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Maison dite des Trousseau

Bourges, Cher, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Maison dite des Trousseau (cad. IM 160) : inscription par arrêté du 28 juillet 1975
Protection dates
1975/07/28 : inscrit MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
2 place Clamecy
Commune
Bourges
Département
Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.08204, 2.39328
Mérimée reference
PA00096695

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1707 map "La Province de Berry. La Generalite de Bourges." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette maison est un rare exemple d'édifice civil à usage domestique de l'époque romane. Un registre de cens de l'abbaye de Saint-Hyppolite mentionne, entre 1288 et 1299, le grand cellier ou chesal de la veuve de Macé Trousseau. Par la suite, la maison fut comprise dans des constructions plus vastes, au milieu du 15e siècle. Le bâtiment présente un rez-de-chaussée percé de quatre baies au nord et d'une grande arcade placée au 15e siècle. Le premier étage est percé de baies géminées à chapiteaux sculptés.

English translation

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This house is a rare example of a civil building for domestic use from the Romanesque period. A rent register of the abbey of Saint-Hyppolite mentions, between 1288 and 1299, the great cellar or underground chamber of the widow of Macé Trousseau. Subsequently, the house was included in larger buildings, in the middle of the 15th century. The building presents a ground floor pierced by four openings to the north and by a large arch placed in the 15th century. The first storey is pierced by twin openings with sculptured capitals.

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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