Commanderie du Temple de la Nouée

Yvignac-la-Tour

Founded following a donation confirmed in 1182 by a charter of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, the commandery of the Temple de la Nouée is one of the best-documented Templar establishments in Brittany. Like almost all the possessions of the Order of the Temple in the region, it passed to the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1313, in the immediate aftermath of the Order's dissolution. What survives today is the 12th-century Romanesque chapel, now in ruins: a single nave, now open to the sky, precedes a forechoir pierced by a pointed-arched doorway and a semicircular apse lit by three Romanesque windows. A wing of the manor of Les Salles, built on the site in the 17th century, completes the ensemble. Archaeological excavations conducted in 1981 revealed the enclosure of the medieval cemetery that once surrounded the nave and apse.

Getting there : Private property, partly registered as a monument historique (PA00089754); visible from the surroundings.

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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