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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page .""". INTRODUCTION Government Control of Historic and Artistic Monuments " Method of Listing Monuments in the Following Lists " .""e." Monuments and Material to be Safeguarded " ." Glossary CENTRAL FRANCE List of Monuments, arranged by Regions,L Departments, Towns Auvergne, Bourbonnais, Lyonnais Allier Cantal

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Loire."............."............
Puy-de-Dome..... .. .. .... Rhane....... ..... .. ... . Berry, M~rche, Limousin.... .... Cher Correze................. "" Creuse ..... Haute-Vienne
Indre
.. . . . . .

Bourgogne-Nivernais............. Amn Cote-d'Or............. Nievre

Saone-et-Loire

e.....

Yonne. ............. ... Franche-Comte............ Doubs ............... Haute-Saone............ . Jura ."... . Saintonge-Poitou . Charente e"" Charente-Tnferieure....... ... Deux-Sevres............ Vendee Vienne Savoie ."..e Haute-Savoie Savoie SOUTHERN FRANCE
Map
. . . .. .. .. .. ..

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by Regions, Departments,

List of

Monuments, arranged

Towns

Dauphine Drome......... Hautes-Alpes Isere......... .". Gascogne-Bearn Basses-Pyrenees " Gers . Hautes-Pyrenees . "" Landes
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89 89 91 93 96 96 99 1*01 103

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Guyenne
.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Aveyron

.......................

. ........

Dordogne..................................108
Gironde.................................111 Lot.................................114 Lot-et-Garonne.............................117.

Tarn-et-Garonne ..

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.......

...

119

Languedoc-Roussillon..........................120 Ards the..............................120 Arid ge................................122 Aude..................................124 Gard...................................127 Haute-Garonne.............................131 Haute-Loire ............................... 134 Herault.................................136

Lozere..................................139
Pyrenees-Orientates...........................140 Tarn..................................143 Provence.-Nice ............................. 145, Alpes-Maritimres...........................145 Basses.-Alpes.............................148 Bouches-du-Rhone............................150

Var.

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156

Vaucluse................................159 Monaco...............................164 Ile de. Corse (Corsica).......................... 165 TABLE OF DATES.....................................166 BIBLIOGRAPHY..................................167 INDEX......................................169

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INTRODUCTION
GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC MONUMENTS I. THE PUBLIC ATTITUDE TOWARDS HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC MONUMENTS:

Consciousness of their national artistic supremacy, of the value of their art treasures and monuments- from the greatest cathedral to the smallest cross on the country roads of Brittany-- is one of the most notable characteristics of the French This means that a particularly valuable aid to gaining French confidence is people. the protection of French: public and private monuments and works of art. The French people are strongly individualistic, and, particularly in the provinces, have always been somewhat suspicious of tourists (especially the English) because they believe that they are the people who, in the past, have taken away some of their monuments as "souvenirs." Unfortunately, this was occasionally true. It is obvious It is equally that no "mobile" work of art must be taken from France as a "souvenir." obvious that "immobile" objects: religious monuments, including statues of saints of no artistic value, calvaries, dolmens (prehistoric monuments), places of worship themselves, ruins, etc., must also be protected and respected.

On the other hand, the materialistic considerations of an economically-minded Visitors to any building or monument have always had to people must not be overlooked. pay a small sum which, when multiplied by a large number of visitors, has represented an important source of wealth. That is why the protection of places visited by tourists, or the centers of religious pilgrimages such as Lourdes or the numerous "Pardons" of Brittany, etc., has, in the eyes of the French themselves, a double value - an aesthetic one and a practical one. II. CIVIC AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION IN RELATION TO HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC MONUMENTS:

The great majority of French art institutions, museums, libraries, schools., etc., are owned either by the state or by the local community, and are, as a result, part of a vast organization. The administration of all such institutions is in the hands of various national and local officials, and of certain'specialized national offices. Local officials and religious bodies, however, are also closely connected with historic and artistic monuments, and some knowledge of their functions is therefor3 important. A. Local Administration: Before the war, France was divided into 89 "Departements" (90 including Corsica). The capital city of each department, in which its main office of administration was located, was called "chef-lieu (du departement) " or "prefecture". The office itself is called by the same 'name': "Prefecture", and is headed by the "Prefet". The "Prefets", nominated by the President of France upon the 'proposal of the "Ministre de I rInterieur, " represented the central government in each of the 89 departments. Each "arrondissement", otherwise called "sous-prefecture", was headed by a "sousrefet", who,. like the "Prefet", was directly responsible to the Department of the Interior, and was advised by a council elected by the "cantons".

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Each "canton" was the seat of a "justice de paix" and the unit for elections to the various offices mentioned below. Each "commune" was headed by a "Maire".
and advised the "taire".

An elected

"conseil municipal" elected

The "Prefets" and, to a lesser extent, the "Sous-Pr$fets", being entrusted with the local administration, were the supervising authorities of the local public art colTheir relations with local lections (with the exception of the municipal collections). They should conseprivate collectors and art lovers have usually been very friendly. quently be consulted about problems connected with the preservation or management of the local art treasures, and they can give valuable information on the leading personalities of the local societies. The heads of the "prefet's" offices unquestionably have been changed-many times. The staff of these offices has, however, remained the same for the most part, and will be able to furnish quite reliable information. The same can be said of the "Maires" and their staffs, especially in smaller localities where there are no higher local authorities. They can be consulted in the same way and for the same. purposes as the "prefets" and "sous-prefets". In quite small localities or in the "mairies" of small provincial towns which happen to be disproportionately rich in various art treasures, the "secretaire de La mairie" may be better informed than the mayor himself. These mayor's deputies, who are often school teachers, generally know more about the artistic interest of their town or village than anybody else does. City (or municipal) museums are managed by "directeurs" or "conservateurs", who work under the mayor. Some of the mayor's deputies have become the "gardiens" of the small museums as well as, sometimes, of the "chateaux" or isolated monuments, or even private colledtions which are the pride.of their native town or village. They were and can always be a valuable source of information and, in small localities, their confidence should be .won as rapidly as possible. B. Religious Organization:

State and Church were separated in France after 1905. The Roman Catholic Church Its centers have was and still remains the principal religious organization of France. remained mostly unchanged from mediaeval times, when big cathedrals and numerous churches were built, many of which, before the war, still existed, either in their driginal mediaeval form, often with subsequent additions.and restorations, or as buildings built in subsequent centuries, generally in the same architectural style. There were, in 1940, 17 archbishoprics (at Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Toulouse, Rennes, Besancon, Rouen, Cambrai, Tours, Bourges, Chambery, Aix, Sens, Avignon, Reims, Albi and Auch) and 68 bishoprics or sees. The sees are divided into deaneries, which are divided into parishes with a "cure", sometimes assisted (in the larger of the small parishes.), by a "vicaire". The "cures" and "vicaires" are almQst invariably on very friendly terms with the local population. Many of them are either deeply interested in or very proud of the local art collections and monuments; for both reasons they can be excellent guides, and give valuable advice, assistance and information.

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INTRODUCTION (Cont'd ) III. GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC AND-ARTISTIC MONUMENTS: The various together stre de in the l'Education The Fine the is Arts, "Directeur of National assisted "Ministere a partioular services which constitute French national Nationale de ".. l'Education branch., i.e., Nationale" The is latter, has, for the special in actuality of National and by "Inspecteurs administration considered Education Geneof under a as Minister art organization are grouped

"Kinistere de l'Education Kationale", under the authority

of the

"Mini-

the. "Direction Generale while being President The Minister

des Beaux-Arts",

General" des Beaux-Arts". Education, by a "Conseil to whom he

Minister

of Fine Arts, is appointed by the responsible.

of the Republic and the

Superieur de l'Education Nationale"

raiux de l'Education Nationale".

The
In, what follows,-

"Direction G nerale des

for Direction

.Beaux-Arts" " Generale des Beaux-Arts.

DGBA stands BA stands

for Beaux-Arts. acquisitions; of artistic and Gobelins scholarly grants and tapestries and

The missions; tion Sevres A.

