North extension 1802 (an X) (≈ 10)
Ecuries and rooms added.
1738
Date engraved on the lintel
Date engraved on the lintel 1738 (≈ 1738)
Construction of Marot House.
1725-1778
Construction by Lacombe de Laroussilhes
Construction by Lacombe de Laroussilhes 1725-1778 (≈ 1752)
Logis, house Marot and barn- barn built.
avant 1826
Construction of supplies
Construction of supplies avant 1826 (≈ 1826)
Present on the Napoleonic cadastre.
milieu du XIXe siècle
Room layout
Room layout milieu du XIXe siècle (≈ 1950)
Wooden gallery condemned.
fin du XIXe siècle
Pull under the bowl
Pull under the bowl fin du XIXe siècle (≈ 1995)
Space for chickens.
2016
Departure of the Marot brothers
Departure of the Marot brothers 2016 (≈ 2016)
House entrusted to an association.
20 mars 2023
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 20 mars 2023 (≈ 2023)
Registration by ministerial decree.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The farm known as Maison Marot, in its entirety – as delimited in red on the plan annexed to the decree – place called Pratoucy, located on Parcel 182, section B: inscription by order of 20 March 2023
Key figures
Famille Lacombe de Laroussilhes - Suspected sponsors
Had built house and barn between 1725-1778.
Frères Marot - Latest inhabitants
Leave the house in 2016.
Association Visages du Ségala - Current Manager
Restoration and visits since 2016.
Origin and history
The House Marot, named after its last owners, is a farm located in the hamlet of Pratoucy, in the commune of Senaillac-Latronquière, in the northeast of the Lot. Built in limestone rubble with granite frames, it adopts a rectangular structure with successive extensions. The entrance door, protected by a bowl, bears the date of 1738 engraved on its lintel. Inside, a large living room includes a cantou, a stencil without sink, and clever amenities such as a savings cache or a cradle space built into the wall. The floor, on the floor of irregular blades, and the hanging shelves for salt and cheese testify to a rural life organised around self-sufficiency.
The house is part of a complex built by the Lacombe de Laroussilhes family between 1725 and 1778, including a house (1725), the Marot house (1738), and a barn- barn (1778). A common well connects these buildings. In 1802 (year X), a north extension added stables and two chambers, while a supply, present before 1826, was used for baking bread and drying fruit through a hole-drilled secadou. The original frame, initially in thatch, is replaced by a roof in canal tiles with skylights. In the mid-19th century, an additional room condemned a wooden gallery, and a henhouse was built under the bolet at the end of the 19th century. Abandoned in 2016 by the Marot brothers, the house is now preserved by the Visages du Ségala association, which ensures its restoration and opening to the public.
The interior fittings reflect practical ingenuity: the henhouse under the bowl, accessible by a wooden footbridge for the hens, or the plancadou (dryer) under the roof. The fireplace of the large room, dated 1738, also heated the secadou above the supply. These details illustrate an architecture adapted to the agricultural and domestic needs of the Ségala, a polyculture and livestock area. Marot House, classified as a Historic Monument in 2023, is an intact testimony of rural life in Lotoise in the 18th and 19th centuries.
