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Ancienne intendance

Auch, Gers, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures anciennes (à l'exclusion des adjonctions modernes) (cad. K 741) : inscription par arrêté du 26 mars 1973
Protection dates
1973/03/26 : inscrit MH
Type
intendance
Main period of construction
3e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1759
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Address
17 rue Dessoles
Commune
Auch
Département
Gers
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.64742, 0.58513
Mérimée reference
PA00094713

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1742 map "Languedoc, occidentale." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La création de la Généralité d'Auch est à l'origine de la construction du Palais de l'intendance en 1759. Sous la Révolution, cette primitive affectation disparut en même temps que les institutions d'Ancien régime. L'édifice a connu plusieurs réaffectations, entraînant de nombreux remaniements dont le plus marquant fut le remplacement de la terrasse ouest par la salle des guichets. La cour au nord-est a été agrandie au sud par la destruction d'une aile qui servait d'entrée principale. Au nord-ouest se trouvaient un escalier tournant, des bains, une garde-robe, une chambre... L'axe principal du bâtiment comprenait essentiellement les offices et cuisines. Au sud-ouest se trouvaient bureaux, archives, cour intérieure et corridors. Aux 19e et 20e siècles, les transformations intérieures furent nombreuses.

English translation

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The creation of the Generalité of Auch is at the origin of the construction of the Intendant's Palace in 1759. Under the Revolution, this original use disappeared at the same time as the institutions of the Ancien régime. The building has undergone several reassignments, entailing numerous alterations, the most marked of which was the replacement of the west terrace by the ticket hall. The north-east courtyard was enlarged to the south by the destruction of a wing that served as main entrance. To the north-west were found a spiral staircase, bathrooms, a wardrobe, a chamber... The main axis of the building comprised essentially the offices and kitchens. To the south-west were found offices, archives, interior courtyard and corridors. In the 19th and 20th centuries, interior transformations were numerous.

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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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