Construction of normal school 4e quart du XIXe siècle (≈ 1987)
Construction period of the building in Carcassonne.
10 décembre 2021
Registration as Historic Monument
Registration as Historic Monument 10 décembre 2021 (≈ 2021)
Protection of facades, courtyard and exterior elements.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The former normal school of teachers, i.e. the facades and roofs of the building, the floor of the court of honor, the monument to the dead, the fences and walls of fence on the avenue Doctor-Henri-Gout, as delimited in red on the plan annexed to the decree, located 156 avenue of the Doctor-Henri-Gout, on the section BL parcel 814: inscription by order of 10 December 2021
Origin and history
The former normal school of teachers of Carcassonne, located at 156 avenue du Docteur-Henri-Gout, was built in the 4th quarter of the 19th century. This building, representative of the school architecture of the time, was dedicated to teacher training. Its inscription as a Historic Monument in 2021 protects its facades, roofs, the court of honour, as well as the monument to the dead and adjoining fences. These elements, delimited on a plan annexed to the Order, testify to its local heritage importance.
The location of the school in the department of Aude (Occitanian region) reflects the educational effort of the Third Republic, a period marked by the secularization and expansion of normal schools. These institutions played a key role in the training of teachers, vectors of republican values in the territories. In Carcassonne, a city with a marked medieval past, this monument also illustrates the urban and social modernization of the 19th century ending, between historical heritage and national educational projects.
The legal protections of 2021 highlight the heritage value of the ensemble, including exterior spaces such as the courtyard and gates. These provisions aim to preserve a symbolic place in French educational history, while integrating commemorative elements (monument to the dead). The exact address, confirmed by the Mérimée and INSEE bases, anchored the site in the Carcassonian urban landscape, between collective memory and functional architecture.
