carmel de Montmartre

About carmel de Montmartre

Carmel de Montmartre is a community of Catholic Carmelite nuns on the northern Parisian hill of Montmartre. The monastery stands at the foot of the Sacré-Cœur basilica’s campanile, making it part of one of the city’s most recognisable religious landscapes. The community follows the spirituality of the Carmel and the tradition of Saint Teresa of Ávila, whose sixteenth-century reform shaped the Discalced Carmelite order. Its foundation in Montmartre dates to around 1921, with an extension recorded in 1924; the architect was Georges Pradelle. Unlike a conventional museum or monument, the Carmel is a living contemplative monastery. The nuns’ life is centred on prayer, silence, community and intercession, and the monastery’s religious purpose remains more important than public sightseeing. The Carmel’s address is 34 rue du Chevalier-de-La-Barre in Paris’s 18th arrondissement, immediately beside the Sacré-Cœur complex. Visitors should treat the site as an active religious community and confirm access arrangements before planning a visit, since cloistered spaces are not presented as ordinary tourist interiors.

Practical details

Full address

34 rue du Chevalier-de-La-Barre, 75018 Paris, France

Sources

• carmel-de-montmartre.pagesperso-orange.fr
• fr.wikipedia.org
• dioceseparis.fr
• fr.wikipedia.org

Checked 2026-09-02

Where it is

• 1 hour

  1 min walk · Paris 18e Arrondissement

  Square Marcel-Bleustein-Blanchet

  • High
  • Nature site
• 30 min

  1 min walk · Paris 18e Arrondissement

  Prieuré Saint-Benoît

  • Notable
  • Place of worship
• 45 min

  2 min walk · Paris 18e Arrondissement

  Sacré-Cœur

  • Must see · Heritage site
  • Historic monument

External links

• View on Wikidata