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Ancienne commanderie

Lacommande, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
L'ancienne commanderie (cad. A 121) : classement par arrêté du 12 mars 1962
Protection dates
1962/03/12 : classé MH
Type
commanderie, hôpital
Main period of construction
1ère moitié 12e siècle
Ownership
propriété du département
Commune
Lacommande
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
43.27699, -0.50884
Mérimée reference
PA00084419

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

3 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1779 map "108 Pau, Bearn." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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L’ancienne commanderie a été fondée par Gaston IV de Béarn, dit le Croisé, sous le nom d’Espitau deu Faget d’Aubertii (Hôpital de la hêtraie d’Aubertin). Le premier document connu est la Charte Albertine de 1128, commentée par Marca. La première mention d’un commandeur, et donc d’une commanderie, apparaît dans un document de 1208 provenant du cartulaire de Sainte-Christine-du-Somport. L'hôpital-commanderie, étape des pélerins de Compostelle vers le col du Somport, était géré par les chanoines réguliers de Saint-Augustin.L’établissement a été perturbé pendant la Réforme, mais il est redevenu prospère lors de l’arrivée des Barnabites, vers 1642, jusqu’à la Révolution (1610 est la date à laquelle le Pape et le roi octroyèrent aux Barnabites l’ensemble des possessions de Ste-Christine, côté français. Cependant, ils n’arrivèrent à Lacommande que vers 1642). Le cloître fut détruit lors de la Réforme, mais, à la Révolution, rien ne fut détruit : l’église devint propriété de la commune, l’ancien cimetière fut maintenu, tandis que l’hôpital était acheté par un particulier (Peyré dit Bergerou) qui le transforma en grange et chai.

English translation

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The former commandery was founded by Gaston IV of Béarn, called the Crusader, under the name Espitau deu Faget dAubertii (Hospital of the beech grove of Aubertin). The first known document is the Albertine Charter of 1128, commented upon by Marca. The first mention of a commander, and therefore of a commandery, appears in a document of 1208 from the cartulary of Sainte-Christine-du-Somport. The hospital-commandery, a stage for pilgrims to Compostelle towards the Somport pass, was managed by the regular canons of Saint-Augustin. The establishment was disturbed during the Reformation, but it became prosperous again with the arrival of the Barnabites, around 1642, until the Revolution (1610 is the date on which the Pope and the king granted to the Barnabites all the possessions of Ste-Christine, on the French side. However, they did not arrive at Lacommande until around 1642). The cloister was destroyed during the Reformation, but, at the Revolution, nothing was destroyed: the church became property of the commune, the old cemetery was maintained, while the hospital was purchased by a private individual (Peyré called Bergerou) who transformed it into a barn and storeroom.

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Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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