La Chapelle-aux-Planches
Title
La Chapelle-aux-Planches
Also Known As
Capella ad Plancas
Dates
Founded ca. 1137; dissolved 1790
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The abbey of La Chapelle-aux-Planches was founded by husband and wife Simon de Beaufort and Emeline, likely between 1139-1143. There were 25 brothers there in 1212.
La Chapelle-aux-Planches became a commendatory abbey in 1530, and was suppressed in 1790. Much of the former monastic complex was demolished shortly thereafter.
La Chapelle-aux-Planches became a commendatory abbey in 1530, and was suppressed in 1790. Much of the former monastic complex was demolished shortly thereafter.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Gautier, 1140-1159
Renaud, 1160-1175
Obert, 1182-1188
Jean, 1188-?
Richer, fl. 1192
Odon, fl. 1196
Noë, fl. 1197
Bertrand, fl. 1202
Guillaume, fl. 1212
Nothus, fl. 1225
Isembart, fl. 1232
Herbert, fl. 1242
Fulco, fl. 1257
Jean Danisy, 1330-1336
Jean, 1336-?
Etienne, fl. 1472
Hugues, fl. 1481
Etienne Rémy, 1501-1519
Jean Mantier de Droyes, 1519-1528
Gautier, 1140-1159
Renaud, 1160-1175
Obert, 1182-1188
Jean, 1188-?
Richer, fl. 1192
Odon, fl. 1196
Noë, fl. 1197
Bertrand, fl. 1202
Guillaume, fl. 1212
Nothus, fl. 1225
Isembart, fl. 1232
Herbert, fl. 1242
Fulco, fl. 1257
Jean Danisy, 1330-1336
Jean, 1336-?
Etienne, fl. 1472
Hugues, fl. 1481
Etienne Rémy, 1501-1519
Jean Mantier de Droyes, 1519-1528
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Chaumont, Archives départementales de la Haute-Marne
4 H 1-4 H 25 (12th-18th c.; Finding Aid)
Incl. 4 H 1 (14th c.; cartulary).
* BVMM: CHAUMONT, Archives départementales de la Haute-Marne, H(04) 001
19 J 8, fols. 2-4 (18th c.)
19 J 10, fol. 167
F 351 (1530, later copy)
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1752 (992 vol. 5), fols. 66r-75r
MS 1769 (995, vol. 2), 185
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale
Coll. Duchesne 20, fol. 378 (Cartulary extracts)
Coll. Duchesne 62, fol. 14 (Cartulary extracts)
4 H 1-4 H 25 (12th-18th c.; Finding Aid)
Incl. 4 H 1 (14th c.; cartulary).
* BVMM: CHAUMONT, Archives départementales de la Haute-Marne, H(04) 001
19 J 8, fols. 2-4 (18th c.)
19 J 10, fol. 167
F 351 (1530, later copy)
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1752 (992 vol. 5), fols. 66r-75r
MS 1769 (995, vol. 2), 185
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale
Coll. Duchesne 20, fol. 378 (Cartulary extracts)
Coll. Duchesne 62, fol. 14 (Cartulary extracts)
Reference
AD, 170-173
BOP, I: 176-178
CartulR: « abbaye Notre-Dame de la Chapelle-aux-Planches »
CG: 209814 (1199); 209816 (1206); 209822 (1240); 209837 (1273); 209843 (1293); 209844 (1296); 209845 (1297); 209846 (1298); 209848 (1299); 209842 (ca. 1300); 209850 (1312); 209852 (1336)
Cottineau, I: cols. 696-697
GC, XII: 621-624
Hugo, I: 455-458
MP, II: 490-492
VW, 55
BOP, I: 176-178
CartulR: « abbaye Notre-Dame de la Chapelle-aux-Planches »
CG: 209814 (1199); 209816 (1206); 209822 (1240); 209837 (1273); 209843 (1293); 209844 (1296); 209845 (1297); 209846 (1298); 209848 (1299); 209842 (ca. 1300); 209850 (1312); 209852 (1336)
Cottineau, I: cols. 696-697
GC, XII: 621-624
Hugo, I: 455-458
MP, II: 490-492
VW, 55
Bibliography
Didier, C. “Le monastère de la Chapelle-aux-Planches.” Mémoires de la Société des lettres, des sciences, des arts, de l’agriculture et de l’industrie de Saint-Dizier 7 (1892): 603–34. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k57278643/f625.item.
Lalore, Charles, ed. Cartulaire de l’abbaye de la Chapelle-aux-Planches. Chartes de Montierender, de Saint-Etienne et de Toussaints de Chalons, d’Andecy, de Beaulieu et de Rethel. Vol. 4. 7 vols. Collection des principaux cartulaires du diocèse de Troyes. Paris: E. Thorin, 1878. http://archive.org/details/collectiondespr00lalogoog.
Image Credit
"La Chapelle aux Planches", as shown on Pieter van der Aa, "Carte du Gouvernement de Champagne" (1714). David Rumsey Map Collection.
Files
Collection
Citation
“La Chapelle-aux-Planches,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/173.
Geolocation
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