Interior decor 1670 (≈ 1670)
Probable date of carved gypseries and ceilings.
1er quart XVIIe siècle
Initial construction
Initial construction 1er quart XVIIe siècle (≈ 1725)
Start of the hotel building campaigns.
25 mars 1994
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 25 mars 1994 (≈ 1994)
Registration by ministerial decree.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Hotel (cad. A 624): registration by order of 25 March 1994
Key figures
Information non disponible - Historical sponsors or owners
Not mentioned in available sources.
Origin and history
The Hotel de Laures, located in Gignac, Herault, is a historic monument built in the first quarter of the seventeenth century. This building illustrates the civil architecture of the period, with notable interior decorative elements, including gypseries (sculpted plaster decorations). Its ceiling, adorned with a mythological scene depicting the abduction of Ganymede by Zeus, bears witness to a refined artistic know-how and a marked classical influence.
The construction of the hotel seems to have taken place in several countrysides throughout the seventeenth century. The gypsies, characteristic of the aristocratic interiors of the period, could date more precisely from 1670. These decorative elements, combined with the architectural structure, suggest a desire for prestige and social distinction on the part of sponsors, although these are not explicitly mentioned in the available sources.
Filed by order of 25 March 1994, the Hotel de Laures is today the property of the municipality of Gignac. His official address, according to the Mérimée base, is the 44 Grand'Rue or the 3 place of General Claparède. The approximate GPS location is located at 10 Square de la Fontaine. Although the practical information on current visits or uses (room rental, guest rooms) is not specified, its status as a protected monument makes it a major heritage element of the Occitanie region.
