Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey

not to be confused with Belloc Abbey in Urt; for other uses see Beaulieu Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey, also known as Belloc Abbey (French: Abbaye de Beaulieu-en-Rouergue, Abbaye de Belloc), is a former Cistercian monastery in south-west France, founded in 1144, which today houses a museum of contemporary art.

Located in the valley of the River Seye, in the old province of Rouergue, the abbey was founded by the bishop of Rodez, Adhemar III.

At the time of the French Revolution, the monastery was closed and the buildings sold, to be converted into a farm.

In 1973, they gave the abbey, together with an important collection of modern art, to the French state.

The abbey was then transformed into a centre for contemporary art, and today is a museum of contemporary art in the Midi-Pyrénées area, with minor works by artists including Henri Michaux, Jean Dubuffet, and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, as well as regional artists.