DGBA is

concerned with art to artists;

assistance

the decoration,

management,preservation and restoraand Beauvais

of public

monuments;

national manufactures

ceramics; Consultative

and national theatres. Councils: Director of Fine of these Arts is the i. assisted "Conseil by a series of consultative created various councils. by decree fields

The General The most in 1875.' ,Its of the DGBA's

iniportant

Superieur des B.A. ",

connected with the

members activity.

are consulted

upon the

problems

Prominent

among the

other

consultative Civils" ----d'Art --

councils

are: Buildings. of Art. Improvement of General Inventory the the

"Conseil "Comite "Comit4

des- Bttiments des de Travaux d'Art"

Council of Civil Committee Committee of for

Works

Perfectionnement de l'Inventaire Richesses

des Arts du Dessin" "Commission General des en France" "Comite des des Societes de B.A.

the .Arts of Design. Commission for

-of -French
Committee

Art

Treasures.

of the Departmental Fine

Departements" a congress of.the

Art Societies. departmental fine art societies was

(From 1877 on,

'yearly organized B. Inspction Service: The General Director prising: "Inspecticn five and

in Paris by the DGBA)

of Fine Arts

is

also

assisted

by an Inspection

Service

com-

des B.A." .(with inspectors one for for Algiers) France

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Inspection

of Fine Arts.

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"Les Autorites du Louvre" "Inspection des Theatres"

(since 1942) --Monuments

--

The

Louvre

Authorities.

Irnspection et Contrale des Historiques" C. Special Branches The different of the DGBA:

Inspection of Theatres. Inspection and Control of Historical Monuments.

fields

of the. DGBA's

activity

in

relation

to

the

arts

are adminis-

,tered by
1) 2) 3)

the

following

special branches: ----Historiques" the war, Historical 'Instruction Theatres. Monuments. and National

"Monuments "Musees

Historiques" Manufactures.

Nationaux"

National Museums.
Manufactures.

"Enseignement et Nationales"

41) "Theatres" 1) The was created Its a) b) "Monuments

"Commissi'on des Monuments Historiques", as it existed before in 1889, and serves as consultative council to the DGBA, function is to.: of historic or artistic to importance. be under the supervision

List Specify

monuments those

monuments which are

of the
or sold

State,

and which cannot

therefore be destroyed, altered,

with-

out the State's permission.

c) Supervise funds the restoration and preservation of these "Caisse nationate created in which was 1914. monuments with -et

provided by the

des monuments 'historiques

r historiques ", All discoveries The complete manuscript form at de Valois, Paris The ),

made during excavation must be declared to that service. of these monuments of the can be consulted. on the "Protection des Sites etMonuments Nawas not published, but Monuments existed in

listing it

the office where

Commission des

Historiques

(4 Rue

law of April 21, 1906,

turels de Caractere Artistique" set up in each department of France a commission in charge of the listing of local sites and monuments of outstanding natural interest 2) In Luxembourg Cluny; ture or beauty. "Musees Paris: Nationaux" - The most important are the de Louvre, with its "Ecole du Louvre".;

(which has Jacques Mus~e

become Henner; Guimet.

the Musee Gustave

l'Art

Moderne, de

moved from the :Luxembourg Quai de Tokio); Musde de Sculp-

Palace, where the Rodin; Comparee;

Senate

sits,

to a special building Moreau; Mus~e

on the

l'Arm~e;

Near Paris: bleau; Blerancourt;

St.-Germain-en-Laye Malmaison.

Maisons-Laffitte;

Compiegne;

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This service is headed by the "Directeur des Musees Nationaux", who has under him an assistant director and a general secretary. Each museum under this central authority has a similar staff, and keepers of its various departments. This cent al guardians. service makes all the museums' appointments, including

It is assisted by a "Conseil des Musees Nationaux" which, upon advice of the keeper's committee, decides on new acquisitions and the reception of legacies and gifts. This council also provides funds for the National Museums over and above regular income deriving from State subventions and the selling of admission tickets, artistic publications, reproductions, postcards, etc. 3), D. 4) Information regarding Manufactures and Theatres is not available.

Municipal Museums: Provincial Municipal Museums: The administration of the provincial municipal museums is part of the municipal administration of these cities. They are under the mayors' authority. In the more important cities the "Adjoint aux Beaux-Arts" is in charge of the museums. city The keepers of these museums are frequently chosen from among local artists, mostly painters. The "secretaire de la mairie" is, in small museums, the sole guardian. The provincial museums benefit from frequent loans of art from the National Museums. of paintings and other

works

Since 1942, all Louvre Authorities.

provincial museums have been under the control of the

Paris Municipal Museums: The municipal museums of Paris. (Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris [Pe,tit PalaisJ, Mus4e des Arts Decoratifs, Musee Carnavalet, Musee Victor-Hugo, Musee Galliera) have an administration of their own: "Direction des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris", which is controlled by the municipal authorities of Paris. The selection of keepers of these museums is made through a competitive examination before a board created b'y the municipality. E. Libraries:

The municipal libraries belong administratively to the municipal organization of each city. Their heads are consequently nominated.by and responsible to, first, the mayors, and-second, the "Prefets". It is, however, understood that the librarians should be chosen from among "archivistes-paleographes". The "Bibliotheque Nationale" of Paris is headed by its "AdministrateurGeneral", responsible. to the Secretary of the Department of National Education and enjoying the same prestige as the "Directeur General des Beaux-Arts".

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A body of Inspectors in the Ministere de l'Education Nationale -- "Inspecteurs Generaux des Bibliotheques" -- control all the French libraries, including the National Library. The members of this body of inspectors enjoy great prestige. F. Archives: Archives Nationales The decree of February 25, 1897, grouped all of the Ministere de I'Education Nationale, under a in the building of the National Archives in Paris. These archives 1) 2) 3) this service, which is also a part "Directeur des Archives". He resides

are aivided into three sections:

Legislative. Jurisdictional and administrative.. and ecclesiastical Tresors des Chartes (historical to 1790, etc.).

charters previous

Archives Departementales This is an organization established by the law of the 5 brumaire of the Year V (October 26, 1796) and the decree of February 4, 1850.. The archivists are nominated by the Prefets 'to whom it is recommended, however, that they be chosen from among the graduates of the Ecole des Chartes, "archivistespaleographes". Archives Municilales These are-organized by the "circulaire under the mayor's authority. ministerielle" of August 25, 1857, cen-

tralized

METHOD OF LISTING MONUMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING LISTS

1. 2. France has been divided into three main areas: Northern, Central and Southern.

Each of these areas has been subdivided into regions based on the old historic but sometimes a number of other provinces (Normandy, Brittany, Provence, etc.), These provinces provinces have, been joined to them to make a convenient region.

are not administrative units.

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3.

Each of these regions has been subdivided ent day administrative units.

into the departments which are the pres-

4.

Within each department, the "chef-lieu" or departmental capital has been listed first, ahd thereafter have been placed the other towns in alphabetical order. according to the following treasures have been listed Under each town, the cultural four categories.. Churches, Houses, Monuments (public structures and buildings), Several and archives). (museums, collections, libraries Cultural Institutions pilgrimages have also been included, with, when possible, the dates on which they occur.

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INTRODUCTION (Cont'd) 6. Only structures of cultural value have been listed. Stars have been added according to the following plan: three stars for monuments of highest importance; one or two stars for those of intermediate importance; no star for.those of lesser importance. Whenever possible, a list of personnel has been included. In this list are given the names of persons who are known to have recently been responsible for special buildings or collections.. In some cases information regarding these persons is not of recent date, but if they can be located, unquestionably they will prove of valuable assistance not only for information concerning the buildings and collections, but also as to their preservation.

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It must, however, be pointed out that in no case are the descriptions or' indications to be considered as exhaustive. More particularly, in what concerns museums or churches containing "mobile" works of art, such descriptions or indications are mostly meant as a warning that, even before thorough and individual discrimination can be made, the whole series of works of art in such museums or churches should be preserved. This is also true of libraries, tion has been given. for most of which merely a ouantitative descrip-

This- is especially true also for the thousands of "chateaux" scattered throughout the whole countryside of France. A complete list of them has not been made for the reason indicated above. It is also to be noted that almost no description of the art collections in these chateaux has been made; in almost all of them, however, either the whole collection or some single piece of it is understood to be of importance or interAlso, .it should be pointed out that only est, and is therefore to be taken care of. the most important churches have been listed, although it is self-evident that all churches should be given whatever protection is possible.. Particularly important chateaux or museums, such as Versailles or the precisely those which have been the most briefly described. The fact that to indicate has been considered as sufficient been marked with three stars buildings and collections must be cared for as a whole without any attempt discrimination. Louvre, are they have that their at prompt

The same is true of the city of Paris, which is far too rich to be described in a detailed and complete way. It is enough to keep in mind that this city has witnessed every stage of French history, and that the precious treasures it contains should all be preserved with the utmost care. The same is also true of the departments ed with remnants of the heritage of France. surrounding the capital, which are crowd-

Another point to be stressed concerns the departments which are to the North or East. of Paris. In these departments, a great number of buildings dr monuments of importance suffered very seriously during World War I, and some of them are now reduced to ruins. Called "pays devastes", these departments were visited after World War I as pilgrimage places, and to the original artistic importance of their monuments a strong sentimental value has now been added. It is, however, to be noted here that no memorial monuments have been listed unless they were the work of a prominent artist, and as such may be considered a work of art or an historic monument of value. By this is meant the numerous monuments erected all over +.he country to the memory of local or national great men in various fields, and also the

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The local population no less numerous war memorials raised in France after World War I. heroes and great men, no matis always animated by a feeling of deep pride towards its ter what their field of endeavor may have been. If these memorials are neglected, the willingness to cooperate would be very seriously impermorale of the people and their illed.

