Belchamp
Title
Belchamp
Also Known As
Belchamps, Bellus Campus
Dates
Founded 1142-1145; dissolved 1552
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Belchamp was founded by Thierry II, count of Montbéliard. The abbey church was consecrated in 1183; it and several other buildings were destroyed in a fire in 1367. The abbey was rebuilt, but burned again by Burgundian troops in 1476.
Following the Reformation, the brothers were expelled in 1552. The monastic complex became a paper factory before being destroyed in a final fire in the 18th century.
Following the Reformation, the brothers were expelled in 1552. The monastic complex became a paper factory before being destroyed in a final fire in the 18th century.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Firmin, fl. 1142
Pierre I, fl. 1147
Conrad, fl. 1162
Nicolas I, fl. 1173
Richard, fl. 1180
Baudouin, fl. 1181
Humbert I, fl. 1187
Humbert II, fl. 1189
Cunon, fl. 1229
Werner, fl. 1255
Jean I de Tremoins, 1277-1306
Pierre II, fl. 1311
Fromont, fl. 1325
Renaud I de la Chapelle, fl. 1335
Pierre III de Faucogney, fl. 1355
Renaud II, fl. 1367
Reginald de Champey, fl. 1392
Renaud III de Champey, fl. 1403
Jean II Vaulchier, 1415-1425
Jean III Bernard, 1437-1444
Jean IV Blanchon, 1444-1457
Guillaume Fallet, 1457-1511
Jean VI Vaucler, 1511-?
Jean VII, fl. 1517
Hugues Saiguin, fl. 1525
Pierre IV Vourron, fl. 1546
Nicolas II Avesne, 1548-1554
Firmin, fl. 1142
Pierre I, fl. 1147
Conrad, fl. 1162
Nicolas I, fl. 1173
Richard, fl. 1180
Baudouin, fl. 1181
Humbert I, fl. 1187
Humbert II, fl. 1189
Cunon, fl. 1229
Werner, fl. 1255
Jean I de Tremoins, 1277-1306
Pierre II, fl. 1311
Fromont, fl. 1325
Renaud I de la Chapelle, fl. 1335
Pierre III de Faucogney, fl. 1355
Renaud II, fl. 1367
Reginald de Champey, fl. 1392
Renaud III de Champey, fl. 1403
Jean II Vaulchier, 1415-1425
Jean III Bernard, 1437-1444
Jean IV Blanchon, 1444-1457
Guillaume Fallet, 1457-1511
Jean VI Vaucler, 1511-?
Jean VII, fl. 1517
Hugues Saiguin, fl. 1525
Pierre IV Vourron, fl. 1546
Nicolas II Avesne, 1548-1554
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Besançon, Archives départementales du Doubs
83 H 1 - 83 H 36 (Finding Aid)
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1750 (992), fols. 234v, 278r-280r
MS 1769 (995), fols. 157r-162r
Paris, Archives nationales de France
K//2157, Liasse 2 (Inventory of titles)
K//2157-K//2164 (Domain and revenues, 12th-18th c.)
K//2164, Liasse 2 (1399-1630)
K//2164-K//2167 (1538-1793)
83 H 1 - 83 H 36 (Finding Aid)
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1750 (992), fols. 234v, 278r-280r
MS 1769 (995), fols. 157r-162r
Paris, Archives nationales de France
K//2157, Liasse 2 (Inventory of titles)
K//2157-K//2164 (Domain and revenues, 12th-18th c.)
K//2164, Liasse 2 (1399-1630)
K//2164-K//2167 (1538-1793)
Reference
Bibliography
Bouchey, Eugène-Augustin. Mémoire historique sur l’abbaye de Belchamp de l’ordre de Prémontré, au comté de Montbéliard. Belfort: Imprimerie de Clerc, 1865. https://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de//de/fs1/object/display/bsb10029552_00005.html.
Viscusi Simonin, Valérie. “Voujeaucourt (Doubs). Belchamp.” Archéologie médiévale, no. 39 (December 1, 2009): 211. https://journals.openedition.org/archeomed/19130.
Image Credit
View of the abbey of Belchamp, 2011. Wikimedia.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Belchamp,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/192.
Geolocation
Item Relations
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