Templar Foundation Moyen Âge (date non précisée) (≈ 1125)
Initial creation by the Templars.
XVe-XVIe siècles
Construction period
Construction period XVe-XVIe siècles (≈ 1650)
Building of existing buildings.
1784-1785
Commander of Hannonville
Commander of Hannonville 1784-1785 (≈ 1785)
Joseph Toussaint from Hannonville in Fontenotte.
8 octobre 1991
Registration Historic Monument
Registration Historic Monument 8 octobre 1991 (≈ 1991)
Protection of the chapel and facades.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Chapel; facades and roofs of the house; right staircase and staircase in view between the chapel and the house (Box AN 178, 179, 186): inscription by order of 8 October 1991
Key figures
Joseph Toussaint d’Hannonville - Commander
Pisseur de Fontenotte in 1784-1785.
François-Joseph Toussaint d’Hannonville - Commander and Attorney General
Manager of Salins and Virecourt.
Origin and history
The Commanderie de Salins-les-Bains is a former hospital commissioned by the Templars in the Middle Ages. Located in the present Jura department, it was then transferred to the Hospitallers of the Order of St John of Jerusalem after the dissolution of the Order of the Temple. This site, integrated into the county of Burgundy, illustrates the importance of military-religious orders in the region during this period.
The command office consisted of a set of buildings centered on Salins-les-Bains, including outbuildings in surrounding villages such as Usiers, Vacaz, Saizenay, Amancey and Vuillecin (Doubs). These properties reflected its economic and administrative role, with attached houses managed under its authority. The organizational structure of the command office was complex, integrating religious, military and agricultural functions.
Among the notable commanders, Joseph Toussaint d'Hannonville was mentioned as possessor of the member of Fontenotte in 1784-1785. His brother, François-Joseph Toussaint d'Hannonville, Count of Bloise, served as attorney general and receiver of the common treasure of order at the Grand Priory of Champagne between 1787 and 1788. These characters underline the administrative and financial importance of the commandary in the last decades before the French Revolution.
The chapel, the facades and roofs of the house, as well as the stairs connecting these spaces, were inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 8 October 1991. These protected elements testify to the architecture characteristic of medieval commanderies, mixing religious and residential functions. The current address, 5 Rue du Temple in Salins-les-Bains, allows to locate this heritage still visible today.
