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 Hotel Grangier de Cordès in Riom dans le Puy-de-Dôme

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Puy-de-Dôme

Hotel Grangier de Cordès in Riom

    20 Rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville
    63200 Riom
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Hôtel Grangier de Cordès à Riom
Hôtel Grangier de Cordès à Riom
Crédit photo : MOSSOT - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1750–1755
Reconstruction of the façade
19 janvier 1755
Acquisition of the Baronie de Cordès
1876
Sale of hotel
15 janvier 1990
Registration for Historic Monuments
15 février 1996
Astronomy firm ranking
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façades and roofs of the wing on street, including the gazebo; interior decoration of the first floor apartment, including the gypsum salon representing the four seasons; staircase leading to the observatory; vestibule with its painted door tops (Box BZ 98): inscription by order of 15 January 1990 - Former astronomy firm located on the third floor (Box BZ 98): classification by decree of 15 February 1996

Key figures

Pierre Grangier (1694–1777) - Counsel and Secretary to the King Sponsor of the reconstruction of 1750–55.
François Grangier (1722–1783) - Heir and husband of Marie Anne Duboys Father of the Grangier branches of Cordès and Lamothe.
Pierre Grangier de Cordès (1752–1818) - Grandson of Pierre Grangier Heir of the barony and hotel.
William de Wautier (1820–1898) - Last heir Grangier Sell the hotel in 1876 to Firmin Salvy.
Firmin Salvy (18..–19..) - Lawyer and former Member of Parliament for Cantal Acquirer of the hotel in 1876.

Origin and history

The Grangier Hotel in Cordès is an iconic mansion in Riom, built in the 18th century. Its façade on the Rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, rebuilt between 1750 and 1755 by Pierre Grangier, a renowned lawyer and king's secretary, reflects the influence of local judicial elites. The building incorporates older elements, such as a 16th century staircase and three bays on the ground floor, testimonies of a previous residence.

Pierre Grangier (1694–77), native of Allègre, settled in Riom where he acquired a reputation as a lawyer on the senes floor of Auvergne. In 1755 he bought the Barony of Cordès and other seigneuries for 100,000 pounds, consolidating his social status. His son, François Grangier (1722–83), perpetuates the lineage by marrying Marie Anne Duboys de Lamothe, of whom the Grangier de Cordès and Lamothe descended, linked to noble alliances until the 19th century.

The hotel is distinguished by its exceptional interior decorations: a gypsum-style lounge representing the Four Seasons (attributed to Bouchardon), a painted walled astronomy cabinet, and a gazebo accessible by a trompe-l'oeil staircase. These elements, as well as facades and roofs, have been protected since 1990 (registration) and 1996 (classification for the astronomy cabinet).

Sold in 1876 by William de Wautier, heir to the Grangier, to Firmin Salvy (a lawyer and former member of the Cantal), the hotel illustrates the social changes of the 19th century. Its architecture mixes medieval heritage (slides with screws) and 18th century innovations, such as wrought ironworks or carved arch keys of bays.

Historical sources, including the work of Bénédicte Renaud and François Werner, highlight his role in the riomois heritage. The hotel embodies the social ascent of a family of robins, their taste for science (astronomy, geography) and their integration into the provincial aristocracy through matrimonial and land strategies.

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