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Pavillon des Sources Saint-Léger et Saint-Léon de l'ancien parc thermal

Pougues-les-Eaux, Nièvre, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le pavillon des Sources en totalité (cad. ZD 215, cf plan annexé à l'arrêté) : inscription par arrêté du 18 avril 2012
Protection dates
2012/04/18 : inscrit MH
Type
station thermale
Main period of construction
1er quart 20e siècle
Dates
1905
Architect or builder
Arnaud Charles (architecte)
Ownership
propriété du département
Commune
Pougues-les-Eaux
Département
Nièvre
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
47.08147, 3.09946
Mérimée reference
PA58000040

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1843 map "Carte de l'Etat-Major 1:40,000 (1820-1866)" (IGN France — Géoportail).

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Edifié en 1905 par l'architecte Arnaud, dans un parc aménagé durant la seconde moitié du 19ème siècle, le pavillon abrite les sources de Saint-Léon et Saint-Léger. Les eaux jaillissantes sont mises en scène dans ce bâtiment à structure en partie métallique largement ouvert. Au centre de l'édifice, la coupole vitrée permet un éclairage zénital direct sur les deux fontaines. L'architecture illustre la transition entre classicisme et l'Art Nouveau. Les volutes des contreventements et des huisseries évoquent ce style en faveur dans les villes balnéaires et thermales au début du 20ème siècle. Ce pavillon se distingue par la qualité de ses détails, la finesse de sa structure ainsi que le soin de son dessin.

English translation

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Built in 1905 by architect Arnaud, in a park laid out during the second half of the 19th century, the pavilion houses the springs of Saint-Léon and Saint-Léger. The gushing waters are showcased in this building with a partially metal structure that is largely open. At the centre of the edifice, the glazed dome allows direct overhead lighting on the two fountains. The architecture illustrates the transition between classicism and Art Nouveau. The scrolls of the bracing and the joinery evoke this style that was in favour in spa and seaside towns at the beginning of the 20th century. This pavilion is distinguished by the quality of its details, the fineness of its structure as well as the care of its design.

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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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