List of Cistercian monasteries in France

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The following is a list of Cistercian monasteries in France, including current and former Cistercian abbeys, and a few priories, on the current territory of France, for both monks and nuns.

Contents

These religious houses have belonged, at different times, to various congregations or groups within the Cistercian order, among which the most important, for the French monasteries, are:

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

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

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

A

Acey Abbey (Jura) Abbaye d'Acey 30.jpg
Acey Abbey (Jura)
Aulps Abbey (Savoy) Abbaye neige- 4.jpg
Aulps Abbey (Savoy)

B

Bonneval Abbey (Aveyron) Abbaye Notre Dame de Bonneval.jpg
Bonneval Abbey (Aveyron)
Boulaur Abbey (Gers) Abbaye de Boulaur - France.jpg
Boulaur Abbey (Gers)

C

Chaalis Abbey (Oise) Chaalis ensemble.JPG
Chaalis Abbey (Oise)
La Chalade Abbey (Meuse) Abbaye de la Chalade.JPG
La Chalade Abbey (Meuse)

D

E

L'Etanche Abbey (Rollainville, Vosges) Abbaye de l'etanche.jpg
L'Étanche Abbey (Rollainville, Vosges)

F

Fontaine-Guerard Abbey (Eure) AbbayeFontaineGuerard10.jpg
Fontaine-Guérard Abbey (Eure)
Fontenay Abbey (Cote-d'Or) Abbaye de Fontenay-EgliseBatiments.jpg
Fontenay Abbey (Côte-d'Or)

G

Gruchet-le-Valasse Abbey (Seine-Maritime) Abbaye de Valasse en 2004 (2).jpg
Gruchet-le-Valasse Abbey (Seine-Maritime)

H

Hautecombe Abbey Abbaye royale de Hautecombe II - 200501.JPG
Hautecombe Abbey

I

J

K

L

Loc-Dieu Abbey (Aveyron) Loc-Dieu Abbey.jpg
Loc-Dieu Abbey (Aveyron)
Longuay Abbey (Haute-Marne) Abbaye de Longuay 4.jpg
Longuay Abbey (Haute-Marne)

M

Mazan Abbey (Ardeche) Mazan l Abbaye.jpg
Mazan Abbey (Ardèche)

N

O

P

Pontigny Abbey (Yonne) Pontigny Abbaye.jpg
Pontigny Abbey (Yonne)
Site of Port-Royal-des-Champs (Yvelines) Port-Royal-des-Champs Les ruines de l'abbaye.JPG
Site of Port-Royal-des-Champs (Yvelines)

Q

R

Re Abbey, La Flotte, Ile de Re AbbayeNotreDamedeRe 01.JPG
Ré Abbey, La Flotte, Île de Ré

S

Saint-Antoine-des-Champs (Paris) L'abbaye Saint Antoine des Champs.jpg
Saint-Antoine-des-Champs (Paris)
Senanque Abbey (Vaucluse) Abbaye-senanque-gordes-iso.jpg
Sénanque Abbey (Vaucluse)

T

U

V

Le Valasse Abbey (Seine-Maritime) Abbaye de Valasse en 2004 (2).jpg
Le Valasse Abbey (Seine-Maritime)
Valloires Abbey (Argoules, Somme) Abbaye de Valloires et jardins.JPG
Valloires Abbey (Argoules, Somme)
Villelongue Abbey (Aude) France-Aude-Abbaye de Villelongue.jpg
Villelongue Abbey (Aude)

W

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  63. founded as a hermitage in 1104; became Cistercian in 1128
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