Exil de Jean-Louis de Ligonnier 1697 (≈ 1697)
After revocation of Nantes' edict.
XVIIe siècle
Construction of hotel
Construction of hotel XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Ordered by Abel de Ligonier.
24 avril 1928
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 24 avril 1928 (≈ 1928)
Registration of the Renaissance loggia.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Loggia Renaissance: inscription by decree of 24 April 1928
Key figures
Abel de Ligonier - Sponsor
Grandpa of feld-maréchal Ligonnier.
Jean-Louis de Ligonnier - Feld-Maréchal Protestant
Exiled to England in 1697.
Origin and history
Hotel Poncet is a private hotel located in Castres, Tarn, Occitanie region. Built in the seventeenth century, it is distinguished by its architecture combining Renaissance and classicism, with a loggia decorated with cariatids and ionic columns. This monument was partially divided by a modern street, reducing its initial surface by half.
The construction of the Poncet Hotel was commissioned by Abel de Ligonier, maternal grandfather of the feld-maréchal Jean-Louis de Ligonnier. The latter, a Protestant, left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1697 to exile to England. The hotel retains remarkable elements such as a genoise, an egg-eye and a monumental staircase leading to the first floor.
Ranked a historic monument by decree of 24 April 1928, the Poncet Hotel is now owned by the municipality of Castres. Its iconic Renaissance loggia is specifically protected. The building illustrates the architectural influence of the late Renaissance in southwestern France, as well as the local Protestant history.
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