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Anciennes halles

Vatan, Indre, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Halles (anciennes) : inscription par arrêté du 24 mai 1944
Protection dates
1944/05/24 : inscrit MH
Type
marché couvert
Main period of construction
17e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Vatan
Département
Indre
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.07122, 1.80932
Mérimée reference
PA00097478

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Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Aux 17e et 18e siècles, nombreuses furent les halles en charpente édifiées. Ces édifices ont presque tous été détruits et remplacés, souvent à la fin du 19e siècle, par des constructions en fer, fonte et béton. Les halles de Vatan, en charpente, se composent de trois nefs de trois travées, la nef centrale ayant une largeur double de celle des nefs latérales. La charpente est supportée par des poteaux de bois ou des piliers de pierre, ceux-ci sur les faces latérales.

English translation

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In the 17th and 18th centuries, many timber-framed halls were built. These buildings were almost all destroyed and replaced, often at the end of the 19th century, by constructions of iron, cast iron and concrete. The halls of Vatan, in timber framing, consist of three naves of three bays, the central nave having a width double that of the side naves. The roof structure is supported by wooden posts or stone pillars, these latter on the lateral faces.

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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