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The Pigeonier du Manoir du Bout du Pont, located in Agnac en Lot-et-Garonne, dates from the 16th century. This historic monument, classified in 1953, once belonged to the Templar properties of La Sauvetat-du-Dropt. Its structure rests on nine stone columns whose tops, shaped like mushrooms, prevented rodents from accessing it. The main body of the building combines wooden beams and bricks, while its four-paned roof, covered with flat tiles, rests on wooden consoles.

Agnac, a rural commune in the South-West of France, is marked by an agricultural history and a medieval heritage. The dovecote illustrates the economic and symbolic role of these constructions in seigneurial or religious domains, such as the Templars. These buildings served as both a food reserve (meat and manure) and a social status marker, reflecting the prosperity of the owners.

The region, crossed by the Dropt and its tributaries, has experienced an ancient human occupation, as evidenced by medieval bridges and nearby Romanesque churches. The Pigeonier du Bout du Pont is part of this historic landscape, where the influence of religious orders (such as the Templars) and rural architecture mix. Its classification in 1953 underlines its heritage importance, linked to typical 16th century construction techniques.

The manor house and its dovecote are located at the place known as Le Bout du Pont, a toponym probably evoking an old route of communication or a river crossing. The municipality of Agnac, today with an agricultural vocation, thus preserves traces of its medieval and modern past, between Templar heritage and rural development. The protection of the monument responds to a desire to preserve this emblematic heritage of New Aquitaine.

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