Registration for Historic Monuments 9 novembre 2023 (≈ 2023)
Official protection of the building by order.
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Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The house of the kiln of the chapter is located 1 place of Abbé Cordier on the plot No. 99, appearing in the cadastre sheet BE : inscription by order of 9 November 2023
Origin and history
La Maison du Four du Chapitre is a building located in Langres, Haute-Marne department, in the Grand Est region. This monument, whose exact function and period of construction are not specified in the available sources, was inscribed under the title of Historical Monuments by order of 9 November 2023. It is located in the 1 place of Abbé Cordier, on cadastral plot n°99, and today belongs to the municipality of Langres.
Its name evokes a link with the "chapter", an ecclesiastical institution often associated with the management of the property and activities of a cathedral or collegiate. In the general historical context of Langres, a city marked by a rich religious and medieval past, the buildings linked to the chapter played a central role in economic and social life. Communal or seigneurial furnaces, for example, were essential collective facilities, often managed by religious or civil institutions.
Although the specific details on the use of this house are not documented in current sources, its recent listing as Historic Monument underscores its heritage and architectural importance for the preservation of local heritage.
