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Hotel de Magny or Cabanès de Puimisson à Montpellier dans l'Hérault

Hérault

Hotel de Magny or Cabanès de Puimisson

    6 Rue Embouque d'Or
    34000 Montpellier
Hôtel de Magny ou Cabanès de Puimisson
Hôtel de Magny ou Cabanès de Puimisson
Crédit photo : Albertvillanovadelmoral - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
4e quart XIVe siècle
Medieval origins
vers 1650-1670
Recast by Magny's
après 1770
Decors of the Cabanès de Puimisson
7 septembre 1995
Partial registration
24 mars 1997
Classification of decors
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Set of facades and roofs on Collot Street, on the inner courtyard (including the ground floor under glass) and on the rear courtyard (with the exception of the return building on Embouque-d'Or Street); the porch, vaulted rooms (including the basement part) and the whole of the large staircase and upper vestibule (including all the ironworks of the courtyard façades and stairway) (HN 57): inscription by order of 7 September 1995 - The three rooms on the first floor with their decoration (the two lounges with gypsum decoration, including the boudoir, and the south room on Collot Street decorated with a painted ceiling) (Box HN 57): by order of 24 March 1997

Key figures

Famille de Magny - Owner in the 17th century Responsible for the Baroque recast.
Cabanès de Puimisson - Owner in the 18th century Add gypsumseries and decorations.

Origin and history

The Hotel de Magny, located 3 rue Collot in Montpellier, finds its origins in a collection of medieval buildings dating from the 4th quarter of the 14th century. These gothic structures were profoundly altered in the mid-17th century by Magny's family, which gave them their present appearance. The composition around a central courtyard, the ironworks and the facade on the street (dated 1650-1670) and a painted ceiling of the first half of the 17th century testify to this recast. The elevations on the courtyard and the stairwell were resumed later, probably in the 18th century.

In the 18th century, the building changed several times from owners, including the Cabanès de Puimisson family, which brought a rich interior decor around 1770. The gypsies adorning the rooms on the 1st floor, now classified, date from this period. The monument was partially inscribed in the Historical Monuments in 1995 (façades, roofs, staircases, vaulted rooms) and then classified in 1997 for its three decorated rooms, including a boudoir and a gypserie salon.

The building thus illustrates Montpellier's architectural evolution, moving from a medieval structure to an aristocratic residence of the 17th and 18th centuries, marked by luxurious interior decorations. The successive protections highlight its heritage value, blending Gothic heritage and classic embellishments. The protected elements also include stairway and vestibule ironworks, characteristic of the Louis XIII-Louis XIV style.

The exact location, 3 Collot Street, corresponds to the address referenced in the Merimée database under Insee 34172 (Hérault). Although the cartographic accuracy is considered satisfactory a priori (note 6/10), the hotel remains a major testimony of Montpellieran urban planning, between the Middle Ages and the modern era.

External links

Page Monumentum