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Ancienne enceinte fortifiée

Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les parties anciennes de la poterne dite Porte aux Prêtres (cad. B 31p) : inscription par arrêté du 30 décembre 1955 - L'ancienne porte fortifiée dite "Tour Saint-Martin", sise 47, rue Porte-aux-Saints (B 555, 556p) : inscription par arrêté du 11 octobre 1965
Protection dates
1955/12/30 : inscrit MH, 1965/10/11 : inscrit MH
Type
enceinte
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
26 rue des Tanneries ; 21 quai des Cordeliers ; 47 rue Porte-aux-Saints
Commune
Mantes-la-Jolie
Département
Yvelines
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
48.98726, 1.71844
Mérimée reference
PA00087510

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "14. Prevoste et Vicomte de Paris." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Poterne dite Porte aux Prêtres : 13e siècle ; Ancienne porte fortifiée dite Tour Saint-Martin : 15e siècle

English translation

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Postern said Porte aux Prêtres: 13th century; Former fortified gate said Tour Saint-Martin: 15th century

Nearby in the register

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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