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The Presbytery of Salles-d' Angles, located in New Aquitaine, is a building of the last quarter of the eighteenth century (1773-1789). Commanded by Abbé Vinçonneau, this rectangular building, extended by a wing in return for square, reflects the bourgeois provincial architecture of the time. Its 18th-century woodwork, iron staircase, and stucco fireplaces are still preserved. The garden in the east, with its fence wall and portal, completes this set classified Historic Monument in 1991.

The presbytery, conceived as a residence for an ecclesiastical, illustrates the way of life of the local elites before the Revolution. Its sober architecture, marked by pilasters and a horizontal bandeau, contrasts with subsequent additions, like the recent north wing. The vaulted cellars, the ground floor and the square floor organize a space both functional and representative of the social status of its owner. The building, today communal property, bears witness to the architectural and social transformations of the end of the Old Regime.

Father Vinçonneau, first occupant, left France for Bilbao in 1792, probably because of revolutionary upheavals. The rectory, with its interior decoration (woodworks, gypseries, ironwork) and garden, was protected in 1991 for its heritage character. The north wing, excluded from protection, now houses a museum, while the rest of the building retains its historic authenticity.

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