Ancien couvent des Carmes

English translation

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History

Foundation of the convent in 1329 by cardinal Gauvain de Mortemart for the maintenance of the hospital built near its entrance gateway. The Franco-English wars in the 14th century, then those of Religion in the 16th century, caused pillaging and damage. Works were carried out in the late 17th century and in the first part of the 18th century. South wing demolished in 1850 for the establishment of the departmental road. The church, placed in the south wing, still existed in 1820. Its wainscoting was re-used in the parish church. Remains of the cloister demolished in 1935. The three wings in U of the buildings formed, until 1850, a quadrilateral, the courtyard being closed on the south by the church. The west wing possesses a passage porch whose vault retains a painted ornament of scrollwork cartouches and floral motifs. Likewise, the staircase of the central body retains vestiges of painted decoration dated 1761. The north-east pavilion preserves, on the first floor, a painted room, as does the East wing with a large room with a French ceiling painted in blue monochrome.