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Jeu de Paume

Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les façades Nord, Est et Sud de la salle (cad. DY 32) : inscription par arrêté du 27 juin 1946
Protection dates
1946/06/27 : inscrit MH
Type
jeu de paume
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
27 rue de la Mocquerie ; 14 rue Voltaire
Commune
Tours
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.39602, 0.68927
Mérimée reference
PA00098197

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1592 map "Topographia Aug. Turon Ducatus et confinium Gallia Cestica ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ce jeu de paume était utilisé pour la présentation de pièces de théâtre, ou moqueries. Molière y aurait donné des représentations en se rendant dans le Midi. De cette salle, subsistent du 16e siècle les murs latéraux construits en pierre appareillée dans les deux tiers inférieurs, le tiers supérieur étant en charpente et hourdis. La façade principale, à l'est, avec porte cochère, est en charpente et peut avoir été refaite au 18e siècle. La façade ouest est moderne. La salle est couverte d'une charpente qui conserve des éléments anciens, mais a été remaniée à plusieurs reprises.

English translation

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This jeu de paume was used for the presentation of theatrical pieces, or mockeries. Molière is said to have given performances there when travelling to the South. Of this hall, from the 16th century subsist the lateral walls constructed in dressed stone in the lower two-thirds, the upper third being in timber framing and wattle and daub. The main façade, to the east, with carriage gateway, is in timber framing and may have been remade in the 18th century. The west façade is modern. The hall is covered with a roof structure which retains old elements, but has been remade several times.

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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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