Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Hautes-Bruyères, monastery in Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré, France
Notre-Dame-des-Hautes-Bruyères is a former monastery in Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré, France, with stone ruins from the 12th to the 14th century. The remains include old arches, part of a chapel, and fragments of tombs spread across a quiet rural plot.
The site was founded in the early 1100s when Bertrade de Montfort left royal life to settle there. It later suffered damage during conflicts, and after the French Revolution the buildings were sold and partly demolished.
Locals still use the grassy edges for quiet walks and pause near the old gate. The carved Virgin on the entrance remains a point where visitors stop, and small family gatherings occasionally take place near the ruined courtyard.
Wear shoes suited for uneven ground, since paths cross grass and old stone. A walk around the perimeter lets you see the main gate and the low walls without entering restricted areas.
For a time, pilgrims came hoping for miracles at the tomb of Simon de Montfort, though he was never officially recognized as a saint. A carved figure high on a wall may have been placed to represent him as a guardian of the site.
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