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Origin and history

The Porte Vauise de Verfeil is a small brick building built in the late 16th or early 17th century. It is part of the old fortifications of the city, now extinct. Its exterior façade is distinguished by the pedestals surmounted by rectangular turrets in corbellation, pierced by murderers. These turrets, initially higher, have been torn down to simplify the roof. The central span, on two floors, has a decorative pediment, while a room upstairs used to be used for meetings of the local political council.

This door is part of a set of three fortified accesses, with the doors of the Bells and the Wolf Hole. Its name "Vauise" comes from its orientation towards the road leading to Lavaur. Classified as a Historical Monument since 1961 for its facades and roofs, it bears witness to the defensive architecture of the period, mixing military utility and decorative elements. Subsequent modifications, such as the flattening of turrets, reflect practical adaptations after construction.

Based on available sources, the exact location of the door is estimated to be "passable" (note 5/10), with an approximate address at 5 rue Vauise. GPS coordinates and cadastral data (parks I 62 and 63) confirm its anchoring in the urban fabric of Verfeil, in Haute-Garonne. No information is provided on its current accessibility or possible tourist uses.

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