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Commanderie de Saint-Étienne-de-Renneville

Sainte-Colombe-la-Commanderie

Dimensions
15th-century grain barn (30 × 14 m), bakehouse with two bread ovens and steward's house (1740) preserved; chapel and commander's lodging destroyed.
Period
Founded around 1140–1150 by Richard d'Harcourt; the most important Templar commandery in Normandy (9 farms, holdings in more than 60 parishes). Passed to the Hospitallers in 1312, Hospitaller property until the Revolution.
What stands there
1 barn (15th century), 1 bakehouse, 1 steward's house, remains of the enclosure and gateway

Founded around 1140–1150 by Richard d'Harcourt on the Neubourg plateau, this commandery became the most powerful Templar establishment in Normandy, with nine farms and holdings in more than sixty parishes. The original chapel and the commander's lodging have gone, but the 15th-century grain barn, built by the commander Philippe de Mailly, still stands, with his carved coat of arms on the keystone. The bakehouse, with its three bread ovens, completes this rare ensemble. Passed to the Hospitallers after 1312, the commandery is today hired out for weddings and seminars under the name "La Grange de Renneville" and can be visited by groups on reservation.

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Further reading

Getting there : admission charge, guided group tours (site "La Grange de Renneville", open in the summer season)

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

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Commanderie de Saint-Étienne-de-Renneville
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