loire (département), Loire, Bourgogne, Burgundy, France. It was later a Cluniac priory. History Th ...

(''Abbaye de Charlieu'' or ''Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu''), monks (

Charlieu Charlieu (; frp, Charluè) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department at the northern end of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is home to Charlieu Abbey. Population Twin tow ...

, Loire) *

Charroux Abbey Charroux Abbey (french: Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux) is a ruined monastery in Charroux, in the Vienne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. History Charroux was a Benedictine abbey, founded in 785 by Roger, Count of Limoges. I ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux''), monks,

(785-1760) (

Charroux, Vienne Charroux () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The remains of the Benedictine Charroux Abbey, founded in the 8th century, are preserved in the town. Said to be the site of the council of Cha ...

) *Chassemidy Abbey or Chasse-midi Abbey (''Abbaye du Chassemidy'', ''Abbaye de Notre-Dame de la Consolation de Chasse-midy''), nuns,

(Rue du Cherche-Midi, 5th and 16th arrondissements,

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

) * Château-Chalon Abbey (''Abbaye de Château-Chalon''), nuns,

( Château-Chalon, often spelt Château-Châlon, Jura) *Château-Landon Abbey (''Abbaye de Château-Landon''), nuns,

Diocese of Sens The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens and Auxerre (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Senonensis et Antissiodorensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Sens et Auxerre'') is a Latin Rite Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese comp ...

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Château-Landon Château-Landon () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The commune contains within it the Souppes-sur-Loing quarry, where the bright white travertine stones for construction of the ...

, Seine-et-Marne) *Châteaudun Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Avit de Châteaudun''), nuns,

(

Châteaudun Châteaudun () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It was the site of the Battle of Châteaudun during the Franco-Prussian War. Geography Châteaudun is located about 45& ...

, Eure-et-Loir) *Châtenoy Abbey or Châtenois Abbey (''Abbaye de Châtenoy'' or ''Châtenois''), monks,

Diocese of Toul The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1802. From 1048 until 1552 (''de jure'' until 1648), it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire. History The diocese was erect ...

( Châtenois, Vosges) *La Chaume Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Chaume''), monks,

Diocese of Nantes The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes ( la, Dioecesis Nannetensis; french: Diocèse de Nantes; br, Eskopti Naoned) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Nantes, France. The diocese consists of the department of Loire-At ...

(1055-1262) (

Machecoul Machecoul ( br, Machikoul) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Machecoul-Saint-Même.Diocese of Sens The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens and Auxerre (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Senonensis et Antissiodorensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Sens et Auxerre'') is a Latin Rite Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese comp ...

(752-1747) ( Chaumes-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne) *Les Chazeaux Abbey (''Abbaye de Chazeaux-en-Forez''), nuns (1332-1791; originally

Poor Clares The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare ( la, Ordo sanctae Clarae) – originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and later the Clarisses, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Order, and the Second Order of Saint Francis ...

, Benedictines from the early 17th century)

(Chazeaux-en-Forez near

Firminy Firminy (; oc, Frominiu) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It lies on the river Ondaine, 13 km southwest of Saint-Étienne by rail. History The ancient name of the town was ''Firminiaco'' or ''Firminiacus'' (lit. " ...

Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...

; moved to

1617) *Les Chazes Abbey otherwise Les Chases Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Pierre des Chazes'' or ''des Chases''), nuns,

( Saint-Julien-des-Chazes, Haute-Loire) *

Chelles Abbey Chelles Abbey (french: Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Chelles) was a Frankish monastery founded around 657/660 during the early medieval period. It was intended initially as a monastery for women; then its reputation for great learning grew, and with the ...

(''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chelles''), nuns,

, later

Diocese of Meaux The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meaux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Meldensis''; French: ''Diocèse de 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. It was suff ...

( Chelles, Seine-et-Marne) * Chezal-Benoît Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît''), monks,

(

Chezal-Benoît Chezal-Benoît () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising a village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the small r ...

, Cher) *Chézy Abbey (''Abbaye de Chézy''), monks,

Diocese of Soissons The Roman Catholic Diocese of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin (Latin: ''Dioecesis Suessionensis, Laudunensis et Sanquintinensis''; French language, French: ''Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the R ...

(either

Chézy-en-Orxois Chézy-en-Orxois () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 communes in the French department of Aisne. ...

Chézy-sur-Marne Chézy-sur-Marne (, literally ''Chézy on Marne'') is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. 2009 flood The town was hit by a flash flood and mudslide on 14 June 2009 after a violent localised storm. Car ...

, both in Aisne) *Cimiez Abbey or Abbey of St Pons, Cimiez (''Abbaye Saint-Pons de Cimiez''),

Diocese of Nice The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nice (Latin: ''Dioecesis Nicensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Nice'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the Départment of Alpes-Maritimes. The diocese is ...

(?-1792) ( Cimiez,

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

) *Clairac Abbey (''Abbaye de Clairac''),

Diocese of Agen The Diocese of Agen (Latin: ''Dioecesis Agennensis''; French language, French: ''Diocèse d'Agen'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The Diocese of Agen comprises the ''Departments of France, ...