MONUMENTS AND MATERIAL TO BE SAFEGUARDED

make the climate and productGeographical position and physical characteristics There is not only a great variety in the monuivity of France extraordinarily varied. ments of its art, but many materials belonging to the natural resources of the country-and precious metals--have contributed to the richness of the stone, wood, iron, steel French artistic patrimony. The ethnographic and social structure of France has also production. A melting-pot for the helped to determine the character of French artistic national history up to the different peoples of Europe from the very beginning of its the artistic present time, France has been throughout the centuries the crossroad of all French synvariety of elements, however, a distinctively Out of this trends of Europe. thesis has been achieved. The fact that France has been prosperous and that this prosperity has been accomactivity which so far has never seriously declined, and cultural panied by an artistic explains why monuments of a most varied type and of'very different dates, yet of equal over the country, and are often found side by side artistic value, are scattered all in the same locality. France is the most important country in Europe--and indeed in I. PREHISTORIC. The oldest monuments traces of the human race. the world--for the study of the earliest Some of are caves, mainly in Perigord, containing wall paintings of extinct animals. In the same caves are found skeletons and tools of the these are 20,000 years old. Stone Age. Other prehistoric monuments, called "megalithique", a Greek derivative which They consist of tombs (called means "made of large stones", are about 4,000 years old. The megalithic monuments are and rows of such pillars. dolmens), large stone pillars, widespread, but the most .important are in Brittany. Later prehistoric periods are represented by large mounds of earth or stones containing graves, and extensive ramparts of the same materials, surrounding the tops of the hills. .Much material from this period exists in French collections. II. GALLO-ROMAN PERIOD (2nd century B.C. to 5th century A.D.). Highly important Roman buildings, France was part of the Roman Empire. theatres, theatres, temples, triumphal arches, aqueducts, etc., remain, the Mediterranean coast. Much material from this period also exists in time During this including amphiespecially near French collections.

III. PERIOD OF BARBARIAN INVASIONS (3rd-5th centuries A.D.). Ruins of the high walls and ramparts erected against the Barbarians are still to be. found in many cities. Many examples of the minor arts of this period, especially jewelry, are in French museums and in church treasuries. IV. MEROVINGIAN AND CAROLINGIAN PERIOD (6th-10th centuries). This period is mainly represented by such examples of the minor arts as ivories, illuminated manuscripts, metal work, etc., now housed in museums and church treasuries. V. MEDIAEVAL PERIOD (llth-15th centuries). This period is .particularly remarkable for its religious architecture, and includes numerous small churches, as well as the great abbeys and cathedrals. Sculpture, particularly that decorating the religious buildings, attained great magnificence. Illuminated manuscripts, wall paintings,

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stained glass in the earlier periods, woodwork, enamels, etc., also reached great perfection; they may now be studied either in churches, in museums or in private collections. Beginning with the 14th century, monuments of military architecture, especially in the South, and later civil architecture, in the East and North, were highly developed. VI. RENAISSANCE ANL LATER PERIODS (16th-2Dth centuries). Civil architecture of the fifteenth and later centuries includes not only the great chateaux, but also the The chateaux of the Resmall mansions of many Parisian or small provincial streets. naissance are mostly grouped along the Loire River; those of the classic and romantic period (late 18th, early 19th centuries) are around Paris and its suburbs; the mansions of the 17th and 18th centuries are found everywhere from Lille to Marseille. After the French Revolution, a large number of chateaux and private collections became the property of either the state or the city, while state and city museums were rounded in increasing numbers. In such varied situations, as well as in private hands, are to be and artistic value of the 18th and 19th found the long series of objects of historic centuries, which are among the most precious elements of the French patrimony.

GLOSSARY (ONLY MOST FREQUENTLY USED WORDS)

abbaye beffroi bibliotheque caverne Chartreuse chateau citadel le c.lottre couvent eglise fontaine h8tel hotel de ville jardin abbey bell-tower library cave Carthusian Monastery castle or country mansion citadel cloister convent church fountain mansion in a town town hall garden house palace court house painting pilgrimage square bridge gate pr iory street choir stalls tapestry Protestant church tomb tower stained glass windows

maison palais
palais de justice peinture pelerinage; in Brittany: place pont porte prieure rue stalles de choeur tapisserie temple tombeau tour vit'raux

pardon

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Auvergne, Bourbonnais, Lyonnais

Department of Allier
MOULINS capital of department*choir, 1465in 18th Rue de Lyon Place du Chateau

CHURCHES Cathedrale Notre-Dame, l3th-l6th centuries; 1507; 15th and 16th century stained late Gothic; sacristy, **triptycn by Maitre de St. Pierre, century. Chateau des Ducs remains; taining Old houses: end of 15th Hetel de doors. MONUMENTS Lycee Banville, 17th century; chapel contains Musee. Rue d'Allier 17, 71 Moulins.

glass windows;

painting of'French school,

CHATEAU AND HOUSES de Bourbon; 14th century tower and

other

Place du Chateau

16th century pavilion of Anne de Beaujeu, con(Hotel Moret, now Ecole

de Musique);

Rue Francois-Peron 12-14 (Gothic), 24 (Doyenne, century); Rue Grenier 2; Place de l'Ancien16th century; balcony and carved 7 Rue de.Paris

Palais 3,4,7.
Laferronays,

mausoleum of

In

Henri Palais

de. Montmorency. de Justice, former College of Jesuits, 17th century.

former Convent of the Visitation,. Rue de Paris

Rue de Paris Cours de Russie Place de l'Hotel de Ville

Prfecture, former Hotel de Saincy, 18th century. Belfry, 1455, partly rebuilt in 17th century. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS tapestries;

paintings; *Musee, arms; armor; bronzes; de Souvigny, 12th century manuscript; toire Naturelle. Archives records et Bibliotheque Municipales; from

*Bible

In

Chateau, Pavilion ofAnnedeBeaujeu

also Musee d'Hismunicipal Library prior

Archives:

In Hotel

de Ville

16th century and vital statistics; records and records of ancien regime

contains 50,000 volumes, 96 incunabula.

Archives Dpartementales; to 1790; archives Prefect and others. 2 Rue'Michel-del'Hopital 1790-1800, of Office of,

PERSONNEL
Pierre E. M. Guillaumier, Conservateur, Musee. Librarian-Archivist, Archivist,
Ho i t l

Rigal,

Archives et Bibliotheque 2 Rue 20 kms..N.W. Gannat 23 kms_. W. of of

Municipales. Dupieux,
Michel--de--1.'

Archives Departementales,

BELLENAVES

Church, Romanesque; belfry, dome, 17th century. Chateau,. 16th century.

14th century;

*BOURBON-, L' ARCHAMBAULT

*Remains of Chateau des Ducs de Bourbon, re. built. 13th century; 14th century walls, with three round towers; ramparts and fortified mill, 14th Ancien Etablissement Rol, 17th-century, built century. called Logis du by Gaston d'Orleans. Thermal,

Moulins

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CENTRAL FRANCE

-. Region of Auvergne, Bourbonnais,., Lyonnais

Department of Allier

*BUSSET

*Chateau; de

four towers

joined by Pavilion 14th century; 16th 15th century wood1.5th atid works of 11th century.

13 kms. S.E. of Vichy

l'Horloge; Chambre Library.

Tour de Riom, Henri IV;

chapel,. 13th century; work; art; CHANTELLE Fotmer century furniture; Chateau of the.Dukes Abbey:"

paintings; of Bourbon,

18 kms. N. Gannat

of

church, 12th century, with

17th century fajade; cloister, 11th and late 15th centuries. CHATEL-MONTAGNE CINDRE *fBREUIL *Church, Houses, 12th century, 14th and 15th restored. centuries. XIV's reign; Romanesque Gothic; reliquary, 16th 12th 19 kms. Vichy W. of c. *13th century murals. 28.kms.. S. Lapalisse 36 krs.S.E. of Moulins 10 kms. Gannat W. of of

Chateau, rebuilt end Louis towerwithimportant *Eglise St. Leger, nave;. choir and 15th century.

