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Vieilles halles

Questembert, Morbihan, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Halles (vieilles) (cad. AI 106) : classement par arrêté du 1er septembre 1922
Protection dates
1922/09/01 : classé MH
Type
halle
Main period of construction
3e quart 17e siècle
Dates
1675
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Questembert
Département
Morbihan
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
47.66121, -2.45384
Mérimée reference
PA00091601

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1607 map "Poictou" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Halles en charpente de chêne datant de 1675, construites sur un plan rectangulaire et mesurant 56m de long sur 15, 50m de large. Elles se composent d'une grande nef de 17 travées, appuyée par deux parties constituant bas-côtés. Tous les poteaux des fermes reposent sur des piedestaux en granit. Ceux en bordure de l'extérieur sont reliés par un muret percé irrégulièrement de passages correspondants aux rues débouchant sur la place.

English translation

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Halle with oak roof structure dating from 1675, built on a rectangular plan and measuring 56m long by 15.50m wide. It consists of a large nave of 17 bays, supported by two sections forming aisles. All the posts of the roof trusses rest on granite pedestals. Those on the exterior edge are linked by a low wall irregularly pierced with passages corresponding to the streets opening onto the square.

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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