Abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes

The Abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes was a monastery of Augustinian canons in Soissons, France, southwest of the old town.

Only ruins remain, of which the west front of the former abbey church is one of the more outstanding examples of architecture in the town.

[1] The abbey was founded on the Colline Saint-Jean (St. John's hill) in 1076 by Hugues Le Blanc as a community of Augustinian canons.

When the abbey was suppressed during the French Revolution the premises were put to use for military purposes, and an arsenal was added.

The site was acquired by the town of Soissons in the 1970s and the remaining buildings are now occupied by educational and heritage-related organizations.