Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Logis seigneurial
Gajan, Gard, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Le logis seigneurial en totalité (cad. B 1135) : inscription par arrêté du 30 avril 2008
- Protection dates
- 2008/04/30 : inscrit MH
- Type
- manoir
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 14e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Gajan
- Département
- Gard
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 43.89759, 4.21448
- Mérimée reference
- PA30000071
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1603 map "Languedock." (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
La première occupation du site date de l'an 1000, avec un castrum circulaire. En 1211, le territoire appartient à l'évêque d'Uzès qui fait sans doute construire ce logis face au premier castrum. En 1226, l'ensemble fait partie du domaine royal. Cette première construction se compose d'un logis avec une salle d'un étage et une tour donjon de deux niveaux renfermant un pigeonnier au-dessus. Ces structures sont conçues de manière indépendantes. A la fin du 14e ou début 15e siècle, le logis est surélevé d'un niveau, crénelé et défendu par une bretèche située au-dessus de la porte du logis. La tour donjon, qui a conservé sa structure de la fin 12e début 13e siècle sur sa face nord, a été ouverte à l'est par une demi-croisée et une baie. Le crénelage, ajouté sans doute aux 14e-15e siècles, a disparu et le parapet a été modifié.
English translation
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History
The first occupation of the site dates from the year 1000, with a circular castrum. In 1211, the territory belonged to the bishop of Uzès who undoubtedly had this main dwelling constructed facing the first castrum. In 1226, the whole became part of the royal domain. This first construction comprises a main dwelling with a single-storey hall and a keep tower of two levels containing a dovecote above. These structures are designed independently. At the end of the 14th or early 15th century, the main dwelling is raised by one level, crenellated and defended by a brattice situated above the door of the main dwelling. The keep tower, which has retained its structure from the late 12th early 13th century on its north face, was opened to the east by a half-crosslet and an opening. The crenellation, added undoubtedly in the 14th-15th centuries, has disappeared and the parapet was modified.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.