Construction contract 30 juillet 1586 (≈ 1586)
Marie de Capdewho orders two bridges to Jean Tastet.
4e quart XVIe siècle
Construction period
Construction period 4e quart XVIe siècle (≈ 1687)
Building the bridge near the priory.
30 décembre 1994
MH classification
MH classification 30 décembre 1994 (≈ 1994)
Registration for historical monuments.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Pont (Case ZA 105): registration by order of 30 December 1994
Key figures
Marie de Capdequi (ou Marie de Monluc) - Priory of the Paravis
Sponsor of the bridge in 1586.
Jean Tastet - Manufacturer
Signed the contract of 1586.
Antoine Fray - Prosecutor of the Priory
Intermediate for the payment of the works.
Origin and history
The bridge of the Paravis is a stone work built in the 4th quarter of the 16th century near the priory of the Paravis, dependent on the Order of Fontevraud, in Feugarolles (Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine). He crossed a tributary of the Auvignon and was distinguished by his arch in the middle of the village, composed of regular harpsichords and a masonry block. Its apron, without bodyguards, reflects a sober and functional architecture.
According to a notarial act dated 30 July 1586, the prioress Marie de Capdequi (or Marie de Monluc according to the sources) entered into a contract with the mason Jean Tastet for the construction of two bridges on the domain of the priory. One of them, located near the grid and washer, probably corresponds to the current bridge. The cost of the works, fixed at 35 mECU of ground gold, was to be paid upon completion. This book illustrates the development of the fontevrist estate at the end of the 16th century.
The bridge was listed as a historic monument on December 30, 1994, recognizing its heritage value. Historical sources, including the work of J.-R. Marboutin (1924), confirm its link with the economic and religious activity of the priory. Today, it remains as a witness to the rural and monastic architecture of the Renaissance in Aquitaine.
