Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Tour gallo-romaine
Biran, Gers, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- La tour gallo-romaine : classement par liste de 1875
- Protection dates
- 1875 : classé MH
- Type
- édifice fortifié
- Main period of construction
- Gallo-romain
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Lieu-dit
- Capon (le)
- Commune
- Biran
- Département
- Gers
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 43.68571, 0.39727
- Mérimée reference
- PA00094747
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesBibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica)IGN France — Géoportail
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1770 map "74 Auch." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
La propriété de la tour (anciennement propriété de l'Etat, ministère de la culture) a été transférée à la commune par convention du 24 octobre 2007.
English translation
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History
The ownership of the tower (formerly property of the State, Ministry of Culture) was transferred to the commune by convention of 24 October 2007.
Nearby in the register
- Borne avec chrisme sculptéborne1 mi
- Vieille porteporte de ville1 mi
- Église de Ramensanéglise2 mi
- Château de Mazèreschâteau3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.