Timeline

Heritage classified

Key figures

Origin and history

The house of Monpazier is part of the architectural complex of the central square of this bastide, founded in 1284 on the order of Jean de Graville, Sénéchal de Guyenne. Originally, the square was lined with 22 cornered buildings on its north and south sides, and six on the east and west sides. Today, there remain more than 17, witnesses of covered galleries characteristic of medieval bastids.

The facades of this house, overlooking the square and their corresponding roofs, were protected by a registration order under the Historical Monuments on 2 January 1962. This classification specifically concerns cadastre A 318, highlighting the heritage value of these medieval architectural elements. The precise location, although noted as "passable" (level 5/10), would locate the building near the place at Cornières or Notre-Dame Street.

Monpazier, in Dordogne (Department 24), embodies a typical example of town planning planned in the Middle Ages, with a central square surrounded by arcade houses. These buildings served both as places of residence, commerce and sociability for the inhabitants. The bastide, founded in a context of agricultural colonization and political control under the English authority in Guyenne, reflects the economic and social dynamics of the time.

External links