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Maison de Tristant l'Hermite

Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Maison de Tristant l'Hermite : classement par liste de 1862
Protection dates
1862 : classé MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
4e quart 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Address
16 rue Briçonnet
Commune
Tours
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.39553, 0.68167
Mérimée reference
PA00098208

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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

On a attaché - sans preuve - le souvenir de Tristan l'Hermite, serviteur de Louis XI, à cette maison. La devise inscrite sur l'une des façades, "Prie Dieu pur", a fait attribuer la construction de l'édifice à Pierre du Puy, propriétaire en 1495. La maison en brique et pierre, présentant un pignon à redents sur rue, s'articule autour d'une cour à galerie et tourelle d'escalier en vis à voûtement hélicoïdal.

English translation

The text above is the record as published by the Ministère de la Culture, in French. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the Ministère de la Culture; it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com

The memory of Tristan l'Hermite, servant of Louis XI, has been attached – without proof – to this house. The motto inscribed on one of the facades, "Pray God pure", led to the attribution of the construction of the building to Pierre du Puy, owner in 1495. The house in brick and stone, presenting a stepped gable on the street, is articulated around a courtyard with gallery and helical vaulted spiral staircase turret.

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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