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The 15th-century house in Brommat is an old Prioral house located near the church, west of the village. Dating from the late 15th century, this rectangular house rises on five levels, including a basement, with sandstone and limestone bellow elevations, and granite angle chains. Its slate roof and ground-chambranled windows (mid-crossed on the 1st floor, crossed on the 2nd floor) reflect a coherent architecture, restored between 2004 and 2012. The partially reconstructed stairway tower has an entrance door decorated with a broken arch and unidentified coat of arms.

The building belonged to a Benedictine priory given to the Abbey of Conques between 1065 and 1090 by Aimoin and his sons, according to the Topographical Directory of Abbeys and Priories of Cottineau. The Prioral house, built at the end of the 15th century, underwent major modifications in the 17th century, especially at the level of the soils. Acquised by the municipality around 2000, the house has been recently restored to the facades and the tower, without touching its preserved interior, where there are still armored chimneys, latrines in protruding and a kitchen with stone sink.

Classified as a Historical Monument by order of 5 March 1928, this house illustrates the religious and architectural history of Aveyron. Its functional plan (latrines per floor, individually heated rooms) and its defensive details (carter door in basket handle) evoke an active prioral life, between agricultural management and seigneurial representation. The unidentified coat of arms, repeated on the door and a chimney, suggest links with a noble family or a local religious order.

The last restoration campaign (2004–2012) aimed to restore a visual unit to the building, rebuilding the upper level of the tower and harmonizing openings. In spite of these works, the interior preserves traces of medieval and modern uses, such as the dusty windows or the distinct atmospheres of the floors (east/west). The house, today communal property, remains a rare testimony of the religious civil architecture of the late Middle Ages in Rouergue.

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