Foundation of the convent 1613 (≈ 1613)
Created by Charlotte de Beaufort-Canillac for her sick daughter.
1791
Partial sale and dismantling
Partial sale and dismantling 1791 (≈ 1791)
Cloister and slabs sold separately after the Revolution.
20 août 1974
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 20 août 1974 (≈ 1974)
Protection of the façade and remaining galleries.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Later facade with galleries of the cloister, of the remaining wing (Box B 1034): inscription by decree of 20 August 1974
Key figures
Charlotte de Beaufort-Canillac - Countess of Montfan
Founder of the convent in 1613.
Origin and history
The former convent of the Recollets of Saint-Amant-Tallende was founded in 1613 at the initiative of Charlotte de Beaufort-Canillac, Countess of Montfan, whose daughter suffered from illness. This convent replaced a small convent of the Fathers of the Holy Spirit, and became a major religious place until the French Revolution. Its architecture, marked by a two-storey west façade and a vaulted gallery of low ridges, reflected the monastic norms of the era.
In 1791, after the Revolution, the convent was sold to a private buyer who dismantled a large part of the structure, leaving only a wing housing the old capitular room, now transformed into a living room. The three sides of the cloister and the slabs were scattered, leaving only the main facade and a gallery as evidence of its past. These remains, including the posterior façade with its galleries, were protected by an inscription to the Historical Monuments in 1974.
The site, located at 18 Rue des Recollets, maintains an approximate location, with a map accuracy considered poor (note 5/10). Although partially destroyed, there remains a significant example of 17th century religious architecture in Auvergne, marked by its turbulent history and its transformation into a private space.
