Initial construction XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
Manor with built-up polygonal staircase tower.
XVIIIe et XIXe siècles
Major changes
Major changes XVIIIe et XIXe siècles (≈ 1865)
Logis and dependencies transformed, park created.
27 février 2006
Registration Historic Monument
Registration Historic Monument 27 février 2006 (≈ 2006)
Total protection of the estate and gardens.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The house, the outbuildings, the two gardens, the park, the fenced walls and the old bay constituting the estate, in total (cf. D 96: housing, dependencies; 94, 95, 97: gardens and fence walls; 93, 98 : park; 92 : bief): registration by order of 27 February 2006
Origin and history
The Meyracq estate, located in Pontacq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, is a manor house dating back to the 16th century. The initial structure, marked by a polygonal staircase tower, was profoundly transformed during the 18th and 19th centuries. These changes have shaped the current aspect of the home, while preserving some original architectural elements.
The estate revolves around a square courtyard, framed by the mansion and its outbuildings. In the east, a bib (derived channel) delimits a space where a walled vegetable garden and a landscaped park, built around the mid-19th century, spread out. To the north, a closed garden, probably the old vegetable garden, extends the house. These developments reflect the evolution of aesthetic uses and tastes throughout the centuries.
The Meyracq estate was listed in the Inventory of Historical Monuments by order of 27 February 2006. This protection covers the entire site, including the house, outbuildings, the two gardens, the park, the fence walls and the old bay. The official address, 31 chemin de Meyracq, confirms its anchoring in the territory of Pontacq, in the former Aquitaine region (now New Aquitaine).
Available sources, including the Merimée and Monumentum base, highlight the heritage value of the estate, both for its architecture and its spatial organization. The location, noted as "a priori satisfactory" (level 7/10), allows to accurately identify the site, although some geographical data may be approximate.
No information is provided on opening to the public, renting rooms or services such as guest rooms. The data focus on historical and architectural aspects, not to mention events, owners or characters related to the domain.
The estate thus illustrates the evolution of seigneurial and then bourgeois residences in Béarn, moving from a defensive or agricultural function to a more residential and landscaped role, typical of the transformations observed between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries in this region.
