Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Fontaine du Theron
Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Fontaine du Theron : classement par arrêté du 13 avril 1907
- Protection dates
- 1907/04/13 : classé MH
- Type
- fontaine
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- rue Chaussade
- Commune
- Le Puy-en-Velay
- Département
- Haute-Loire
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.04332, 3.88657
- Mérimée reference
- PA00092757
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesBibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica)
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1777 map "89 Le Puy." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Fontaine de la fin du 15e siècle, en grès de Blavozy, adossée au mur pignon d'une maison qui porte, en outre, deux écussons, l'un aux armes du Puy (aigle aux ailes déployées) , l'autre aux armes de France.
English translation
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History
Fountain of the end of the 15th century, in Blavozy sandstone, built against the gable wall of a house which bears, moreover, two shields, one with the arms of Le Puy (eagle with wings displayed), the other with the arms of France.
Nearby in the register
- Ancien collège royal, actuellement lycée Charles et Adrien Dupuycollègeunder 1 mi
- Église du collège ou église Saint-Georgeségliseunder 1 mi
- Maisonmaisonunder 1 mi
- Couvent de Sainte-Clairecouventunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.