(?-1604) (

Clairac Clairac () is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. People Clairac is the birthplace of the 17th century poet and dramatist Théophile de Viau and of François de Labat. See also *Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne d ...

, Lot-et-Garonne) * Clairval Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Joseph de Clairval''), monks (1992-) (

Flavigny-sur-Ozerain Flavigny-sur-Ozerain () is a commune in the French department of Côte-d'Or, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The village was awarded membership in ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' ("France's most beautiful villages"). Geography The medieva ...

, Côte-d'Or) *Clausonne Abbey (''Abbaye de Clausonne''), monks,

Diocese of Gap The Diocese of Gap and Embrun (Latin: ''Dioecesis Vapincensis et Ebrodunensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Gap et d'Embrun'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of South ...

(Clausonne in Le Saix, Gap) *''Clermont Abbey, see Abbey of Saint-Alyre, Clermont'' *

Cluny Abbey Cluny Abbey (; , formerly also ''Cluni'' or ''Clugny''; ) is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was dedicated to Saint Peter. The abbey was constructed in the Romanesque architectural style, with three churches ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Cluny''), monks, Diocese of Mâcon (?-1790) (

Cluny Cluny () is a commune in the eastern French department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is northwest of Mâcon. The town grew up around the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in ...

, Saône-et-Loire) *Compiègne Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Corneille de Compiègne''), monks,

(

Compiègne Compiègne (; pcd, Compiène) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. It is located on the river Oise. Its inhabitants are called ''Compiégnois''. Administration Compiègne is the seat of two cantons: * Compiègne-1 (with 19 c ...

, Oise) *Conches Abbey (''Abbaye de Conches''), monks,

Diocese of Évreux In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

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Conches-en-Ouche Conches-en-Ouche (, literally ''Conches in Ouche'') is a commune in the Eure ''département'' in northern France. Geography It is located by the Rouloir river, southwest of Évreux in the Normandy region. The town is located on a plateau known ...

, Eure) *

Condat Abbey Condat Abbey was founded in the 420s in the valley of Bienne, in the Jura mountains, in modern-day France. Condat became the capital of ''Haut Jura''. The founders were local monks, Romanus (died c. 463), who had been ordained by St. Hilary of Arl ...

(''Abbaye de Condat'', later ''Abbaye Saint-Oyend de Joux'', later ''Abbaye du Grand-Saint-Claude''), monks ( Saint-Claude, Jura): see also Great St Claude's Abbey * Conflans Priory (''Prieuré Sainte-Honorine de Conflans''), monks,

(1080- ) (

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine Conflans-Sainte-Honorine () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris. The commune was originally named for its ge ...

, Yvelines) * Conques Abbey (''Abbaye Sainte-Foy de Conques''), monks, Diocese of Rodez (-1537) ( Conques, Aveyron) *

Corbie Abbey Corbie Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Corbie, Picardy, France, dedicated to Saint Peter. It was founded by Balthild, the widow of Clovis II, who had monks sent from Luxeuil. The Abbey of Corbie became celebrated both for its librar ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie''), monks,

(

Corbie Corbie (; nl, Korbei) is a commune of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The small town is situated up river from Amiens, in the département of Somme and is the main town of the canton of Corbie. It lies in ...

, Somme) *Corbigny Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Léonard de Corbigny''), monks,

(

Corbigny Corbigny () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Geography Corbigny is located at the western end of the Morvan hills and is one of the five entry points of Parc naturel régional du Morvan. The river Anguison, a tributary ...

, Nièvre) *Cordillon Abbey, also Cordeillon Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Laurent de Cordeillon'' or ''Cordillon''), nuns,

(1201-?) (Cordillon-aux-Nonnains,

Lingèvres Lingèvres () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regi ...

, Calvados) *

Cormeilles Abbey Cormeilles Abbey (french: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cormeilles) was a Benedictine monastery in Cormeilles, Normandy, in what is now the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Cormeilles, Eure. The buildings are now almost completely destroyed. Foundation William ...

(''Abbaye de Cormeilles''), monks,

( Cormeilles, Eure) *

Cormery Abbey Comercy Abbey or Saint-Paul de Cormery Abbey (french: Abbaye Saint-Paul de Cormery) is a former Benedictine abbey located on the territory of the commune of Cormery in the French department of Indre-et-Loire in the Centre-Val de Loire region. ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Paul de Cormery''), monks,

(

Cormery Cormery () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire. Its inhabitants are called Cormeriens, Cormeriennes. Geography Cormery is located 21 kilometres from Tours and 18 kilometres from Joué-lès-Tours. The area of the ...

