Champart
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Champart was a tax
in Medieval France
levied by landowners on tenants. Paid as a share of the harvest, the amount due varied between one sixth and one twelfth, and typically one eighth of the cereal crop.
Regional names for champart included arrage, gerbage, parcière, tasque, and terrage.
Beginning in the early modern period
, champart was converted into a cash rent, first in the Île-de-France
region.
Tax
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in Medieval France
France in the Middle Ages
France in the Middle Ages covers an area roughly corresponding to modern day France, from the death of Louis the Pious in 840 to the middle of the 15th century...
levied by landowners on tenants. Paid as a share of the harvest, the amount due varied between one sixth and one twelfth, and typically one eighth of the cereal crop.
Regional names for champart included arrage, gerbage, parcière, tasque, and terrage.
Beginning in the early modern period
Early Modern France
Kingdom of France is the early modern period of French history from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 18th century...
, champart was converted into a cash rent, first in the Île-de-France
Île-de-France (province)
The province of Île-de-France or Isle de France is an historical province of France, and the one at the centre of power during most of French history...
region.