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Maison dite Palais National

Corte, Haute-Corse, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
La maison (cad. AE 485) : inscription par arrêté du 28 avril 1975
Protection dates
1975/04/28 : inscrit MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 1ère moitié 17e siècle
Dates
1600, 1630
Ownership
propriété publique
Address
place du Poilu
Commune
Corte
Département
Haute-Corse
Region
Corse
Country
France
Coordinates
42.30503, 9.14921
Mérimée reference
PA00099195

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1764 map "Plan de la Ville de Corte dans l'Isle de Corse" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Maison carrée construite au début du 17e siècle (1600-1630) pour servir de résidence au lieutenant représentant à Corte le gouvernement de Gênes. De 1755 à 1769, Pascal Paoli y établit le siège du Parlement de la Corse indépendante. Elle servit de prison au 19e siècle et de musée au 20e.

English translation

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Square house built in the early 17th century (1600-1630) to serve as a residence for the lieutenant representing the Genoese government at Corte. From 1755 to 1769, Pascal Paoli established the seat of the Parliament of independent Corsica there. It served as a prison in the 19th century and as a museum in the 20th.

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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