12th century; chapels early murals;

**important Romanesque GANNAT Eglise Ste.-Croix, some

12th, 13th,

14th,

centuries; century;

columns and capitals

lateral doors with wooden panels, 13th and 14th centuries; Carolingian Gcspel Book. (in Jardin-Public); conPavilion Delarue tains HURIEL JALIGNY
:kLAPALISSE

Musee, Bibli.otheque. 11 statues. chapel. some towers stone and brick; kms. W. 'of N. of Montlugon 18 kms. 23"kms. Vichy Lapalisse N.E. of

Church, 11th century. Tower, 12th century. Chutch, Chateau, *Chateau, parus tries 12th century; 15th-l6th 15th centuries, .restored; Gothic round

16th century; century;

and chapel;

panelled ceiling

and *tapes. in chapel,

in second story hall;

15th century tomb statues de Chabannes.La Palice.)

MONTLU9ON-

(O'wned by Marquis paintings, Rue de la Fontaine

Eglise Notre-Dame, sculptures

15th century;

15th century.

Eglise St.-Pierre, 11th and 12th centuries, with cupola; 16th century bas--reliefs; statues,. 15th and 16th centuries. Chateau, 15th and 16th H~pital,
NERIS-LES-BAINS

Rue. de la Fontaine

15th

century century,

centuries. (Hospice civil et Romanesque with spire. antiqui-

'In Vieille-Ville Route de Moulins 7.5 kms. S.E,. of

militaire). Church,. 12th *octagonal. bell-towedr; Montlugon

Mus~e Rickotter-Moreau (on Terrace near Parc

des Arenes); ties;
SAINT-BONNETDE-ROCHEFORT *SAINT-MENOUX

prehistoric pieces; Roman coins;

jewelry;

pottery; 15 kms.
Gannat

medals- found in the region.

Chateau de Rochefort, 13th century,' restored; tapestries. 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th centuries; *Church, part of Benedictine abbey;. *bell-tower, 13th century; fragments of Romanesque door and of mausoleum of'St. Menoux. N.W. of

14 kms. W.' of Moulins

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CENTRAL FRANCE Department

Region of .Auvergne, Bourbonnais,

Lyonnais

of Allier Eglise Ste. Croix, 12th century, rebuilt;; of former abbey century). 12th, of ITour cloister, 15th 10 kms'. Allier 12 kms. S'.W. of Moul.insl W. of

SAINT-P0URgAINSUR-S IOULE

adjacent buildings des Moines; **Eglise St.-Pierre,

Varennes-sur-

**SOUVIGNY

former Abbey -church;*tombs

outstanding mediaeval church, :11th, 14th and mostly 15th century; Dukes of Bourbon; tury stained zlormer abbey 17th century, (adjacent with *sculpture; to Eg.l1ise 18th century glass windows.

15th cenSt. Pierre), fa;ade;

Chapter Hall, Eglise St.

TRONGET

13th century;

15th century

gallery of cloister. Irc (nearby), Romanesque. 29 kms. S.E. of Moulins

*VEAUCE

Church,

l2th-i3th centuries. century; good example of century; 17th cen-

*Church,'12th Eglise St.-Blaise,

18 kms. Gannat Place de Eglise

N.W. la

of Vieille

Bourbonnais architecture.
VICHY

15th

tury woodwork. Maison du Chastel-Franc, 16th century; square tower with winding staircase. Tour de l'Hor'loge, keep, Pavillon restored. Sevigne, 17th century;, Iormer resi*furniture. 15th century cylindrical

Rue Verrier Rue du ChateauFranc

Boulevard des EtatsUnis, Place Sevigne

dence of Madame de'Sevigne

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CENTRAL

FRANCE

Region of Auvergne,

Bourbonnais, Lyonnais

Department of Cantal

AURILLAC

capital of department CHURCHES d'Aurinques, 16th century. (or des Cordeliers)., 13th-14th cenRue de la Rue des Coste

Chapelle

Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges turies;

Carmes Geraud

statue of Virgin. century; 15th century chapel.

A

St. Geraud, 17th

Place St.

Chateau St. Maison des century.

Etienne Consuls

CHATEAU AND HOUSE (now Ecole Normale); buildings 1880; keep, 11th century. Gothic, (now Caisse d'Epargne), MONUMENT

16th 16th

Place St.

Geraud

century, partly rebuilt

Rue Marchande

Statue of Gerbert

(Pope Sylvester II),

19th century,

by

Cours Monthyon

David d.'Angers.
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Musee Rames, 1803; natural history; Archives Muse prehistory; antiquities; ethnography; small scientific library. Communales; records dating from 13th century.
In Hotel de. Ville

In .Rue

Hotel de

de

Ville

de Peinture et de Sculpture (in chapel of old, college with 17th century door); contains paintings, sculpture,

College

drawings, engravings; library. *Archives Departementales; records of royal and feudal authorities prior to 1790, of religious institutions corporations, of revolutionary period, of the Office the Prefect and other authorities nqtarial records. PERSONNEL D. Marty, Ernest E. Capitaine, ALLANCHE Musee Rames. Delmas, Archivist, Archives Communales et de of the 19th century;

In

Prefecture,

and of

1 Rue de

l'Olmet

Departement from

and Archives Sculpture. cen34 kms. N.W. of

Riom-es-Montagne

Departementales. Conservateur, Musee de Peinture Church, tury; paintings. 11th century, fortified in' 14th

Chateau,
*BREDONS

13th century.
2 kms. S. of Murat

Old houses. *Church, 1074, Romanesque; fortified portal with sculptures; *Romanesque capitals; altar screen of gilt wood (1616); Romanesque virgin, 12th century; paintings; statues; stalls; liturgical ornaments; chasubles. COMBLAT-LECHATEAU
DIENNE

Manoir,
Church,

1439,
12th

Gothic, with 14th

century; *capitals;

century keep;
life-size

2 kms. S.W.
9.5 kms.
Murat

of of

Aubusson tapestries,
Christ.

18th century.

Vic-sur-Cere N.W.

LANOBRE (ENVIRONS)

Chateau 15th ings

de century;

Vals

(1.5 kms. five towers;

W.

of furniture;

the

town), paint-

6.5 kms.N.N.E.of Bort-les-Orgues

(one by

Rucens); 6

sculptured
-.

mantlepieces.
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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Auvergne, Department of Cantal Chateau tury

Bourbonnais, Lyonnais

LOUPIAC-SAINTCHRISTOPHE

de Branzac, murals.

15th century;

16th cenRo-

21 kms. S. Mauriac

of

Near-by,Chapelle manesque.
*MAURIAC

Notre-Dame

du Chateau,

*Eglise Notre.Dae-des-Miracles, 12th century; portal with sculpture, mutilated; door panels, 1582; Lanterne College, venerated Black Virgin. 14th or 15th century. 16th des Morts,

32 kms.

S.W.

of

Bort-les-0rgues

founded 1560; portal, 1605. Sous-Prefecture (Rue Guilraume Dupret),

century house with turret. Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales (in the Hotel de Ville); Library, c. 3600 volumes. Church, Chapel
MURAT Eglise

MQNTSALVY

(Librarian, F. Queyrat.) former Abbatial, 12th and 15th centuries; Romanesque nave, Chapter Hall. of abbey, now a barn, nearby.
Notre-Dame-des-Oliviers, of Virgin; two 15th century; relisilver

35 kms.S.S.E.of Aurillac 47 kms. N.E. of Aurillac

black statue quaries; Houses,

painting. centuries: Place de la

15th-l6th

Boucherie;
PIERREFORT Church, Chateau, 14th PIERREFORT (ENVIRONS) POLMINHAC Pont de

Rue du Faubourg.
centuries, ruins. century bridge. fortified. century, 13th

12th-14th

Treboul,

34 kms. S.E. of Neussargues 10 kms. S.E. of Pierrefort 15 kms. 25 kms. N.E. of S.E. of

Chateau de
14th *ChurchI

Pesteils,

16th century;
square 16th

keep, 12th

century. Romanesque; porch with bell-tower; century

Aurillac

rRIOM-ESMONTAGNE

century

Pieta;

Bort-les-Orgues

*capitals. Renaissance SAIGNES Church, 12th houses: century; Place de la Fontaine. capitals. 18 kms. N.E. of

sculptured

Mauriac SAINT-CERNIN kChurch, partly Romanesque; *woodwork, 15th 22 kins. N. of

.century. SAINT-CHAMANT Church, Chateau, SAINT-ETIENNEMENET 15th century; 15th century woodwork. keep. 9

Aurillac 32 kms. N. of

17th century,

with 14th century

Aurillac
kms. N.W. of Riom-es-Montagne

Church
Chateau Church sance Old

(in St. Etienne), (in St.

