Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-la-Charité, Cistercian abbey in Neuvelle-lès-la-Charité, France.

Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-la-Charité is a former Cistercian abbey whose surviving buildings stand around a forecourt in Neuvelle-lès-la-Charité. The long, pale gray stone range has a central block of four storeys, slightly projecting wings, and a broad balustraded staircase leading to the central doorway. A round stone basin sits on the gravel before the facade, and a low dark roof tops the masonry.

The monastery was founded in 1133 by monks from Belvaux Abbey and developed into a prosperous community over the centuries. During the French Revolution in 1791, the abbey was sold as state property and lost its religious function.

The abbey was established by monks who lived according to strict monastic rules for centuries. Its buildings still carry the marks of this religious past, even though their use has changed over time.

The estate comprises historical structures that span different periods of construction over many centuries. When visiting, plan time to explore the grounds, as the buildings and water systems are spread across a substantial area.

The hydraulic remains at the site are modest: a basin and a mill survive from the abbey's water installations, alongside a dovecote. The chapel, converted from a bay of the church, keeps 17th- and 18th-century abbots' gravestones, while other church furnishings are held in Dijon and Besançon.