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The Hôtel de la Prévoté, located at 12 rue Saint-Georges in Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire), is a former mansion owned by the provosts of Notre-Dame. The current building, built in the early 16th century, incorporates older remains, including a remarkable 12th century Romanesque portal. This mixture of epochs is found in its architectural elements: staircase in medieval screw, vaulted rooms, but also fireplaces and tomette floors added in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A 19th century chapel completes this eclectic ensemble, a witness to the successive transformations of the place.

Interior decors, particularly rich, include medieval ground bays, antique ironwork, as well as French carpentry and ceilings of the Modern Times. The courtyard, garden and fence – with its Romanesque portal – form an integral part of the protection of historical monuments, formalized by decree of 11 October 2004. This ranking covers the entire hotel, stressing its heritage importance both for its architecture and for its history linked to the provost of Notre-Dame.

The site is part of the urban landscape of Puy-en-Velay, a city marked by its religious and medieval heritage. At the time of its construction (early 16th century), the region was a commercial and spiritual crossroads, where the provosts – ecclesiastical officers – played a key administrative and judicial role. The hotel thus reflects both the power of the local Church and the evolution of architectural tastes, from Romanesque defensive structures to Renaissance ornaments. Its present state of conservation makes it possible to appreciate these superimposed historical strata.

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