(in chapels; (in St. Etienne), Menet),

Romanesque.
16th century. with Renais-

Romanesque,

sculptured 15th 1396,

capitals. and 16th centuries. restored; Place d'Armes

houses

Menet), Flour,

*SAINT-FLOUR

*Cathedrale towers black

Gothic,

flanking Christ, Rue

facade;

Louis

XVI woodwork;

15th

century. (Hotel Brisson1 Gouver-

Old-houses:

Marchand 15 31

Renaissance

court),

(Maison du

neur,

15th

century
Consuls, de

fajade);
Nubien; Rue des no.

Place d'Armes
fajade; court with 8 (15th 13,

(Hotel des

Renaissance

Hotel Gillet Renaissance century); tury,

stair); Porte

du Breuil Tuiles

near

(14th cen-

fortified).

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Regioni of AuveTgne,

Bourbonnais,

Lyonnais

Department of Cantal SAINT-FLOUR Hotel de Ville, 17th century; contains Bibliotheque et Archives Communales: Library, 15 manuscripts, 2 incunabula, c. 12,000' volumes;, Archives, . important accumulation dating back to 1249; tax rolls from 1314, accounts of Consuls, 14th-15th centuries. (Librarian-Archivist, L.M. Blard )., *Viaduct de Garabit, built 1882-84, by Eiffel; earliest metal viaduct. SAINT-MARTINVALMEROUX Church, 14th century; portal with towers bas-reliefs; sculptured font and lectern. Chateau de Crevecoeur; Old houses, *SALERS Church,' 13th and 15th and enclosure. polychromed 5 ta24 kms. S.E. of 15th and 16th centuries. centuries; paintings: Mauriac Above Gorge de la Truyere 21 kms. S. MauriaQ of Place. d'Armes

(Cont'd)

stone Entombment, 1495; pestr ies, 17th century.

*Grande-Place entirely surrounded by old houses, some with turrets and.fine decorations,. 15th and 16th centuries. Portes de TOURNEMIRE Church, tures; l'Horlode and Martille, murals; parts of 5 kms. E. of St. -Cernin Near the village old fortifications. 15th century; relics. wooden sculp-

Chateau d'Anjony, 15th century; keep with round towers, one containing chapel with 15th century murals; building containing VIC-SUR-C-ERE Old houses, ally Maison century. VILLEDIEU *YDES *dhurch, 15th 1366; des Princes adjoining 17th part of old century furniture. 15th

15th and 17th

centuries, .especide Monaco,

20 kms. N.E. of Aurillac 5 kms. 11 kms. of S. of

sculptured portal;-stalls; *12th cen-

century enamelled plate. sculptures. 1449. collection of

St.- Flour

Church, 12th century, restored; tury porch with Chateau du Chatelet,

S.S.W.

Bort-lesof

YOLET-LE-DOUX

Church, 14th century. Chateau du Doux, modern; paintings; in park, Gothic chapel.

Orgues 10 kms. N.E. Aurillac

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CENTRAL

FRANCE Lyonnais

Region of Auvergne, Bourbonnais,

Department

of

Loire

SAINT-ETIENNE *Eglise St. pulpit. Palais des

capital

of department 14th century, Gothic; 14th century Place Boivin Rue de la Ste.-

Etienne, Arts,

containing: Musge

d'Art et d'Iifdustrie furniture, works of to ribbon industry; with 70,000

With
art;

sculptures,

*arms, paintings,

Badouillere, Solline Barbe

Musee de Rubanerie, pertaining 353 manuscripts,

Museum of Natural History; volumes, Pierre Archives Leveque. Communales;

Bibliotheque, 8 incunabula.

(Librarian, In Hotel Place de Ville, de l'Hotel

registers

of municipal deliberations (Archivist, W. and feudal institutions and of Office of the

from 1766 and other city records. Karachnick. *Archives Departementales; records

de Ville of royal of religious In Prefecture, Place JeanJaures

authorities prior to 1790; corporations;

of revolutionary period;

Prefect and other departmental authorities, 19th century and later; 14,568 bundles and 1560 mss. (Archivist, Louis Biernawski.) Bibliotheque de l'Ecole (Library of the volumes; A. *AMBIERLE J: Royon.) *Church, former priory, 15th century, *15th century 'flamglass 17 kms. Roanne N.W. boyant Gothic; windows; *15th century stained scientific Nationale Superieure des Mines 15,000 Near Jardin des Plantes

National High School of Mines); specialized library.

(Librarian,

triptych, sculp-

tured and painted

*CHAMPDIEU *Church, 15th

(paintings attributed to
Auvergne 10 kms. N.W.

Roger van der Weyden). 12th century, Romanesque style;

crypt; bell-tower; near entrance, century chapel; priory, 12th-l6th

Montbrison

centuries, forms with the church a square which was fortified in 14th century; CHAMPDIEU. (ENVIRONS) windows; Gothic fireplace. Chateau-de Chalain d'Uzore, remodelled 16th century; gallery; Salle des Fetes with monumental mantle-pieces; 16th *CHARLIEU century. (Place de 19 kms. Roanne N.E. of church *Ruins of Benedictine Abbey l'Abbaye); sculptured doors, 4 kms. W. of

Champdieu

(St. Fortunat) with sculptured portals of narthex, 12th century, and church portal, 11th century; 3 galleries of 15th century. cloister containing Mus~e Lapidaire; 15th century building; and remains of Chapter Room, 16th century,

11th century cloister; 12th century keep, remains of old abbey enclosure. Cour du Abbatial, Presbytery (former Palais main hall 16th century; fire-places; Prieure), with 18th century woodwork;. timberwork of roof.

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Auvergne, Bourbonnais, Department of Loire *CHARLIEU

Lyonnais

(Cont'd) Old Cloister of Cordeliers (Rue Rouilier and Route de St. Nizier), 14th and 15th centuries; 13th century chapter room with adjoining with library; remains building; frescoes. Old houses: Grenette 16th century monastic of 15th century church Philibert and Rue

(fragmentary) . Place St.

(Gothic windows); Rue Merciere 9 (interior Renaissance portal); Rue Chevroterie (13th and 15th centuries), especially .29; Rue Jean-Morel, 32 (Maison des Anglais, 16th century). Church, 12th and 16th centuries; fortified bell-tower; wooden statue of the Virgin. Remains of a lth-16th century fortified priory. *Eglise Notre-Dame d'Esperance, founded 1226, built from 13th to 16th centuries; portal, 15th century with 13th or 14th 9 ertury Virgin; towers. *La Diana, 14th century rectangular hall; two 'ecorated facades, restored 1866; ceiling with heraldic paintings, 14th century; contains Musee Lapidaire with local archaeol-

HOPITAL-SOUSROCHEFORT, L'

25 kms. N. of Montbrison

*MONTBRISON

Quai. du Vizezy

Behind the church

ogy (Conservateur,

Eugene Poyet); also

library (24,000 volumes), and Archives Archeologiques du Forez. Palais de Justice, former monastery, 17th and 18th centuries. Archives Hospitalieres; 15th accounts of receivers,

Rue du College

century and later. Presumably in Hotel de Ville

Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales: Library, c. 9000 volumes, 152 mss., 1 incunabula. ROANNE Muse Rony. 111e. B. Joseph-DeC'chelette (in Hotel de Valence de la Minardiere, 18th century); antiquities; paintings; sculpture; natural history; (Librarian, Dechelette.) library. (Conservateur, Franois Publique de la Ville; 292 manu79 incunabula, 52,000 volumes; rich scripts, collection volumes.) of Italian first (Librarians, Couzan, editions (4048 L.Desbenoit and J.B. Girod.)

22 Rue Anatole
France

Bibliotheque

Place du Palais de Justice

SAIL-SOUSCOUZAN
*SAINT-BONNETLE-CHATEAU

Chateau de ruins;

lth-16th centuries,

21 kms.

N.

of

chapelle St..Saturnin, Romanesque, restored. *Church, former Chapelle des Pretres Soci16th centuries; two belltowers; Renaissance portal; retable; four "Caveau des Momies" in wooden statues; Morts; library with documents, Chapelle des manuscripts, archives; in crypt, *15th etaires, 15th, century murals. Hospice (Place du Centre) with *chapel, 17th century; coffered vaults with sculptured 'keystones and painted panels; on main

Montbrison 29 kms. S. of Montbrison

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CENTRAL FRANCE -

Region of Auvergne, Bourbonnais,

Lyonnais

Department of Loire *SAINT-BONNET. LE-CHATEAU (Cont'd) altar, sculptured panel by Vanneau century); Virgin; four old paintings; railing. Notre-Dame-du-BonA

(17th

statue of

Chapelle-Tribune de

su'r., Chatelaine) (Decente de la Secours mounting Porte Haute, 16th century. *15th and 16th century houses: *SAINT-ETIENNE
LE-MOLARD

Place du Centre. 13 kms. Feurs W. of

*Chteau de la B~tie; chapel, 1548; salle des gardes; in garden, *Renaissance rotunds.
(Since 1331, belonged tQ d'Urfe family; now owned by "Societe de la Diana".)

