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The house of Paul Rabaut is a building located in Nîmes, in the department of Gard and the Occitanie region (formerly Languedoc-Roussillon). Built in the 18th and 19th centuries, it owes its name to Protestant pastor Paul Rabaut, figure of the Desert Church, who owned it in the 18th century. This place is also marked by the presence of its grave, preserved in the cellar of the house.

In 2001, the house was listed as historical monuments, protecting its facades, roofs, the interior staircase and the cellar housing the burial of Paul Rabaut. The building, now owned by an association, is located at 2 rue Rabaut-Saint-Étienne, an address that perpetuates the memory of his illustrious occupant and his son, Rabaut-Saint-Étienne.

This monument embodies a part of French Protestant history, notably that of the persecution suffered by the Huguenots after the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685. The house, as a place of memory, recalls the role of clandestine pastors like Paul Rabaut, who maintained the reformed faith despite the ban. Its inscription among historical monuments underlines its heritage and symbolic importance for the city of Nîmes and the Occitanie region.

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