Commanderie de Saint-Maurice, Templar commandry in Régusse, France

Commanderie de Saint-Maurice is a group of stone buildings near the lower Verdon gorges, with white plastered walls and weathered terracotta roofs. The central building has a rounded apse with a conical tiled roof; a two-storey house with a hipped roof and shuttered window stands to its left, and further white buildings continue to the right behind a low stone wall. The complex includes a sheepfold, a dwelling, an annex and a chapel dedicated to Saint Maurice, built in dressed stone.

The commandery was established around 1160 on the lands of Saint-Maurin and first mentioned in October 1164, when Lord Hugues de Montmeyan joined the Templar Order and donated the land of Camp Long with grazing rights. In 1308 the Templars were arrested, and by 1312 the property passed to the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem. Decline followed the wars of the late 14th century, and the house was later merged with other commanderies.

The chapel is dedicated to Saint Maurice, and an eglise is mentioned as early as 1170. The commandery also held the relics of Saint Marcel, bishop of Die, for almost two centuries until their transfer to Barjols in 1350. The churches under its jurisdiction, such as Sainte-Thecle de La Roquette and Notre-Dame de Coutelas, collected ecclesiastical taxes.

The site preserves multiple structures that show how daily operations were organized across separate buildings. Allow time to walk through the different areas and understand the layout of the entire complex.

The commandery once housed relics of Saint Marcel that arrived in the late 1100s, making it a pilgrimage destination. These sacred remains were moved away in the 1300s, changing the site's religious importance.