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La Psallette is a mansion built at the end of the 15th century in Nantes, in the Gothic style. Originally he served as a residence for the archdeacon of the country of the Meia. The building, in tuffeau and granite, is distinguished by its two turrets, one with a spiral staircase with an atypical helical core. A monumental fireplace adorned with hermines and a carved dais decorates the large second floor room.

Acquired by the diocese of Nantes in 1837, the mansion took the name of Psallette after transferring there the school of singing from the cathedral, founded in 1413 by Bishop Henri le Barbu. The term psallette comes from the Latin psalm ("sing the psalms"). The school left its original location because of the redevelopment of Saint Peter's Square in the 19th century. Ranked a historic monument in 1910, the building then became property of the city under the mandate of Paul Bellamy.

The 2,387 m2 garden, accessible from the St. Lawrence impasse, borders the manor house to the south. The southern façade was completely restored in 2014. The mansion illustrates the medieval Haitian civil architecture, combining religious functions (song school) and residential (archideacon's logis).

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