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Temple protestant

Puylaurens, Tarn, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le temple protestant, sis 26, rue Foulinou (cad. L 144) : inscription par arrêté du 7 juillet 2015
Protection dates
2015/07/07 : inscrit MH
Type
temple
Main period of construction
17e siècle
Ownership
propriété d'une association
Address
26 rue Foulinou
Commune
Puylaurens
Département
Tarn
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.57328, 2.01179
Mérimée reference
PA81000051

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Aquitaniae descriptio" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Situé entre Toulouse et Castres, Puylaurens a joué un rôle primordial dans l'histoire du protestantisme aux 16e et au 17e siècles grâce à son rôle de place forte, essentiel durant les guerres de Religion. La ville accueille l'académie de théologie protestante chassée de Montauban et devient un foyer intellectuel.

Le premier temple est accolé à l'église. Il a été remplacé par une halle en 1754. Le temple est rejeté à l'ouest de la ville, rue Foulinou en bordure de la ligne de rempart.

English translation

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Situated between Toulouse and Castres, Puylaurens played a primordial role in the history of Protestantism in the 16th and 17th centuries by virtue of its role as a stronghold, essential during the Wars of Religion. The town welcomed the Protestant theological academy driven out from Montauban and became an intellectual centre.

The first temple was attached to the church. It was replaced by a market hall in 1754. The temple was rejected to the west of the town, rue Foulinou at the edge of the rampart line.

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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