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Maison forte de Bois-Renaud

Layrac, Lot-et-Garonne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les façades et les toitures de la maison, à l'exclusion des dépendances (cad. I 138) : inscription par arrêté du 14 février 1973
Protection dates
1973/02/14 : inscrit MH
Type
maison forte
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 18e siècle
Dates
1783
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Layrac
Département
Lot-et-Garonne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.13950, 0.64556
Mérimée reference
PA00084158

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1778 map "73 Agen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette ancienne maison forte, médiévale peut-être à l'origine, commandait sans doute les péages du Gers. Rendue plus habitable au 16e siècle, elle fut largement modifiée à la fin du 18e siècle (1783) par la construction, sur la façade nord, de deux arcades superposées. La grande salle rectangulaire est flanquée, aux angles est et ouest, d'une tour carrée qui fut décapitée. Le rez-de-chaussée surélevé a été en partie enterré du côté sud. Des bâtiments ont été ensuite surajoutés, en particulier au 19e siècle. Sur la façade ouest, les décrochements, les différences d'appareil, quelques détails rendent compte des nombreux remaniements effectués.

English translation

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This former strong house, possibly medieval in origin, doubtless controlled the tolls of the Gers. Made more habitable in the 16th century, it was largely modified at the end of the 18th century (1783) by the construction, on the north façade, of two superimposed arcades. The large rectangular hall is flanked, at the east and west angles, by a square tower which was beheaded. The raised ground floor has been partly buried on the south side. Buildings were subsequently added, particularly in the 19th century. On the west façade, the offsets, the differences in material, some details account for the numerous alterations carried out.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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