Presbytery construction 1773–1789 (≈ 1781)
Built for Abbé Vinçonneau, provincial style.
1792
Departure of Abbé Vinçonneau
Departure of Abbé Vinçonneau 1792 (≈ 1792)
Emigration to Bilbao during the Revolution.
5 décembre 1991
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 5 décembre 1991 (≈ 1991)
Protection of the building and its garden.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Abbé Vinçonneau - Sponsor and first occupant
Fits build the presbytery between 1773–89.
Origin and history
The Presbytery of Salles-d'Angles was built between 1773 and 1789 for Abbé Vinçonneau, who left France for Bilbao in 1792. This building, rectangular with a wing in return for square, illustrates the provincial bourgeois architecture of the end of the Old Regime. Its 18th-century woodwork, ironwork staircase and stucco fireplaces testify to a refined decor for the period. The presbytery, preceded by a garden and a gate, also preserves vaulted cellars and a square floor, characteristic of the houses of this period.
The building, registered with the Historic Monuments in 1991, protects not only the main building but also its east garden, its fence wall and its gate (outside the modern north wing). A communal property, it embodies local civil and religious heritage, marked by the transition between the monarchy and the Revolution. Its sober architecture, with cornice pilasters and a horizontal bandeau, reflects the tastes of provincial aristocracy before political upheavals.
The construction of the presbytery is part of a context where the presbyteries served both as a residence for the clergy and as a symbol of local power. In Salles-d-Angles, as in many parishes, these buildings mixed religious functions and daily life, often financed by wealthy clergymen or notables. Father Vinçonneau, the patron of the site, belongs to this elite who marked the rural architectural landscape before the fall of the Old Regime.
