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Pigeonnier de Paillan

Lussan, Gers, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures (cad. A 323) : inscription par arrêté du 23 juillet 1973
Protection dates
1973/07/23 : inscrit MH
Type
pigeonnier
Main period of construction
1er quart 19e siècle
Dates
1815
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Lussan
Département
Gers
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.62136, 0.76487
Mérimée reference
PA00094850

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1756 map "Carte de Cassini (c. 1756)" (IGN France — Géoportail).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Pigeonnier vraisemblablement construit en même temps que le château de Lalanne dont il dépend. D'un type rare dans la région, il se situe à la fin de la construction traditionnelle locale. Le rez-de-chaussée est ouvert sur les quatre faces. Arcs surbaissés, sauf à l'ouest. L'accès au premier étage se fait par un escalier indépendant, installé dans le bâtiemnt voisin. Le premier étage sert de fruitière. De là, un escalier de bois mène au dernier étage servant de pigeonnier. Le toit est surmonté d'un campanile et un épi de terre cuite vernissée verte.

English translation

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Dovecot probably constructed at the same time as the château de Lalanne of which it is part. Of a rare type in the region, it is situated at the end of traditional local construction. The ground floor is open on all four faces. Depressed arches, except on the west. Access to the first storey is by an independent staircase, installed in the neighbouring building. The first storey serves as a fruit-loft. From there, a wooden staircase leads to the top storey serving as a dovecot. The roof is surmounted by a campanile and a green glazed terracotta roof finial.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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