Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Pigeonnier
Caignac, Haute-Garonne, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument
- Type
- pigeonnier
- Main period of construction
- 1ère moitié 16e siècle
- Dates
- 1513, 1534
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Caignac
- Département
- Haute-Garonne
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Mérimée reference
- PA00094300
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Ce pigeonnier est le dernier vestige de la commanderie de Caignac. Construction en briques. Toit en bâtière. Arcades ogivales reposant sur des colonnes de brique. Des documents historiques permettent de le dater entre 1513 et 1534.
English translation
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History
This pigeon house is the last vestige of the commandery of Caignac. Construction in bricks. Pitched roof. Pointed-arch arcades resting on brick columns. Historical documents allow it to be dated between 1513 and 1534.