Valmagne Abbey [SEP] religious order
Valmagne Abbey
Valmagne Abbey () is a former Benedictine monastery located near Villeveyrac, Hérault, in south-central France. It is a designated historic monument (monument historique).
Valmagne Abbey was founded as a Benedictine abbey in 1138 but only twenty years later was attached to the Cistercian Order by decree of Pope Hadrian IV, where it remained until the French Revolution when monasteries in France were confiscated by the state and either sold or destroyed. Valmagne escaped demolition and was sold intact to a Monsieur Granier-Joyeuse in
Vallonnette Abbey, see Féniers Abbey"
- Valmagne Abbey ("Abbaye de Valmagne" or "Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Valmagne"), monks, diocese of Agde (1159–1789) (Villeveyrac, Hérault)
- La Valroy Abbey (or Val-Roi or Val-Roy), monks, diocese of Reims (1150–1790) (Saint-Quentin-le-Petit, Ardennes)
- Valsaintes Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de Valsaintes", "de Simiane" or "de Boulinette")