Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Fontaine du Pilori
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Fontaine du Pilori : inscription par arrêté du 17 mars 1925
- Protection dates
- 1925/03/17 : inscrit MH
- Type
- fontaine
- Main period of construction
- 2e quart 18e siècle
- Dates
- 1720, 1721
- Architect or builder
- Vilennes de (maître de l'oeuvre)
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- La Rochelle
- Département
- Charente-Maritime
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.16264, -1.14953
- Mérimée reference
- PA00104882
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1714 map "Carte du Gouvernement d'Orleanois" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
D'après la tradition, cette fontaine aurait tiré son nom d'un pilori qui aurait existé en cet endroit. Ce nom pourrait également être relié à un puits où les habitants venaient puiser de l'eau, son nom étant parfois orthographié Puilori ou Puiy-Lory. Ce puits est mentionné dans le récit d'entrée de Charles IX à La Rochelle, en 1565. Cette fontaine était anciennement enfoncée de 15 pieds au-dessous du niveau de la rue et se trouvait alors en dehors des murailles de la ville. Sa dégradation entraîne sa reconstruction à partir d'un plan établi en 1720 par l'ingénieur de Vilennes. La fontaine fut terminée l'année suivante, à l'exception des sculptures et armoiries.
English translation
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History
According to tradition, this fountain would have taken its name from a pillory that would have existed in this place. This name could equally be connected to a well where the inhabitants came to draw water, its name sometimes being spelled Puilori or Puiy-Lory. This well is mentioned in the account of the entry of Charles IX into La Rochelle, in 1565. This fountain was formerly sunk 15 feet below street level and was then outside the walls of the town. Its deterioration led to its reconstruction from a plan established in 1720 by the engineer de Vilennes. The fountain was completed the following year, except for the sculptures and coats of arms.
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