Fonclaire
Title
Fonclaire
Also Known As
Maison des Moines
Dates
Founded by 1269; sold 1793
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A grange in the possession of La Castelle by the first half of the thirteenth century, and certainly before 1269. The grange of Fonclaire was sold off by the state in 1793.
The site underwent some minor restoration work in the 1960s, but today is once more abandoned and overgrown.
The site underwent some minor restoration work in the 1960s, but today is once more abandoned and overgrown.
Heads of Community
Grange Holder
Bernard Ducos, fl. 1527
Bernard Ducos, fl. 1527
Status
Grange
Bibliography
Dubourg, P. “La grange de Fonclaire fondée par les religieux prémontrés, paroisse et maison noble en la juridiction de Damazan, du XIIIe siècle à la fin du XVIIIe.” Revue de l’Agenais 38 (1911): 17–42. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k338909/f21.item.
Paraillous, Alain. “La Grange de Fonclaire, un lieu chargé d’histoire.” Sud Ouest, August 19, 2022. https://www.sudouest.fr/lot-et-garonne/damazan/tourisme-en-lot-et-garonne-la-grange-de-fonclaire-un-lieu-charge-d-histoire-11901373.php.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Fonclaire,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/271.