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Collège

Mauriac, Cantal, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Porte monumentale y compris les vantaux : inscription par arrêté du 21 juin 1927
Protection dates
1927/06/21 : inscrit MH
Type
collège
Main period of construction
17e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Mauriac
Département
Cantal
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.21701, 2.33151
Mérimée reference
PA00093542

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "La partie Septentrionale du Languedoc" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Collège fondé en 1560 par Guillaume Duprat, évêque de Clermont. Cette porte, qui était la porte de la chapelle, fut déplacée et constitue maintenant l'entrée de l'établissement. Il s'agit d'une porte monumentale dont l'ouverture est un arc plein cintre reposant sur deux piedroits. Quatre colonnes corinthiennes l'encadrent, assemblées par paires. Ces colonnes reposent sur des piédestaux et supportent un entablement classique. Deux vantaux en bois et imposte fixe semi-circulaire s'inscrivant dans l'arcature forment la porte proprement dite. Ces vantaux s'ornent de carrés et de losanges en saillie, piqués de gros clous de fer.

English translation

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College founded in 1560 by Guillaume Duprat, bishop of Clermont. This door, which was the door of the chapel, was moved and now constitutes the entrance to the establishment. It is a monumental door whose opening is a round arch resting on two jambs. Four Corinthian columns frame it, assembled in pairs. These columns rest on pedestals and support a classical entablature. Two wooden leaves and a fixed semi-circular fanlight inscribed within the archway form the door proper. These leaves are ornamented with raised squares and lozenges, studded with large iron nails.

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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