Hambye abbey is a Benedictine medieval monastery located in the countryside of Normandy.

It lies in the valley of Sienne in a rural preserved environment.

Located in the Normandy countryside, near to Mont Saint-Michel, the Abbey of Notre Dame of Hambye was founded around 1145 by William Painel, Lord of Hambye, and Algare, bishop of Coutances (the Diocese of place).

The monastery was established by a group of Benedictine monks from Tiron (Perche region in south-east of Basse-Normandie).

Fueled by an ideal of rigor and austerity close to that of Cistercians, these Benedictine monks built a sober and elegant abbey, typical of the early Gothic period.