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Ancienne chartreuse
Photo: Pierre Horst (1702) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Ancienne chartreuse

Also called chartreuse

cour des Chartreux, Molsheim

Classé historic monument since 1998One of 3 classé monuments in Molsheim; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
AAbbeyS17th & 18th c.1998protected
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About Ancienne chartreuse

Ancienne chartreuse is one of 3 classé historic monuments in Molsheim, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 17th & 18th c. It has been classé since 1998. 9 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

La chartreuse de Molsheim est un ancien monastère de l'ordre des Chartreux situé au cœur de la ville de Molsheim, dans le Bas-Rhin, en Alsace.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Chartreuse de Molsheim” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00084796 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 15 minutes

Molsheim · about 0.5 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

2 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Churches and chapels nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Ancienne chartreuse

Is Ancienne chartreuse protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1998 (Mérimée record PA00084796).

Can you visit Ancienne chartreuse?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Ancienne chartreuse built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 17th & 18th c.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.