Date engraved on stone 1624 (≈ 1624)
Certificate of initial construction.
1ère moitié du XVIIe siècle
Construction period
Construction period 1ère moitié du XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Strong house and outbuildings.
1992
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 1992 (≈ 1992)
Protection of all buildings.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
All buildings, including the area to be beaten (Box A 6): registration by order of 2 December 1992
Key figures
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Origin and history
The rural estate of Issenges, located in Bédouès-Cocurès en Lozère, is a strong house built during the first half of the seventeenth century. This monument represents a typical example of a rural seigneurial estate inherited from the Middle Ages, with remarkable continuity of its architectural structures. The set consists of three bodies of buildings: an almost square main body and two low wings of commons that frame a closed courtyard, open to the east on a garden. Access is via a vaulted porch located at the south corner of the main building, which originally had to consist of four corner scalables, a central tower housing a screw staircase, and an entrance topped by a pediment. These defensive elements, reinforced by fire mouths and a round road or a stern above the door, have been partially demolished or modified, leaving today only a crow visible. The sill windows have been preserved, and a stone bears the date of 1624, attesting to this period of construction.
The Issenges mansion was registered as a historical monument by order of 2 December 1992, thereby recognizing its heritage value. Renaud Camus described him as the "more desirable home" of the Lozère, highlighting the perfection of its volumes, its architectural accents, and its harmonious integration into the landscape of the western slopes of the Lozère massif, open to the west. This area illustrates the evolution of rural seigneurial residences, moving from a defensive vocation to a more residential and aesthetic function, while preserving traces of its medieval origin.
Protected elements include all buildings as well as the area to beat, reflecting the historical and agricultural significance of the site. Although some modifications have altered its original appearance, such as the demolition of the scauguettes and the lowering of the central tower, the estate retains remarkable architectural coherence, reflecting its seigneurial past and its adaptation to the needs of successive periods.
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