SAINT-GALMIER

*Church, 15th-6th centuries; 16th century altarpiece; *statue of the virgin; 17th century fonts. Chateau du Verney 16th century; and paintings. Chateau de Teillieres town), leth-l7th (1 km. S.W. of the centuries. 17th (3 kms. N. of the town), century decorations

20

N. of kms St.-Etienne

SAINT-LAURENTROCHEFORT
SAINT-MARCEL-

Church, Chateau.

15th century.

c.

10 kms.

N.E.

of

Sail-sous-Couzan 34 kms..S.W. of Roanne 14th centuries, Romanesque, c. 15 kms. N.W. of

Chapel, 12th century; church furniture. Chapelle de la Chirat; 15th century marble statue of the Virgin. 13th ahd Chateau d'Urf, ruins; two towers *Church, 11th

D'URFE

(Cornes d'Urfe). Saint-Etienne

*SAINT-RAMBERT.

and 12th centuries,

SUR-LOIRE

on remnants of Roman construction; fragments of Roman sculptures and stones reemployed; relics of St. Rambert; in Remains of priory; presbytery, 12th century chasuble. large hall decorated with 14th century murals; Porte de Franchise with 14th century virgin; 11th century chimney. Ruins of Chapel St. Come (on the road to the village), ruins 14th containing c. Bonson), Romanesque. Chartreuse (now inclosing of 13th century church, century murals.

SAINTE-CROIX

22 kms. S.W. of Vienne

founded 1280, 13th-18th centuries;

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Auvergne,. Bourbonnais, Lyonnais

Department of. Puy-de-Dme

CLERMONT-FERRAND -

capital

of department CHURCHES 1630, recently-enlarged; 18th cenof

Saint-Pierre-de-Minimes, tury wood carving. **NotreDame-du-Port, South.doorway; **Cathedrale

Place de Jaude Rue du Port

12th century; chevet

outstanding example

Romanesque architecture; *capitals; Notre-Dame,

exterior, sculpture of Place de la

"Black Virgin" in crypt. l3th-14th centuries; finest Gothic church of central France; 13th century stained-glass; chandelier 1771; 13th and 15th century-frescoe . 1284 l4th-15th centuries; carved doors.

Victoire In Prefecture, Boulevard Desaix 1'Hpital

Chapelle,

Saint-Genes-des-Carmes, Carmes'-Dechaux,

Place Michel-dePlace CarnesDeechaux

18th century;

high altar a Christian sarHOUSES

cophagus of 4th century.

Faculte des Lettres ture; woodwork.

*Maison Savaran,

(ancien Evche), 18th century;

staircase. 16th century; staircase; screen

sculp-

4 Rue Pascal 3 Rue des de Gras

1530;

Chaussetiers *Maison des Architectes, Musee d'Histoire House with fragments 16th-18th Barnier, tiers, containsfrom Rue 34 Rue et d'Art Local. of 15th century.rood 48 Rue Fontgievein the faqade. Rue Pascal, 22.23,24,29.31; Grande-Jours, 7. 1; Rue des Chausse-

Cathedral incorporated 23,29; Rue des

centuiry houses:. *3.10,15;

Rue Terrasse,

MONUMENTS
Equestrian *Fontaine Hotel-Dieu, statue 1667. CULTURAL *Archives Municipales; records prior to Departementales. *Archives Departementales; of the records of royal of religious and feudal institutions and of the Office In authorities prior to corporations; of the ment, 19th 1790; Prefecture, Boulevard Desaix very prising the deliberations 1790 are of the INSTITUTIONS of records conThe In Hotel de Ville Estates of Vercingetorix, 1515. 1903, by Bartholdi. Place de Boulevard Pyramide important groups Jaude de la d'Amboise, Cours Sablon

of Auvergne. on deposit in the Archives

revolutionary period;

Prefect and of other authorities

of the Dparte-

bindings and a of Cathedral. *Musee fine d'Art

century and later; collection of seals (casts), few drawings; project of 1485 for facade (Musee Bargoin); valuable col45 Rue Ballainvilliers

et d'Archeologie

/lections

of Gallo-Roman and mediaeval antiquities, gallery, mainly of modern French painting.

and

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CENTRAL FRANCE Department

Region of Auvergne,

Bourbonnais,

Lyonnais

of Puy-de-Dome

CLERMONT-FERRAND (Cont='d) - CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS *Bibliotheque Municipale et Universitaire; 167,000 volumes; 168,000 theses; Palais Musee 975 manuscripts; 167 incunabula. minerals, etc. *Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Universite (M4use'e Lecoq.);

Boulevard Lafayette. Place Lecoq

(modern); geological and

scientific

3 Avenue Vercingetorix In Maison des Architectes century), (16th 34 Rue

collections and laboratories. d'Histoire et d'Art Local; local antiquities. furniture, sculpture, costumes,

des Gras
PERSONNEL H. du Ranquet, Local, Busset, J. Pierre F. "34 Rue Conservateur, fes Gras. Muse d'Art et d'Archeologie. Musee d'Art et d'Histoire

Conservateur,

Fournier, Archivist, Archives Dpartementales.

Le Chapelain, Librarian, Bibliotheque Municipale et Universitaire.

AIGUEPERSE

G. Boussagol, Director, Palais de l'Universite. Eglise Notre-Dame; 13th century choir and. transept; nave, 19th century; Chapelle des Morts, 1515; painting by Ghirlandaio in'chapel of choir. 14th century statues 15th century Ste. Chapelle, 1475;

28 kms. S.W. of Vichy

of Virgin and Louis XII;

woodwork and wrought iron ornament. Hotel de Ville, former Convent of Clarisses, 18th AMBERT century; in belfry, chimes from the 15th 31 kms. N'. of La

Chartreuse de-Port-Ste.
*Eglise St. Jean, lsth-l6th

Marie.
centuries; Chaise-Dieu 24 kms. N. of La

century portal; altar cross, 15th century. Old houses, 15th-l6th centuries. ARLANC *BESSE-ENCHANDESSE Eglise St. Pierre, Romanesque and 15th-16th centuries; Romanesque font. 9glise St. Andre, former Collegiale, 10th 11th century, Romanesque; *capitals with figures; chapels, 16th and 18th or centuries. *Maison de la Reine Margot and other houses, 15th and 16th centuries: *BILLOM Belfry, 15th century. *Eglise collegiale St. Cerneuf; 11th century crypt; nave, 13th century; chevet chapels, Aycelin de Montaigu, c. 1275"-1350; tomb *of Square tower (near church) with belfry, 16th 'century; bell, 1577. houses /(around church, l4th-l7th century and to.E.), including Maison des Echevins CHAMALIERES and Maison du Boucher. Church, 11th century., with older parts, remodelled 12th, century; exterior of chevet with columns, capitals; narthex with two antique columns, 10th. century capitals; in sacristy, 13th century, enamel reliquary. 1318.

Chaise-Dieu 31 kms. W.S.W. 'of Issoire

26 kms. S.E. of *Clermont-Ferrand

Suburb of ClermontFerrand

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Auvergne, Bourbonnais, Department of Puy-de-Dame *CHAMBON Church,

-Lyonnais

12th century, Romanesque,, on porch, bas-relief.; 15th

remodelled; in front of fu-

16.5 kms. E. Mont-Dore

of Le

Gothic high-cross, church. *In HATELDON

century,

the cemetery, 11th century Romanesque nerary chapel called "le Baptistere". 13th-15th-centuries, restored.. 'Iorloge,14th century.

*Chateau, Tour de

21 kms.

S.

of Vichy

COMBRONDE

Old houses, 15th-l6th centuries. Church, Romanesque, altered. Two Gothic Hotel 17th crosses at crossroads. Caponi, de Ville, century. former Chateau des

11

kms.

N.W.

of

Chatel-Guyon

DURTOL
EFFIAT

Church, partially 14th century. Chateau., 18th century, now sanatorium. Chateau d'Effiat, rebuilt 1627, one side

kms.N. of Clermont-Ferrand N.E. of of Aigueperse

bad-

5 kms.

ly mutilated.
ENNEZAT Church, 11th, tury portal;

(Owned-by M. de Moroges.)
14th centuries; 13th cen*capitals;

12th,

9 kms. E.
Riom

*ISSOIRE

*remains of murals, including Last Judgement, 1405. *Eglise St. Paul or St. Austremoine, 12th century; modern falade; **capitals 15th bas-reliefs on ex16th century of 16th by Comte terior; in choir;

35 kms.

