Occupation by the Daughters of the Cross Après 1789 (≈ 1789)
Transformation into female education.
Vers 1840
Arrival of the nuns of Saint Vincent de Paul
Arrival of the nuns of Saint Vincent de Paul Vers 1840 (≈ 1840)
Start work to make it a hospice.
XVIIIe siècle
Construction of the attic of the Roy
Construction of the attic of the Roy XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1850)
Building designed for the storage of cereals.
7 août 1974
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 7 août 1974 (≈ 1974)
Protection of exterior façades and galleries.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facades and roofs, including exterior galleries (see E 1637): inscription by order of 7 August 1974
Key figures
Filles de la Croix - Educational religious community
Occupy the place after the Revolution.
Religieuses de Saint-Vincent-de-Paul - Charitable and educational community
Turn the building into a hospice around 1840.
Origin and history
The old hospital of Villemur-sur-Tarn, originally designed as attic of the Roy in the 18th century, was a place of storage of cereals. The carts poured their cargo into the central courtyard, where the bags of grain, stored under the arcades, were transported to the floors by a large staircase. The architecture, marked by brick facades and crib windows, reflects its first use of royal attic.
After the French Revolution, the building changed its vocation: it was occupied by the Daughters of the Cross community, dedicated to the primary education of girls. Around 1840, the nuns of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul took over. Work was undertaken to transform into a hospice, including a compartmentalization of spaces, the creation of alveoli under the arcades, and the addition of new buildings. The courtyard, structured around two floors of wooden galleries with balustrades, became the heart of this new organization.
The building, whose facades and roofs (including exterior galleries) have been protected since 1974, illustrates the evolution of public use: from agricultural storage to social and educational reception. Owned by the municipality, it bears witness to the adaptation of the heritage throughout the centuries, combining economic utility and charitable vocation.
