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Abbaye de Beaumont

Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
L'ancien logis abbatial, dit Pavillon de Condé, compris dans la caserne de Beaumont : inscription par arrêté du 26 juillet 1946
Protection dates
1946/07/26 : inscrit MH
Type
abbaye
Main period of construction
4e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1786
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Address
rue du Plat-d'Etain
Commune
Tours
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.38254, 0.67204
Mérimée reference
PA00098128

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1742 map "Anjou, Touraine." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le logis abbatial est le seul vestige important de l'abbaye fondée en 1002 par le trésorier de Saint-Martin. Ce fut le monastère de filles le plus florissant de Touraine. L'abbaye fut détruite à la Révolution. Le logis date de 1786, construit suite à un incendie survenu en 1784, sur les plans des architectes Laurent Bourgeois et Prudent. C'est un bâtiment carré, d'un étage sur rez-de-chaussée. La porte d'entrée a son linteau surmonté d'un entablement sculpté soutenu par deux consoles, et supportant les armoiries de l'abbesse qui ont été bûchées. Les bâtiments de communs qui subsistent au nord étaient à usage d'écuries et de remises.

English translation

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The abbatial main dwelling is the only important vestige of the abbey founded in 1002 by the treasurer of Saint-Martin. It was the most flourishing convent of girls in Touraine. The abbey was destroyed in the Revolution. The main dwelling dates from 1786, built following a fire that occurred in 1784, on the plans of the architects Laurent Bourgeois and Prudent. It is a square building, one storey above ground floor. The entrance door has its lintel topped with a sculpted entablature supported by two consoles, and supporting the arms of the abbess which have been defaced. The service buildings which remain to the north were for use as stables and sheds.

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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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