Abstract
The Moncel Abbey (Pontpoint, Oise) was founded at a late date (1309), close to a royal chateau. The monastry of Poor Clares recruted from the upper aristocracy, and royal benevolence allowed a relative prosperity throughout the latter part of the Middle Ages. The site, occupied in a permanent manner on from the Roman period, was perfectly organised by the nuns. The abbatial church, built in the purest gothic style, but modified after a fire during the sixteenth century, formed the southern wing of the vast monastic buildings still standing today. The archaeological research, supported by exhaustive work on the archives, was concentrated on the church, in order to study both the monumental and funerary aspects. The closely associated human anthropology analyses, have revealed a large number of invalidating pathologies, which brings up the question of the monastry 's role in looking after people. Various interventions have helped to piece together a picture of the lifestyle within the monastic area.
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