S.S.E. of

Clermont-'errand

French painting; JOZERAND *Chateau,

crypt. collection (Owned 10 kms. W. of Aigueperse 15 kms. N.E.

century;

century Italian ceramics. de Chabrol.) *MANGLIEU *Church,. 12th, 14th, Benedictine abbey; antique columns;
*MENAT

15th

centuries;_ part of some of sarcophagi. 19th century; 5 statues

Romanesque door;

Issoire 41 kms. S.E. Montlugon

fragments

*Church, Romanesque, restored *sculptured capitals;

in choir,

of bishops; Abbey buildings including Chapter Hall, 14th century.

*MONTFRAND

*Eglise Notre-Dame, 13th, turies; window, after sculpture. 1517;

15th,

16th cenrose

2 kms.

N.E.

of

flamboyant Gothic

portal;

Clermont-'Ferrand

17th century wooden

*Old houses, 12th to 16th centuries;,Rue Sainte-Marie 28 (HItel de Montorcier, with sculpture); de Beaujeu, Rue Notre-Dame with. court); (Maison du Sire 18 (Maison no.

Desplats, 1586 with sculptured portal and

court); Rue de la Rodade (*Maison de l'Apothicaire, 15th century; Maison des. Capucins;. Maison des Echevins; Bureau de Poste in 13th or 14th century house; no.29, Hotel de Jean de Doyat, with 15th century door; 36, Maison de l'Arnonciatio-n, with sculpture); Rue Kleber (Maison de l'Elgphant,, 12th .or 13th century); Rue Montor-. cier or de la Chantrerie (Maison d'Adam et Eve, 15th century; Rue de la Fontaine two 13th century houses); or Hotel (Maison Maillet

Pascal, c. 1510); no. 7 with Gothic door).

-C~lr ~'-" n~~~'14

(Maison du Bailli,

~q~q~gi

CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Auvergne, Bourbonnais, Department of Puy-de-Dome *MOZAC LMOZATI *Eglise St. Pierre;
rebuilt; toriated 15th century 12th

Lyonnais

century

nave,

partly **his-

1.5 kms. Riom

W.

of

portal, 12th

chapels; century; in

capitals,

Treas-

ury, reliquary of St. Calmin, 13th century, enamel; Presbytery; in garden, capitalsfrom abbey; tympanim.
MUROLS

portal,

1542;

12th

century 19 kms. E. of

*Chateau, ruined;

Western side before 14th century, rest of buildings 15th century; in front, small Renaissance castle; two chapels, 12th and 13th centuries.

Le Mont-Dore

Romanesque
*ORCIVAL

*Church, 12th century, Romanesque Auvergne style; crypt; sculptured capitals and *statue of the virgin, 12th century. *Chateau de Cordes (2 kms. N. of Orcival), 15th century, restored in 17th; gardens designed by Le Notre.

26 kms. S.W. of Clermont-Ferrand

PONT-DU-CHATEAU

*Eglise Ste. Martine, capitals. Chapelle

l2th-l3th centuries; 15th and

13 kms. E.

of

Clermont-Ferrand

Notre-Dame-de-Paulhac, and towers. centuries.

16th centuries. Remains' of ramparts, Old houses, 15th-l7th 1hth Hotel de Ville,

former Chateau de century;

Canillacrestored. 24 kms. N.W. of Clermont-Ferrand

Montboisier,
*PONTGIBAUD

murals,

*Chateau, rebuilt 12th and 13th centuries, restored 1450, remodelled recently; important collection of paintings of art. and works (Owned by Comte de Pontgibaud.) (8 kms. E. of Randan), of construccentury; *rare example 16th

RANDAN
(ENVIRONS)

Chateau de Maulmont 18th tury;

15 kms. Vichy

S.W. of

tion in Gothic style made in court, Hopital

*RAVEL-SALMERANGE

in the 18th cencentury portal from stained glass 22 kms. E. of Clermont-Ferrand

St. Barthelemy of Clermont-Ferrand. 14th century; Romanesque holy

Church,

13th century, Gothic;

windows, *Chateau tions.

RIOM

water basin. de Ravel; towers- of 13th and 15th de Riberolles. cei.turies;, important 18th century construc(Owned by M.

CHURCHES **Ste. St. Chapelle, Amable 14th century; *stained glass, 15th century. conse-

In

Palais

de

Justice

(former Collgiale.), t2th-l7th triple aisle of 12th

centuries,

RueSt.

Amable

crated 1120; transept; sacristy *Notre-Dame l'Oiseau,

century;

Romanesque carving in

Gothic 17th

choir;

18th

century

fagade;

century. 15th century; **statue, Vierge a Rue du Marthuret, Commerce

du Marthuret, 15th century.

Rue du HOUSES

*Maison des lions); Cordes), l'Horloge

Old houses:

Consuls, tower.
Rue 29 de

1527;
l'Hotel

*sculptured decoration (medalde Ville 20

Rue

Croisier

(Hotel Grangier de century); Rue de *sculp-

(Hotel

de Sarrazin,

17th

4,7,12

(Hotel Guimonneau, Penaissance;

tured decoration). 15
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Region of Auvergne,

Bourbonnais, Lyonnais

Department of Puy-de-Deme RIOM (Cont'd) MONUMENTS Palais Tour de de Justice; et *tapestries; century. de Ceriers); courtyard, 16th **Ste. Chapelle. by Languille. Rue Rue St. Louis Fontaine d'Adam l'Horloge,.leth Eve, .17th century, de Mozac

Rue au Commerce, Re de l'Horloge 23 Rue de de Ville Place Jean-BaptisteLaurent l'Hote.l

Hotel de Ville

(former Hotel

century; contains Musee Jeanne d'Arc et Archives Municipales. Fontaine Desaix, 1803, by Fontaine

and Bibliotheque

and Percier.

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Musee Francisque Mandet paintings; Bibliotheque umes, dating M. *ROYAT sculpture; (in former Hotel de Chabrol-Volvic); Gallo-Roman antiquities. 17,000 volrecords 10 incunabula; Archives, Rue de ltHotel de Ville In Hotel de Ville

et Archives Municipales; Library,

60 manuscripts,

back to 13th century. PERSONNEL

Clementel-Constant, .Conservateur, Mus'e Francisque Mandet. *Eglise St. Leger (Place de la Mairie), 11th and 12th centuries;'fortified in 12th or 13th century; Remains Cross crypt with 6 columns with *capitals. of priory, now presbytery, 12th and de la Mainie), 1486, with

2.3

kms. S.W. of Clermont-Ferrand

15th centuries. (Place sculptures. *SAINTNECTAIRE *Church; best example of Romanesque Auvergne style; *sculptured capitals; in.Treasury, *reliquary bust of'St. 13th century; Cornadore. *SAINTSATURNIN *Church, 12th century, Romanesque; bell-tower; main altar cloister, 12th century tomb; mains of ancient murals. *Chateau, 15th cehtury; remains of 16th cengates; in front Rue du Moutier Place du Pirou'
A

24 kns. E.

of

Le Mont-Dore

Baudime,

12th or

statue

Notre-Dame du Montoctagonal in c. 10*kms. S. of

16th century;

Clermont-Ferrand

in crypt, re-

tury ramparts with *THIERS

fortified

of chateau, 15th century fountain. Eglise du Moutier, 11th century; remains of Benedictine monastery; *Chateau gable; gate *Maison panelling. 15th century towers. fortifie *capita.ls; bas-reliefs. du Pirou, 15th century house with

"Chateau du Motitier,"

Rue du Moutier 11 Rue du Pirou

of abbey, now house; century;

des Sept Peches Capitaux and nearby carved woodwork.

house, 15th

15th-l6th century houses: Rue de la Coutellerie 12, 14, 16, 19, 21 (Maison de l'Homme de Bois with wood sculpture). Musee de la Coutellerie et d'Art Local (Musee Fontenelle-Mondiere); local history; paintings. Presumably in Hotel de Place de de Ville Ville, i'Hotel antiquities; 6 Rue de Barrante

Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales: Archives, records of considerable value dating back to 1272.

