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The house of the Templars of Coulmier-le-Sec is a Catholic monacal building, initially a Templar Commandery, then a hospital. Located in the centre of the village of Coulmier-le-Sec in Côte-d'Or, it bears witness to a medieval religious presence marked by two major orders: the Templars and the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem. The building, built in the 13th century, underwent renovations in the 16th century, reflecting two distinct architectural periods.

The only historical mention of the Templars in Coulmier-le-Sec concerns a mill, for which they owed a cens to the local lord in 1289 and which they restored in 1300. After the dissolution of the Order of the Temple, the Commanderie passed to the Hospitallers, whose archives are now kept in the departmental archives of the Gold Coast. These documents provide an overview of the management and evolution of the site under their authority.

The street façade and the part of the building behind it were classified as historical monuments by order of 2 October 1945. Although the building is a private property, its architecture features notable elements, such as a staircase and a loggia on the back façade. These features illustrate the successive adaptations of the building over the centuries, while maintaining traces of its medieval origin.

The location of the Templar house in the heart of the village suggests its historical and social importance in the local community. In medieval times, the command offices often served as administrative, religious and economic centres, playing a key role in the territorial organization and daily life of the inhabitants. Their presence also reflected the networks of power and influence of military and religious orders in Burgundy.

Today, the house of the Templars of Coulmier-le-Sec remains an architectural and historical testimony of the presence of religious orders in the region. Its classification as a historical monument underlines its heritage value, while recalling the links between the medieval past of Burgundy and the Templar and Hospital heritages.

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