Rennemoulin
Title
Rennemoulin
Also Known As
Reinemolin, Renemolin
Dates
Founded by 1202; dissolved 1790
Dedication
Nicholas
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A priory dependent on the Premonstratensian abbey of Hermières. It was founded in the early 13th century on the initiative of Jean Paalé, lord of Rennemoulin, and his brother Guillaume Escuacol. Rennemoulin had become a parish church by the 16th century.
Following a major fire in 1790, the church was secularised in 1794 and the surrounding parish abolished. The property passed into private hands. In the 19th century it was used as a farm. Today it is a private wedding venue.
Following a major fire in 1790, the church was secularised in 1794 and the surrounding parish abolished. The property passed into private hands. In the 19th century it was used as a farm. Today it is a private wedding venue.
Status
Priory; parish church from 16th c.
Bibliography
Beurtheret, Maude, Camile Collomb, Agathe Gaucher, and Mylène Peck. Rennemoulin (Yvelines), “Chapelle Saint-Nicolas”: Rapport de fouille. 3 vols. Nantes: Archeodunum, 2016.
Image Credit
Postcard showing Rennemoulin, ca. 1910
Files
Collection
Citation
“Rennemoulin,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/143.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Hermières |