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Halle Castellane

Montpellier, Hérault, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
La halle en totalité (cad. HT 1) : inscription par arrêté du 28 juillet 1999
Protection dates
1999/07/28 : inscrit MH
Type
marché couvert
Main period of construction
3e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1858
Architect or builder
CASSAN Jean (architecte), LAZARD O. (entrepreneur)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
rue de la Loge ; rue Saint-Guilhem ; rue Draperie-Rouge ; place Castellane
Commune
Montpellier
Département
Hérault
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.61015, 3.87680
Mérimée reference
PA34000022

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1787 map "Languedoc, Foix, Roussillon, Guienne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Témoin exceptionnel dans l'architecture métallique des marchés couverts au 19e siècle, notamment comme exemple précoce inspiré du modèle de l'architecte parisien Victor Baltard et demeuré in situ. L'architecte municipal Jean Cassan utilise les matériaux modernes (fer et fonte, zinc pour la couverture) , mais conserve la pierre de taille pour les piédroits des angles. La première pierre est posée en avril 1858 ; l'inauguration a lieu en février 1859. En 1969, l'édifice reçoit un habillage de tôle d'alliage léger portant vitrages aves ailettes d'aération qui masque la construction d'origine.

English translation

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Exceptional witness to metal architecture in covered markets in the 19th century, notably as an early example inspired by the model of Parisian architect Victor Baltard and remaining in situ. The municipal architect Jean Cassan uses modern materials (iron and cast iron, zinc for the roofing), but retains ashlar stone for the corner piers. The first stone is laid in April 1858; the inauguration takes place in February 1859. In 1969, the building receives a cladding of light alloy sheet with glazing with ventilation fins which masks the original construction.

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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