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Ancienne porte de Ville, dite Porte de la Barbacane

Peyrusse-le-Roc, Aveyron, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Porte, y compris son emprise au sol (cad. D 297) : inscription par arrêté du 25 novembre 1993
Protection dates
1993/11/25 : inscrit MH
Type
porte de ville
Main period of construction
15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Peyrusse-le-Roc
Département
Aveyron
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.49729, 2.13837
Mérimée reference
PA00094254

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Aquitania" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette porte, la mieux conservée de la ville qui en comptait huit, était autrefois précédée d'une barbacane et offre l'aspect d'une tour à gorge ouverte, fermée par deux vantaux. Elle possédait un assomoir. Au 15e siècle, la porte fut changée de sens pour suivre l'évolution du village neuf qui s'était implanté vers le bâtiment de la vallée.

English translation

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This gate, the best preserved of the town which had eight, was formerly preceded by a barbican and presents the appearance of a tower with open gorge, closed by two leaves. It had a machicoulis. In the 15th century, the gate was turned around to follow the evolution of the new village which had established itself towards the building in the valley.

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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