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Théâtre

Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les décors peints, sculptés et moulurés de la salle à l'italienne (cad. AR 1) : inscription par arrêté du 21 février 2012
Protection dates
2012/02/21 : inscrit MH
Type
théâtre
Main period of construction
3e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1864
Architect or builder
Joly-Leterme Charles (architecte), Rabault René (peintre), Barbereau Antoine-Victor, dit, Saint-Léon (décorateur)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
1 quai Lucien-Gautier
Commune
Saumur
Département
Maine-et-Loire
Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.26090, -0.07651
Mérimée reference
PA49000088

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1824 map "A Map of the Vendee, South of the Loire and North of Brittany North of that River." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ce théâtre Néo-Classique, inauguré en 1866, fut édifié selon les plans dessinés par l'architecte Charles Joly-Leterme, à la fin du 19ème siècle. La décoration de la salle à l'italienne fut confiée à Antoine-Victor Barbereau dit Saint-Léon, en 1864. Le plafond actuel de la salle à l'italienne a été repeint par René Rabault en 1941.

English translation

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This Neo-Classical theatre, inaugurated in 1866, was built according to the plans drawn by architect Charles Joly-Leterme, at the end of the 19th century. The decoration of the Italian-style auditorium was entrusted to Antoine-Victor Barbereau known as Saint-Léon, in 1864. The current ceiling of the Italian-style auditorium was repainted by René Rabault in 1941.

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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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