List of Benedictine Monasteries in France - L

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• Lagny Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Lagny), monks, Diocese of Paris (Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne)
• Lagrasse Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse or Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lagrasse), monks, Diocese of Carcassonne (Lagrasse, Aude)
• Lancharre Abbey ( Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lancharre), nuns, Diocese of Chalon-sur-Saône (Chapaize, Haute-Saône)
• Les Landes Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Rémi des Landes), nuns, Diocese of Chartres
• Landévennec Abbey (Abbaye Saint Guénolé de Landévennec), monks, Diocese of Quimper (Landévennec, Finistère)
• Lantenac Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lantenac), monks, Diocese of Saint-Brieuc (La Chèze, Côtes-d'Armor)
• Laon (Aisne) (Diocese of Laon):
  • Abbey of St. John, Laon (Abbaye Saint-Jean de Laon), monks
  • Abbey of St. Vincent, Laon (Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon), monks
• Laval Abbey (Abbaye de Laval), nuns, Diocese of Paris
• Lavaudieu Abbey otherwise Lavaudieu Priory (Abbaye Saint-André de Lavaudieu), nuns, (Lavaudieu, Haute-Loire)
• Lay Abbey (Abbaye de Lay), monks, Diocese of Nancy
• Lectoure Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Geniès de Lectoure) (Lectoure, Gers)
• Lérins Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Honorat de Lérins), monks (Île Saint-Honorat, Alpes-Maritimes)
• Lessay Abbey (Abbaye de Lessay), monks, Diocese of Coutances (Lessay, Manche)
• Lézat Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Lézat), monks, Diocese of Pamiers (1295–1317), later Diocese of Rieux (1317-1790) (Lézat-sur-Lèze, Ariège)
• Liessies Abbey (Abbaye de Liessies), monks, Diocese of Cambrai (?-1791) (Liessies, Nord)
• Ligueux Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Ligueux), nuns, Diocese of Périgueux (Ligueux, Dordogne)
• Ligugé Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Martin de Ligugé), monks (Ligugé, Vienne)
• Limoges (Haute-Vienne) (Diocese of Limoges):
  • Abbey of St. Augustine, Limoges (Abbaye Saint-Augustin de Limoges), monks
  • Abbey of St. Martial, Limoges (Abbaye Saint-Martial de Limoges), monks (?-1535)
  • Abbey of St. Martin, Limoges (Abbaye Saint-Martin de Limoges), monks
• Lire Abbey, see Lyre
• Abbey of St. Désir, Lisieux (Abbaye Saint-Désir de Lisieux), nuns, Diocese of Lisieux (Lisieux, Basse-Normandie)
• Longeville Abbey (Abbaye de Longeville), monks, Diocese of Metz (Longeville, Doubs)
• Longues Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Longues), monks, Diocese of Bayeux (Longues-sur-Mer, Calvados
• Lonlay Abbey otherwise Lonlai Abbey (Abbaye de Lonlay or Lonlai), monks, Diocese of Le Mans (Lonlay-l'Abbaye, Orne)
• Lure Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Desle de Lure), monks, Diocese of Besançon (Lure, Haute-Saône)
• Luxeuil Abbey (Abbaye de Luxeuil), monks, Diocese of Besançon (Luxeuil, Haute-Saône)
• Abbey of St. Peter, Lyon (Abbaye de Saint-Pierre-les-Nonnains de Lyon), nuns, Diocese of Lyon (Lyon)
• Lyre Abbey or Lire Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lyre or de Lire), monks, Diocese of Évreux (La Vieille-Lyre, Eure)