Bastide Foundation 1256 (≈ 1256)
Created by Alphonse de Poitiers on the edge of the Aveyron.
fin XIIIe–début XIVe siècle
Initial medieval construction
Initial medieval construction fin XIIIe–début XIVe siècle (≈ 1425)
Generated windows and shop arcade dated.
1497
Fire of the place
Fire of the place 1497 (≈ 1497)
Destruction of existing medieval houses.
XVIe siècle
Post-fire reconstruction
Post-fire reconstruction XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
House rebuilt on the primitive plane.
1932
First protection
First protection 1932 (≈ 1932)
Partial registration for Historical Monuments.
1996
Final classification
Final classification 1996 (≈ 1996)
Covered gallery, facade and roof classified.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
House: registration by order of 4 October 1932 - Covered gallery, façade and roof: classification by decree of 31 October 1996
Key figures
Alphonse de Poitiers - Founder of the bastide
Created Villefranche-de-Rouergue in 1256.
Origin and history
The Trebosc House, located in Place Notre-Dame in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, is an ancient medieval residence whose initial organization could date back to the late 13th or early 14th century. The cadastral plan of 1823 reveals a very fragmented block, suggesting that it once belonged to a large yard house, typical of the wealthy houses of the bastide. The geminied windows on the west facade attest to at least one floor in the medieval era, while a shop arcade and a wall closet covered with a broken arch could date from the same period. The alley originally serving Notre-Dame Square, now extinct, was probably bordered by this façade.
Villefranche-de-Rouergue, founded in 1256 by Alphonse de Poitiers as a bastide, became a prosperous shopping centre, seat of an archpried from 1302 and endowed with the right to strike royal currency in 1463. The city, organized according to an orthogonal plan with a central square, was gradually bordered by arcades. A fire in 1497 destroyed most medieval houses, causing their reconstruction in the 16th century on the original route. The Trebosc house, rebuilt after this fire, retains medieval elements (geminated windows, arcade) but its current facade on the square could date back to the 19th century. Subsequent developments, such as the door closing the venom, date back to the 16th-17th centuries.
Partially classified as Historical Monuments (covered gallery, facade and roof in 1996), the house illustrates the architectural evolution of a Bastide du Rouergue, marked by its merchant past and successive reconstructions. Its location on Place Notre-Dame, the historic heart of the city, underlines its importance in the medieval and modern urban fabric. Subsequent transformations, including the modern arches of the cover, reflect adaptations to the needs of later eras.
