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Ancien temple protestant

Le Poët-Laval, Drôme, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
La salle de l'ancien temple en totalité, les façades et les toitures de l'ensemble de la maison communale et la parcelle ZD 24 situées au Vieux Village (cad. ZD 24, 25) : inscription par arrêté du 5 juin 2014
Protection dates
2014/06/05 : inscrit MH
Type
temple
Main period of construction
14e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune, propriété d'une association
Commune
Le Poët-Laval
Département
Drôme
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
44.53618, 5.01493
Mérimée reference
PA26000024

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1695 map "Les Estats de Savoye et de Piemont (southwest sheet)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

En 1560, en pleine Réforme, les protestants prirent possession de la chapelle Saint-André et la convertirent en temple. En 1622, après l'édit de Nantes, elle fut à nouveau occupée par les catholiques et les protestants trouvèrent refuge dans la demeure d'un chevalier, devenue maison commune au 15ème siècle, où ils purent célébrer leurs offices de 1622 à 1684. Des tribunes furent installées afin d'accueillir les participants. Grâce à sa fonction de maison commune, et en dépit de la révocation de l'édit de Nantes en 1685, le temple fut préservé de la destruction. L'édifice retrouva sa vocation de temple de 1807 à 1935 puis devint le siège du musée du protestantisme dauphinois créé entre 1959 et 1961. Le bâtiment s'agrandit entre 1976 et 1978, avec une salle donnant sur le musée au rez-de-chaussée ainsi qu'une bibliothèque et un appartement à l'étage.

English translation

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In 1560, in the midst of the Reformation, the protestants took possession of the chapel of Saint-André and converted it into a temple. In 1622, after the Edict of Nantes, it was again occupied by the catholics and the protestants found refuge in the residence of a knight, which became a common house in the 15th century, where they were able to celebrate their services from 1622 to 1684. Galleries were installed to accommodate the participants. Thanks to its function as a common house, and despite the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, the temple was preserved from destruction. The building recovered its vocation as a temple from 1807 to 1935 then became the seat of the museum of Dauphiné protestantism created between 1959 and 1961. The building was enlarged between 1976 and 1978, with a room overlooking the museum on the ground floor as well as a library and an apartment on the upper floor.

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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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