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Hôtel Fontfreyde (musée du Ranquet)

Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Hôtel Fontfreyde : classement par arrêté du 23 mai 1912
Protection dates
1912/05/23 : classé MH
Type
hôtel
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
Petite-Rue-Saint-Pierre
Commune
Clermont-Ferrand
Département
Puy-de-Dôme
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.77890, 3.08326
Mérimée reference
PA00092000

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1776 map "52 Clermont." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Logis du 16e siècle, modifié en partie au 18e, chef d'oeuvre de la Renaissance. La maison se compose de deux corps de logis reliés par une galerie longeant une cour ouverte, galerie dont le départ se fait sur l'escalier d'une tourelle qui dessert les étages. La façade sur cour présente la superposition d'ordres dorique, ionique, corinthien par des pilastres entre lesquels s'ouvrent les baies qui éclairent l'intérieur. La distribution intérieure a été modifiée au 18e siècle.

English translation

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Main dwelling of the 16th century, modified in part in the 18th, masterpiece of the Renaissance. The house is composed of two bodies of dwelling connected by a gallery running along an open court, gallery whose start is made on the staircase of a small tower which serves the floors. The facade facing the court presents the superposition of Doric, Ionic, Corinthian orders by pilasters between which open the openings which light the interior. The interior distribution was modified in the 18th 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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