name

Neiges, Notre-Dame des

                      latin name

B. M. ad Nives

                      founded in

1852

                    inhabited by

monks

                     affiliated to

Ordo Cisterciensis Strict. Observ.

                 primary abbey

Clairvaux

                    inhabited by

monks

                  mother abbey

Aiguebelle

   actual father immediate

Aiguebelle

    actual daugther abbeys

Osera (1930-1960)

                            monks

Désert

Dombes (dissolved in 2001)

    actual daugther abbeys

Bonneval

                               nuns

Paix-Dieu

                           to visit

                          address

Abbaye N-D. des Neiges

07590 St-Laurent-les-Bains

France

                            phone

[33] (4) 66 46 59 00

                                fax

[33] (4) 66 46 59 10

                             email

abbe.hugues@orange.fr

                          internet

www.notredamesdesneiges.com