Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ancien couvent des Augustins
Marciac, Gers, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
- Protection
- classé MH partiellement, inscrit MH partiellement, protection partielle
- Extent of protection
- Clocher : classement par arrêté du 19 novembre 1910 ; Porte du 14e siècle : inscription par arrêté du 20 juin 1928
- Protection dates
- 1910/11/19 : classé MH, 1928/06/20 : inscrit MH
- Type
- couvent
- Main period of construction
- 14e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Marciac
- Département
- Gers
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 43.52537, 0.16176
- Mérimée reference
- PA00094855
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
L'ancien couvent a été construit vers le milieu du 14e siècle et se composait d'une église, d'un clocher et d'un cloître, ces deux derniers étant situés à gauche de l'église. Le clocher octogonal du 15e siècle flanque une intéressante façade mutilée au 19e siècle. La chapelle du couvent s'ouvre par une porte à triple arcature du 14e siècle. Le cloître a été démoli.
English translation
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History
The former convent was constructed towards the middle of the 14th century and was composed of a church, a bell tower and a cloister, these last two being situated to the left of the church. The octagonal bell tower of the 15th century flanks an interesting facade mutilated in the 19th century. The chapel of the convent opens by a triple arcature door of the 14th century. The cloister has been demolished.
Nearby in the register
- Égliseégliseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.