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Archevêché (ancien)

Auch, Gers, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Ancien archevêché : inscription par arrêté du 22 mars 1930 ; Jardin entourant l'ancien archevêché : inscription par arrêté du 30 novembre 1944
Protection dates
1930/03/22 : inscrit MH, 1944/11/30 : inscrit MH
Type
archevêché
Main period of construction
18e siècle
Ownership
propriété du département
Commune
Auch
Département
Gers
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.64640, 0.58706
Mérimée reference
PA00094700

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1693 map "Governo Generale della Guienna" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ancien palais archiépiscopal datant du 18e siècle, dont une grande partie des façades a été refaite au 19e. La façade sur cour est ornée de pilastres corinthiens. Dans les sous-sols, chapelle due à Monseigneur Jean Flandrin (1378-1390) et un fragment de salle capitulaire romane. L'intérieur de l'édifice, sous-sol, rez-de-chaussée et premier étage, ont été aménagés pour recevoir des bureaux. Le grand salon de réception et les appartements du préfet datent du 18e siècle. L'édifice est entouré d'un jardin dominant la vallée du Gers.

English translation

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Former archiepiscopal palace dating from the 18th century, much of whose facades were remade in the 19th. The facade onto the courtyard is decorated with Corinthian pilasters. In the basements, chapel due to Bishop Jean Flandrin (1378-1390) and a fragment of a Romanesque chapter house. The interior of the building, basement, ground floor and first floor, have been arranged to house offices. The great reception hall and the prefect's apartments date from the 18th century. The building is surrounded by a garden overlooking the Gers 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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