The oldest part of the church of Saint-Philbert de la Plisse date back to the 11th century, when William the Conqueror donated the church to the monks of the Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen.

The church was rebuilt and enlarged in the following centuries, but remained under the patronage of the monks of Saint-Etienne. It was not until the mid-18th century that the abbey came into the possession of the municipalities of Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne and Les Îles Bardel.

The monastery church became a parish church in 1906. In 1943, the entire complex, consisting of the church, the cemetery and the surrounding area, was listed as a historic monument.