Balloy

Title

Balloy

Also Known As

Balaoir, Balaorium, Balatorium, Baloers, Baloy, Saint-Eracle, Valaorium

Dates

Founded by 1205

Dedication

Eraclus

Affiliation

Sens

Medieval Diocese

Sens

Circary

France

History

The church of Saint-Héracle at Balloy was given to the Premonstratensians of Sens by the archbishop Pierre de Corbeil in 1205. The current church on the site is a 19th/early 20th century one.

Status

Priory

Archival Sources

Dammarie-lès-Lys, Archives départementales de Seine-et-Marne

G 374

Image Credit

Postcard of Balloy, ca. 1900.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

France

Citation

“Balloy,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/431.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Sens