Champart was a tax in Medieval France levied by landowners on tenants. France in the Middle Ages covers an area roughly corresponding to modern day France, from the death of Charlemagne in 814 to the middle of the 15th 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. Early Modern France is the Early modern period of French history from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 18th century (or from the French Renaissance Île-de-France is one of the ancient Provinces of France, and the one that has been the centre of power during most of French history.
References
- Fossier, Robert, "Cens" in Gauvard, C. , de Libera, A. & Zink, M. (eds), Dictionnaire du Moyen Âge. Paris: PUF/Quadrige, 2nd edn, 2004. ISBN 2-13-054339-1