Timeline

Heritage classified

Key figures

Origin and history

The hotel of Nubieu, located in Saint-Flour in the Cantal, is a private hotel built during the second half of the 15th century. He belonged to Nubian's family, whose name he bears. Its architecture combines medieval and Renaissance elements, including a sectioned tower with a spiral staircase, typical of this transition period.

The entrance to the monument is through a covered passage leading to an inner courtyard. The front door, on the ground floor, features a cladding lintel decorated with a cartridge, while its footers are carved of complex mouldings, including cellars and toruses. Pilasters support hooked pinacles decorated with cabbage leaves, and a larval moulding forms a brace above the lintel, surmounted by a three-pointed flower.

The tower, which rises on three levels above the ground floor, is pierced by two windows per floor. A moulded cord runs at each level, highlighting the openings. The facades and roofs of this stairway tower were listed as historic monuments by order of 13 December 1982, thus recognizing their heritage value.

This monument illustrates the architectural evolution between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Auvergne. Its spiral staircase, a central element, reflects the influence of the new construction techniques of the time, while maintaining late Gothic decorations. Nubian's family, the owner of the premises, embodied the local aristocracy of that period.

Today, the former hotel of Nubieu remains a remarkable testimony of the civil heritage of Saint-Flour. Although partially protected, it offers an overview of the urban residences of the Auvergnate elites at the end of the 15th century, mixing defensive functionality and Renaissance aesthetics.

External links