Divielle
Title
Divielle
Also Known As
Dei villa, Deivilla, Diubela, Diubele, Diubiella, Diubielle, Diubiole, Duvielle, Ville Dieu, Villedieu
Dates
Founded aft. 1200; dissolved 1790
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Divielle was founded ca. 1200 on land given to the Premonstratensian abbey of Case-Dieu by Navarre d'Acqs, bishop of Conserans. It was closely linked to the vicecomital family of Tartas.
Divielle was became a commendatory abbey in 1513, and was burned down in 1569. It was rebuilt, and then suppressed in 1790. The monastic complex was home to a Cistercian community, 1869-1930. The church was destroyed in 1953.
Divielle was became a commendatory abbey in 1513, and was burned down in 1569. It was rebuilt, and then suppressed in 1790. The monastic complex was home to a Cistercian community, 1869-1930. The church was destroyed in 1953.
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Bordeaux, Archives départementales de la Gironde
90 J 57/35 (1910/11)
Mont-de-Marsan, Archives départementales des Landes
H 147
H 148
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1754 (992, vol. 7), p. 1-2
90 J 57/35 (1910/11)
Mont-de-Marsan, Archives départementales des Landes
H 147
H 148
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1754 (992, vol. 7), p. 1-2
Reference
Bibliography
Abbadie, François. “Incendie du monastère de Divielle, d’après un document inédit.” Bulletin de la Société de Borda 2 (1877): 211–20. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k34168f/f36.item.
Degert, Antoine. “Addition à la Gallia christiana. Abbés de Divielle.” Revue de Gascogne, New Series, 15 (1920): 185. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5742662k/f190.item.
———. “L’abbaye de Divielle.” Revue de Gascogne, New Series, 19 (1924): 23–30, 115–26, 158–68. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k57421475/f26.item.
Dubarat, Victor. “La charte de Divielle.” Études historiques et religieuses du diocèse de Bayonne, 1898, 241–55. https://books.google.com/books?id=hUEtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA241.
Lalanne, Jean-Michel. “Les Prémontrés en Chalosse.” Bulletin de la Société de Borda 439 (1995): 357–68.
Lassere, G. “Le monastère de Notre-Dame de Divielle.” Nos Cahiers: Grand Séminaire de Poyanne, 1912.
———. “Le monastère de Notre-Dame de Divielle.” Nos Cahiers: Grand Séminaire de Poyanne, 1913.
Image Credit
Postcard showing the abbey of Divielle, ca. 1930. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Divielle,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/408.