Saint-Rémy Abbey is located in Lunéville, in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
It was founded in the 10th century, in the form of a male monastery, while at the same time, a castrum protecting a bridge over the Meurthe was built giving birth to the city.
In the 11th century, nuns replaced the first monks, whose behavior was not very disciplined, but from 1140, canons of Saint Augustine were appointed to occupy the abbey.
From 1730, the church and the abbey palace were rebuilt in a classical style then not very common in the region. The work was partly financed by King Stanislas. Its architect thus chose to equip the abbey with two rococo towers recalling the styles popular in Poland and dear to the father-in-law of Louis XV!
After the Revolution, the convent building became the town hall and the abbey dwelling (until then dedicated to the abbot) was transformed into a presbytery. As for the abbey, it became the parish church. Today, with its gardens, the abbey hotel, listed in the Inventory, has become a municipal museum. Restored, it offers temporary exhibitions on 1000 m² spread over two floors and the reconstruction of an 18th century apartment. With its period furniture, its walls imitating cut stone, the faux marble plinths, the whole reflects the initial luster.
The collections presented (decorative arts, fine arts) and the site itself bear witness to the golden age experienced by Lunéville and its abbey in the 18th century.
Open from Wednesday to Sunday during school holidays, from Friday to Sunday the rest of the year. Entrance: 3 euros. Information on +33 3 83 76 48 51.
