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Origin and history

Aurillac's courthouse was designed in the second half of the 19th century to replace premises deemed obsolete. In 1846, an ambitious project was launched to bring together a single courthouse, a gendarmerie and a prison. Two successive proposals were presented, including that of 1849 signed by the departmental architect Théophile Carriat, responsible for the buildings of the Cantal. The latter draws a rectangular plan where the three functions revolve around a central garden, with a main facade adorned with a portico inspired by antiquity.

The works culminate in an emblematic building whose facades and roofs are protected by a decree of 4 May 1984 as historical monuments. The architectural style, marked by ancient references, reflects the official aesthetic canons of the era. The site, still in judicial activity, retains its original arrangement, with the gendarmerie and the former prison forming the lateral wings. The property belongs to the department of Cantal, stressing its sustainable institutional role.

The official address, 18 Square Square in Aurillac, places the monument in the heart of the city, in an area marked by its administrative heritage. The available sources (Wikipedia, Merimée base, Monumentum) confirm its historical and architectural importance, as well as its precise location, validated by a geographical assessment deemed "a priori satisfactory" (level 7/10).

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