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Origin and history

The House of Coulom, located in Gibel in Haute-Garonne, is a historic monument dating from the first half of the eighteenth century. Certified in 1756 when the cadastre was established, this building is distinguished by its brick architecture, characteristic of the Toulouse region. It consists of a body of rectangular houses flanked by two square towers, and its facades are decorated with brick harps, headbands, and a triangular pediment. Oval occults, typical of local constructions, illuminate galetas.

The House of Coulom is designed as a master house, associated with agricultural buildings, thus reflecting the way of life of the landowners of the time. Its architectural style, combining elegance and functionality, illustrates the influence of local constructive techniques and 18th-century aesthetic tastes in Occitanie. The facades and roofs, including the two Pigeon Towers, were inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 23 July 1990.

The building embodies the rural heritage of the Haute-Garonne, where the mansions played a central role in social and economic organization. These residences, often accompanied by farmland, symbolized the status and prosperity of their owners, while serving as a place to manage surrounding agricultural activities. The House of Coulom, with its decorative elements and rectangular plan, is part of this regional architectural tradition.

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