Construction of the door XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
Renaissance gate of the mansion.
15 octobre 1932
Registration Historical monument
Registration Historical monument 15 octobre 1932 (≈ 1932)
Protection of the door before destruction.
Après 1932
Destruction of the hotel and door
Destruction of the hotel and door Après 1932 (≈ 1932)
Only the coat of arms was preserved.
Début XXe siècle
Sculpture of the current coat of arms
Sculpture of the current coat of arms Début XXe siècle (≈ 2004)
Replacement of family weapons by those of the city.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Renaissance gate to the weapons of the city in the courtyard: inscription by order of 15 October 1932
Key figures
Famille Vermeil de Conchard - Original owner
Former owner of the destroyed hotel.
Louis de Nussac - Local historian
It evoked the sculpture of the coat of arms in the 20th century.
Origin and history
The Renaissance Gate of Brive-la-Gaillarde, dated the 16th century, was the entrance to a private hotel belonging to the Vermeil family of Conchard. Its frame was distinguished by two canned pilasters, topped with foliage capitals (palmettes and hooks), and a triangular pediment decorated with the city's weapons. The latter, carved in the early twentieth century, probably replaced the original weapons of the owner family.
The hotel was destroyed after its inscription as a historic monument in 1932, leaving only the door, which was later destroyed. Only the coat of arms, representing nine golden ears arranged in three lily flowers surrounded by branches and three crenellated towers, was preserved. Today, this carved stone is displayed at the Labenche Municipal Museum in Brive-la-Gaillarde.
The gate was originally located at 21 Charles-Teyssier Street (formerly 19-21 Blaise-Raynal Street), according to archives and a postcard from the 1900s. Its listing in the inventory of Historic Monuments in 1932 specifically concerned this architectural element, before its permanent disappearance. The radiation of the building was pronounced after the destruction of the door, marking the end of its physical existence.
