Grandchamp
Title
Grandchamp
Also Known As
Grandis campus
Dates
Founded by 1199; dissolved 1681
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Originally founded around mid-century at nearby Gambaiseuil, the community had transferred to Grandchamp by 1208. In 1214, Simon de Montfort and his wife Amicia made donations to Grandchamp.
Following a period of destruction during the Hundred Years' War, the abbey was rebuilt ca. 1400. It became a commendatory abbey from 1540.
Following a period of destruction during the Hundred Years' War, the abbey was rebuilt ca. 1400. It became a commendatory abbey from 1540.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Baudouin, fl. 1200
Thibaud, 1220-1229
Gautier, 1229-1240
Guillaume, fl. 1248
Germain, fl. 1269
Jean I, fl. 1271
Godefroi, 1285-1294
Jean II, fl. 1329
Jean III, 1365-1372
Guillaume II, 1372-1377
Jean IV, 1378-1383
Pierre, 1383-1404
Gilles, 1405-1413
Vincent, 1413-1416
Jean V Barillet, fl. 1430
Guillaume III, 1451-1460
Pierre II de Berardier, 1461-1491
N. de la Houssaye, 1488-1496
Bertrand Dupuis, 1495-1513
Charles du Hautbois, 1499-1510
Jean VI Tully-Lefevre, 1513-1523
Jean VII Landry, 1523-1528
Guillaume IV Maillard, 1528-1540
Christopher de Harville, 1540-1556
Baudouin, fl. 1200
Thibaud, 1220-1229
Gautier, 1229-1240
Guillaume, fl. 1248
Germain, fl. 1269
Jean I, fl. 1271
Godefroi, 1285-1294
Jean II, fl. 1329
Jean III, 1365-1372
Guillaume II, 1372-1377
Jean IV, 1378-1383
Pierre, 1383-1404
Gilles, 1405-1413
Vincent, 1413-1416
Jean V Barillet, fl. 1430
Guillaume III, 1451-1460
Pierre II de Berardier, 1461-1491
N. de la Houssaye, 1488-1496
Bertrand Dupuis, 1495-1513
Charles du Hautbois, 1499-1510
Jean VI Tully-Lefevre, 1513-1523
Jean VII Landry, 1523-1528
Guillaume IV Maillard, 1528-1540
Christopher de Harville, 1540-1556
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Laon, Bibliothèque Suzanne Martinet
MS 179, fol. 1r (1275)
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Archives départementales des Yvelines
E 2320 (12th-17th c.)
47 H 1 - 47 H 2. (12th-18th c.)
Paris, Archives nationales
Catalogue des actes de Henri II, 1547-10-00-33 (1547)
S//4349, no. 2 (17th c.; "Repartoiere [sic] de tous et chacuns les tiltres et papiers consernant l’abbaye de Nostre-Dame-de-Grandchamp.")
MS 179, fol. 1r (1275)
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Archives départementales des Yvelines
E 2320 (12th-17th c.)
47 H 1 - 47 H 2. (12th-18th c.)
Paris, Archives nationales
Catalogue des actes de Henri II, 1547-10-00-33 (1547)
S//4349, no. 2 (17th c.; "Repartoiere [sic] de tous et chacuns les tiltres et papiers consernant l’abbaye de Nostre-Dame-de-Grandchamp.")
Reference
Bibliography
Backmund, Norbert. “Notre-Dame de Grandchamp.” In Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie écclésiastiques, 21:cols. 1084–86. Paris: Letouzey et Ané, 1986.
Fournée, Jean. L’église abbatiale de Grandchamp et l’église prieurale de Gambaiseuil, Seine-et-Oise. Paris: Centre d’études Istina, 1958.
Gautier, A. “Histoire de l’abbaye royale de Notre Dame de Grandchamp.” Mémoires de la Société archéologique d’Eure-et-Loir 13 (1904): 132–253. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5724409k/f150.item.
Tenaille. “L’abbaye de Grandchamp.” Mémoires et documents publiés par la Société d’histoire et d’archéologie de Rambouillet 30 (1945): 53–61.
———. Petite histoire de l’abbaye royale Notre Dame de Grandchamp, 1948. https://www.grandchamp78.fr/medias/files/abbaye.pdf.
Image Credit
The former abbey church of Grandchamp, 2007. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Grandchamp,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/375.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| Item: Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard | DependentOn | This Item |
| Item: Saint-Jean-de-Houelle | DependentOn | This Item |