Construction of the monument XIIe siècle - XIIIe siècle (≈ 1250)
Construction period attested by sources.
28 octobre 1963
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 28 octobre 1963 (≈ 1963)
Protection of the facade and roof.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facade on street and corresponding roof (Box N 88): inscription by order of 28 October 1963
Key figures
Information non disponible - No character identified
Sources insufficient to assign a role.
Origin and history
The house of Saint-Gilles is a historic monument whose plan draws a quadrilateral clear on three sides. Its elevation consists of three unequal floors: a very high ground floor, a low-rise floor marked by bandages, and an attic. The geminied windows, decorated with columnettes with foliage or characters (like a horseman), bear witness to a remarkable architectural know-how for the 12th and 13th centuries. This type of carved decoration was common in civil or religious constructions of the medieval period in Occitanie.
The street façade and its corresponding roof were protected by a registration order under the Historic Monuments on 28 October 1963. This official recognition underscores the heritage value of the building, although its precise location (4 Baudin Street) is considered to be of poor accuracy (level 5/10). The building, typical of medieval urban houses, reflects the social and economic organization of Saint-Gilles, a city marked by its past as a major stage on the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela.
No information is available about sponsors, historic occupants or the specific uses of this house in the Middle Ages. Sources are limited to architectural descriptions and legal protection of the building. The absence of data on its social or functional history leaves room for assumptions about its role, potentially related to trade, crafts or easy housing, given the quality of its ornaments.
