Domaine congéable was a type of contract between a landowner and the person exploiting it agriculturally, very common in
Lower Brittany
Lower Brittany (; ) denotes the parts of Brittany west of Ploërmel, where the Breton language has been traditionally spoken, and where the culture associated with this language is most prolific. The name is in distinction to Upper Brittany, th ...
, above all in
Cornouaille
Cornouaille (; , ) is a historical region on the west coast of Brittany in West France. The name is cognate with Cornwall in neighbouring Great Britain. This can be explained by the settlement of Cornouaille by migrant princes from Cornwall ...
and
Trégor
Trégor (; , ), officially the Land of Trégor (; , ) is one of the nine traditional provinces of Brittany, in its northwestern area. It comprises the western part of the Côtes-d'Armor and a small part of the northeast of Finistère, as far ...
. The landowner might be the following:
*''bailleur'' (
landlord
A landlord is the owner of property such as a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate that is rented or leased to an individual or business, known as a tenant (also called a ''lessee'' or ''renter''). The term landlord appli ...
), qualified as owner of lands or woodland made up of noble trees (such as
beech
Beech (genus ''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to subtropical (accessory forest element) and temperate (as dominant element of Mesophyte, mesophytic forests) Eurasia and North America. There are 14 accepted ...
)
*''fermier'' (farmer), known as the ''domainier'' or ''colon'', was the owner of buildings, ditches and embankments, as well as woodland made up of non-noble trees.
A ''bail'' or
rental agreement
A rental agreement is a contract of rental, usually written, between the owner of a property and a renter who desires to have temporary possession of the property; it is distinguished from a lease, which is more typically for a fixed term. As a ...
was signed, to last nine years, on payment of a commission. The ''domainier'' (tenant) paid the ''foncier'' (owner) a fixed rent or ''convenancière'' each year at
Michaelmas
Michaelmas ( ; also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is a Christian festival observed in many Western Christian liturgical calendars on 29 Se ...
.
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Real property law
Economic history of the Ancien Régime