L'exploitation du domaine des Templiers en Roussillon au XIIIᵉ siècle

Abstract

The big "cartulaire" of the Mas Déu and the existence of a "capbreu" written in 1264 allow to study the running of the Templars's possessions in Roussillon during the Xlllth century.
Cereals, grown in the central plain, were mostly produced by lands cultivated by domestics and salaried employees; parcels of land rented to peasants represented a minimal part of the Templars's incomes.
Templars have also, as they did in other countries, encouraged the growth of vineyards; but in this area, this product didn't become a speculative one.
We can, at last, have some informations about the Templar's herd and the way it was runned, thanks to the notarial documents. The Templars seemed to have the habit to sell sheeps and wool to some craftsmen of Perpignan and, by this way, they took part of the development of cloth industry in this town.