, Indre-et-Loire) *Coulombes Abbey otherwise Coulombs Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Coulombes'' or ''Coulombs''), monks,

( Coulombs, Eure-et-Loir) *

Crespin Abbey Crespin Abbey (french: Abbaye de Crespin) was a Benedictine monastery in the commune of Crespin in the department of Nord, France, founded around 648 by the reformed brigand Landelin of Crespin, also the first abbot, and dissolved in 1802. Fo ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Crespin''), in Hainaut, monks,

( Crespin, Nord) * Crest Priory, Diocese of Valence, became vacant and was given to the Capuchin friars in 1609 (

Crest Crest or CREST may refer to: Buildings *The Crest (Huntington, New York), a historic house in Suffolk County, New York *"The Crest", an alternate name for 63 Wall Street, in Manhattan, New York *Crest Castle (Château Du Crest), Jussy, Switzerla ...

, Drôme) *Crisenon Abbey (''Abbaye de Crisenon'' or ''Notre-Dame de Crisenon''), nuns,

( Prégilbert, Yonne) *Croix-Saint-Leufroy Abbey (''Abbaye de la Croix-Saint-Leufroy''), monks,

(

La Croix-Saint-Leufroy La Croix-Saint-Leufroy is a former commune in the Eure department in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Clef-Vallée-d'Eure.Diocese of Viviers The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viviers ( la, Dioecesis Vivariensis; french: Diocèse de Viviers ) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 4th century, the diocese was restored in the Concordat of 1822 ...

(

Cruas Cruas (; oc, Cruàs) is a commune near the river Rhône in the Ardèche department in southern France. The village has a Romanesque abbey with a crypt. Population Sights and monuments Cruas has two notable '' monuments historiques'' * Ab ...

, Ardèche) *Cusset Abbey (''Abbaye de Cusset''), nuns,

(

Cusset Cusset is a commune in the department of Allier, in central French region of Auvergne. Situated in the foothills of the , the city is a suburb of Vichy and ranks fourth in population for the department. Population Geography Location L ...

, Allier) * Cuxa Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Michel de Cuxa''), monks,

(

Codalet Codalet () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is very small with only a few streets but has much character. There are no shops but there is a little park with a boules court and soccer goal as well as a ...

, Pyrénées-Orientales)

D

*Denain Abbey (''Abbaye de Denain''), nuns,

(

Denain Denain (; pcd, Dnain) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Denain had a population of 19,877, on a land area of 11.52 km² (4.448 sq mi). It is the largest of 47 communes which comprise the Communauté d'agglomération ...

, Nord) * Déols Abbey otherwise Bourg-Dieu (''Abbaye Notre-Dame, Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Déols'' or ''Bourg-Dieu''),

(

Déols Déols () is a commune in the department of Indre, region of Centre-Val de Loire, central France. Déols is an ancient town with a famous Benedictine abbey, Abbaye Notre-Dame-du-Bourg-Dieu. Today it is somewhat overshadowed by the nearby city o ...

, Indre) *''Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Déserte'' ("Our Lady of the Wasteland"), Poor Clares 1304-1503; Benedictine nuns 1503-Revolution,

(on

La Croix-Rousse La Croix-Rousse is a hill high in the city of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a neighborhood located on this hill. The neighborhood is divided into les pentes (slopes, belonging to the city's 1st arrondissement) and le plateau (atop the hil ...

in the parish of La Platière, now part of

, Rhône) * Dieulouard Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Laurent de Dieulouard''), English Benedictine monks in exile (1608-?) (

Dieulouard Dieulouard (; formerly Dieulwart) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Dieulouard is located between Pont-à-Mousson and Nancy, on the left bank of the Moselle. It is the location of the Gallo-Roman city of ...

, Meurthe-et-Moselle) * Abbey of St. Benignus, Dijon (''Abbaye Saint-Bénigne de Dijon''), monks,

Diocese of Langres The Roman Catholic Diocese of Langres (Latin: ''Dioecesis Lingonensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Langres'') is a Roman Catholic diocese comprising the ''département'' of Haute-Marne in France. The diocese is now a suffragan in ecclesiastical pr ...

, later

Diocese of Dijon The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dijon (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Divionensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Dijon'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The archepiscopal see is Dijon Cathedral, which is located i ...

(

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

, Côte d'Or) *Le Dorat Abbey (''Abbaye du Dorat''), nuns,

(

Le Dorat Le Dorat (; oc, Le Daurat) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is considered to be the traditional capital of the Basse Marche. Inhabitants are known as ''Dorachons''. Some say th ...

, Haute-Vienne) *

Douai Douai (, , ,; pcd, Doï; nl, Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, D ...

(Nord),

: **''Abbaye de la Paix de Douai'', nuns ** Abbey of St. Gregory, Douai (''Abbaye Saint-Grégoire de Douai'') (1605-?) *Doullens Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Michel de Doullens''), nuns,

(

Doullens Doullens (; pcd, Dourlin; former nl, Dorland) is a commune in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France. Its inhabitants are called ''Doullennais'' and ''Doullennaises''. Geography Doullens is situated on the N25 road, in the northern ...

, Somme) * Dourgne Abbey (''Abbaye Sainte-Scholastique de Dourgne''), nuns ( Dourgne, Tarn) * Dunkirk Abbey (''Abbaye de Dunkerque''), nuns,

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