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Origin and history

The building, located from 39 to 45 Gambetta Street in Figeac, was part of the Temple enclosure, fragmented after 1358. Founded by the Templars around 1187, this site became a hospital order in the 14th century. The buildings, rebuilt in the 15th and 18th centuries, successively housed the Common House, a royal store and a Protestant temple. The tower of the Griffon, the heart of the whole, preserves 13th century elements.

After the Hospitallers left in 1358, the premises were transformed for civil and religious purposes. The architecture combines broken arcades, geminied berries and wooden panels, typical of Figeac. The interior courtyard, classified in 1991, reflects successive changes. Together was a major step on the road to Santiago de Compostela.

The commandory, initially Templar, passed to the Hospitallers after 1311. His hospital role continued until his transfer to Aujou's hospital in 1670. The facades, one of which is made of wood, date partly from the 15th century. The site is now associated with a Templar and Quercy research centre project.

The Griffon Tower, built in the 13th century, symbolizes the strategic importance of the place. The medieval gardens, transformed into terraces, recall the original spatial organization. The carved modillons and the geminied bays testify to the architectural heritage templar and hospitable.

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