The Café Fleuri

To extend your visit, come and discover the chapter house: a bookshop, a shop and a flower-filled café, whose tableware was sourced by artist Régis Perray as a continuation of his 2016 exhibition at the abbey.

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  • The Café Fleuri

    The Café Fleuri offers a selection of local products, hot and cold drinks and specialities designed for the abbey. It is the perfect place to enjoy a gourmet break in a friendly atmosphere.

  • Collection of vintage tableware, 2018 : Régis Perray “Le café fleuri”

    The Café Fleuri offers a dining area with ‘flowery’ tableware collected by artist Régis Perray, as an extension of his work ‘Le Jardin Fleuri’ (The Flower Garden), which made a lasting impression when it was presented in 2016 in the nuns’ hall of Maubuisson Abbey. For this installation, the artist collected plates, scoured flea markets and charity sales in an obsessive quest to gather the 9,000 flower-decorated plates needed for the exhibition. Arranged and assembled on the floor by Régis Perray, these plates formed a structured and orderly French garden. The floral motif was the common thread running through the exhibition, both as a decorative element and as a reference to the feminine world, paying tribute to the former occupants of this prestigious Cistercian royal abbey.

  • Extend your visit by stopping by the Abbaye de Maubuisson shop. : The shop

    Exclusive items, local creations and pieces designed by the artists on display await you there. Between delicacies, accessories and quirky souvenirs, take home a piece of the place and its universe. Each item tells a story and extends the abbey experience.

Practical information

Opening hours


Le Chapitre, with its bookshop, shop and flower-filled café, is open:

In summer (1 April to 10 October)

  • Wednesdays from 9.30am to 11.45am and from 1pm to 6.15pm
  • Thursday to Monday from 1pm to 6.15pm
  • Closed on Tuesdays and 1 May

In winter (11 October to 31 March):

  • Wednesdays from 9.30am to 11.45am and from 1pm to 5.45pm
  • Thursday to Monday from 1pm to 5.45pm
  • Closed on Tuesdays, 25 December and 1 January

During exhibition set-up periods, the Chapter, with its bookshop, gift shop and flower-filled café, remains open.