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Origin and history

The abbey of Santiago de Joucou, documented since the eighth century, was a Benedictine monastery located near Rebenty, in the present commune of Joucou (Occitanie). Founded in the eighth century, it was mentioned in 873 during the consecration of the church of Notre-Dame de Formiguères by Sigebode, Archbishop of Narbonne. This church, built by Counts Miron the Old and Guifré the Velu, was given to the abbey and to his Abbé Gulfaric.

The abbey had many outbuildings, including the Priory of Notre-Dame de Formiguères (until the 11th century), as well as parishes in Capcir and the Rebenty Valley (Marsa, Gebets, Niort, etc.). She followed the Benedictine rule until 1317, when Pope John XXII took her to the bishopric of Alet. In 1459 she was united with the collegiate church of Saint-Paul de Fenouillet.

Today, only the remains of the abbey church remain. The monastic house was located between this church and the Rebenty River. The abbey counted 21 abbots documented since 873, reflecting its historical importance in the region.

The abbey's heritage was gradually reduced, with some of its possessions falling under the jurisdiction of the archbishopric of Narbonne, such as the collegiate church of St Peter of Niort in 1228. These transformations illustrate medieval ecclesiastical recompositions in Languedoc.

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