The first references to the existence of a Templar house in Acquebouille are found in documents by Manasses de Garlande⁽¹⁾, Bishop of Orléans, dated 1171.

These documents mention that Geoffroy Foucher, Master of France, granted Lord Carduc⁽²⁾, clerk to the king and archdeacon of Sainte-Croix, the right to enjoy for the rest of his life the house of the Temple of Acquebouille and the lands belonging to it, in exchange for an annual rent of 30 sous parisis to be paid to the Order.

These documents also mention that the Order would regain possession of the entire estate upon the death of the said lord and that it could benefit from all the improvements that had been made to it.