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Villegoudou School Group à Castres dans le Tarn

Villegoudou School Group

    30 Boulevard Docteurs Aribat
    81100 Castres
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Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1920 (années)
Municipal project
25 juin 1929
Initial plan
fin 1932
Start of work
28 avril 1935
Inauguration
2016
20th Heritage Label
8 octobre 2022
Registration MH
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Heritage classified

The Villegoudou school group, in full, as delimited in red on the plan annexed to the decree (including the preaux, courtyards, ramps and fences and excluding contemporary additions), located 30 boulevard Doctors Aribat, on Parcel No 275 and on volume 2 of the base of plots No 274 and 276 in the cadastre section AC: inscription by order of 4 October 2022

Key figures

Henri Sizaire - Mayor of Castres Sponsor of the project under socialist mandate.
Georges Benne - Municipal architect Designer of the Art Deco school group.
Ferdinand Cerutti - Entrepreneur general Head of the big work (Montauban).
Aimé Pezet - Ironworks Author of grids and lanterns.
Jean Labor - Decor-sculptor Director of staff sets.

Origin and history

The Villegoudou school group, located in Castres on the left bank of the Agout, was built in the 1930s in an Art Deco style. It brings together a kindergarten and primary school, and was labeled Heritage of the 20th century in 2016. Its architecture reflects modern principles of brightness and space, characteristic of the school buildings of this time.

In the 1920s, the socialist municipality of Henri Sizaire entrusted the architect Georges Benne with the construction of this school group to replace two unhealthy schools on the boulevard Carnot. The project, launched in 1932, includes a kindergarten for 300 children, a girls' school for 320 students, and eight teaching staff units. The works involve local artisans and regional companies, such as the Cerutti de Montauban constructions or the Aimé Pezet de Castres ironworks.

The project, which began at the end of 1932, ended with the inauguration of the school group on April 28, 1935. The architect Georges Benne opts for a Dizy brick, imported from northern France, and designs a symmetrical and monumental ensemble. The interior sets in staff are made by Jean Labor, while the metal elements come from the Tarn workshops in Lavaur. In 2022, the site was listed as a historical monument, including the original meadows, courtyards and fences.

This school group is part of a national context for the modernization of educational infrastructures, aimed at providing healthy and child-friendly spaces. Its location, at the heart of Castres' industrial districts, also reflects a desire to bring the school closer to the working areas, in a period marked by the rise of social and educational policies carried by progressive municipalities.

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