Initial construction XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
Grange of Clairvaux Abbey
25 février 1993
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 25 février 1993 (≈ 1993)
Registration by ministerial decree
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Grange (Case D 817): entry by order of 25 February 1993
Key figures
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Sources do not mention any historical actors
Origin and history
The Breuil Farm is a 16th-century building located in the commune of Unienville, in the Aube department, in the Grand Est region. Originally, it served as a barn at Clairvaux Abbey, one of the most influential Cistercian abbeys in France. Its architecture thus reflects the economic and agricultural role of the monastic establishments of the time, linked to land exploitation and resource management.
Classified as historical monuments by order of 25 February 1993, the farm illustrates the Cistercian heritage in the region. Monastic barns such as the Breuil barn were essential production and storage centres for abbeys, often located at a distance from the convent buildings. Their preservation offers a material testimony of agricultural practices and medieval spatial organization.
Today, the Breuil farm remains a remarkable example of 16th century rural architecture, associated with the Cistercian order. Although the sources do not specify its current use (visits, accommodation, etc.), its inscription in the heritage underscores its historical and cultural importance for the territory of the Aube and Champagne-Ardenne.