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CENTRAL FRANCE -

Region of Auvergne, Bourbonnais,

Lyonnais

Department of Puy-de-Dome *VIC-LE.COMTE *Ste. Chapelle, gallery; c. 1610; sculptured cornice; *stained 22 kms. S.E. of

statues

of apostles;

-Clermont-Ferrand

glass windows; Renaissance retable. Remains of old chateau, including gate -with two towers, and chapelle St. Jean containing painted panels. VOL VIC Church, Romanesque, century; mosaics. Chateau de Tournoel, chapelle 12th-15th centuries; with retable and. *keep, 13th century; des Vassaux with sculpture; nave rebuilt; apse choir, 11th 7 kms. Riom S.W. of exterior of covered with

chapelle seigneuriale sculptured group;

tower with staircase, 15th centuryfire-places,

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Auvergne, Bourbonnais, Lyonnais

Department of Rhone
LYON
-

capital

of department CHURCHES by Jean Magnan; dome, Boulevard de la

St.-Brunc-les-Chartreux, 1584-90O 1736; ,one of rare Baroque

churches

of region; wood-

Croix-Rousse Place Saint-Paul Rue Paul-Chenavard

work; paintings. St.-Paul; present church 12th century, restored 1910; Romanesque N. portal; facade and belitower, 15th century. St.-Pierre remains (now Muse de Sculpture), 18th century with of Romanesque church; Romanesque portal; wooden door panels.

*St.-.Nizier, 15th century; *central portal by Philibert Delorme;, statue Notre-Dame-des-Graces by Coysevox. Basilique de Notre-Dame-de-Fourviere, 1880-1900; cnapel
1746-57; miraculous Black Virgin; Roman: remains; *modern

Place Place

Saint-Nizier de Fourviere

mosaics; century; rated.

decoration. lateral chapels, le late 15th Place de la Bourse Chapelle St. Antoine Padoue, 1378, veneportals; choir Place Saint-Jean

St.-Bonaventure, 1395-1468;

**Primatiale St.-Jean, 1165-1245; stalls; work. Chapelle Virgin;

sculptured

*stained'glass windows, 13th century;

iron grill Place de Rue des l'Hepital Macchabees

de l'HItel-Dieu, 1637-50; 17th century statue of sculpture; pulpit. St.-Irenee; crypts, 5th century, altered and restored, containing Early Christian works. *St.-Martin-ddAinay, consecrated 1107; capitals; Eglise de la 12th century Charite, mosaic; restored 1617,

11th
1842.

century tympanum; paintings.

Place Saint-Martind'Ainay Hospice de la bharite, 1.Rue de la Charite

frescoes;

Ancien Archev~che

(now

Bibliotheque

HOUSES de la Ville),: 15th

Avenue

de

la

c.entury, restored 1664, rebuilt 1750; 15th century tower. 15th-17th century houses: Rue Gadagne 8,10,12.14; Rue Juiverie *8,*11,20,22; Neuve rie; St. Rue Tramassac Jean; Rue Lainerie; 22; 'Quai Rue du Boeuf, Pierre-Scize; corner of Rue Rue St. Jean la Fromage-

Bibliotheque

2,5,7,9,11,12,24; *Rue de

Rue Merciere 4,6,58,68;

Rue de

la Poulaillerie. MONUMENTS lead, by Bartholdi. 1702 by Mansart; plans by

Fontaine,

late 19th century,

Place des Place des

Terreaux Terreaux

**Hotel de. Ville,

1646-65, by Maupin, rebuilt

contains Archives Municipales. *Loge du Change (now Temple protestant), Soufflot. Roman ruins: walls; parts Hospice wall; of arches de inscriptions;

1749; fragments

Place du Change Near Hospice de l'Antiquai.lle, Passage Gay Ruede l'Antiquaille Place Saint-Jean, adjoining Cathedral

of sculpture;.

of aquaduct; 1550;

remains of Roman theater. cell of'St. Pothin. cloister

l'Antiquaille, late 11th

Manecanterie, portal.

century,

mutilated 1562;

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'CENTRAL FRANCE -

Region of Auvergne,

Bourbonnais,

Lyonnais

Department of Rhone LYON (Cont 'd) Hotel-Dieu,

MONUMENTS
*fa~ade and east by Soufflot. sides of square with ertaud), Place de l'Hopital Place Bellecour 34 Rue de Charite la

1741-1842;

Place Bellecour; west facades, c.1800. Ecole 1734; .contains

superieure de Commerce Musee Colonial.

(former Hotel

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS *Muse Guimet, Museum d'Histoire Naturelle; Muse Colonial Municipal; Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities; textiles from Antinoe; Chinese, Tibetan, Japanese paintings; .prints; sculpture; bronzes; pottery; ethnographic 28 Boulevard. des Belges

and anthropologic collections; arms; zoological, mineralogical and geological collections;. library. **Archives Departementa.es; authorities and corporations; records of royal and feudal of the Office prior to 1790; of religious, institutions of the DeparteIn Abbaye de St. des Dames Pierre 2 Chemin de Montauban

of revolutionary period; other authorities

of the Prefect and of

ment, 19th century and later. **Palais des Arts; *Roman inscriptions; Roman to 19th century; mosaics; Gallo-Roman, *paintings; coins;

sculpture, Galloprints.;

drawings;

Greek-antiquities.

{1657),
des

2O Place

One of richest museums in France. Archives Municipales Modernes; records after 1870. Musee du Vieux Lyon; historical Lyon; furniture; souvenirs. Bibliotheque 19,00O textiles de la Chambre de 500 periodicals. T'issus; Chinese, very important collection of Persian, Italian, Byzantine); collections relating to

Terreaux

In Hotel de Ville, Place des Terreaux In Hotel de Gadagne (1495, restored ); 10-14 Rue de Gadagne In Palais dela Bourse, la

Commerce;, 28, 000 volumes,

pamphlets, (Coptic,

Place de la Bourse In Palais de Bourse In 4 former Avenue Bibliotheque A'rcheveche, de la

**Musee Historique des

rugs;, silks; laces; costumes. **Bibliotheque de la Ville; 650,000 volumes, 9760 manuscripts, 907 incunabula, 25,000 engravings; autographs. **Archives Municipales Anciennes; very important records from 13th -century on, including privileges, political correspondence, municipal deliberations from 1416, vouchers from 1364, guild, commercial and financial records, vital statistics; c.10,000 bundles and registers. *Musee-Archives des Hospices CIvils de Lyon; one of most important depositories of this kind in France. Bibliotheque des Facultes Catholiques; 60,000 volumes; large Muske collection of doctorate theses furniture; ceramics; coins; on Arts. laces; *costumes; des Arts.Decoratifs;

In former Archevch6,

4 Avenue- de la
Bibliotheque

In

Hotel-Dieu, Place
de 1'Hpital

25 Rue du Plat In Hotel de la Croix-

*drawings;

tapestries;

sculpture.

Laval (1739), 30-32

Rue de la Charite 18 Qual Claude-

Bibliotheque Universitaire;

516,000 volumes, 103 mss., 63 incunabula, 1250 periodicals; largely scientific in character. des Missions de Syrie; 40,000 volumes.

Bernard 4 Montee de

*Bibliotheque du Seminaire

Fourviere

-19~.

CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Auvergne, Bourbonnais, Department of Rhone LYON (Cont'd) Jullian, PERSONNEL Rene M. H. N. M. Conservateur, Musee dta Palais

Lyonnais

des

Arts.

Eugene

Vial, Conservateur, Musee

de Vieux Lyon.

Gaillard,

Conservateur, Muse Guimet. Tissus,

Conservateur, Musee Historique des and Mus'e des Arts Decoratifs. Fayolle, Lesbre, Librarian, Bibliotheque de Sciences, Belles Lettres et Arts de Faure, H. Buisson,

d'Hennezel,

Conservateur,; Musee Colonial'Municipal. l'Academie des Lyon. la Chambre de la Ville, Civils Facultes Archivist, Archives Departementales. Librarian, Bibliotheque de

Claude Mile.

de Commerce. Henry Joly, Conservateur-en-chef, Bibliothque and Archives Municipales M. de Lyon. Anciennes.Colly, Archivist, Musee-Archives

des Hospices

Abbe Antoine Vargos, Catholiques. N. G.

Librarian, Bibliotheque des

Guinard, Librarian, Bibliothque Universitaire. de Pierrefeu, Librarian, Bibliothe-que du Seminaire de Syrie, 4 Montee de Fourviere. Church, 12th century, Romanesque;

des 12th

Missions AVENAS BEAUJEU CHATILLOND'AZERGUES

altar,

c.

32

kms.. N.W. of N.W. of N.W. of

century, with sculptured decoration. Eglise St. Nicolas, consecrated 1134; Romanesque tower. Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, 12th15th century chapel; by Flandrin; ruins. 14th century. tomb, fresco. painting Chapelle de

Villefranche 24 kms. 28 kms. Lyon

Villefranche

15th centuries; 16th century;

Chateau, 12th-15th centuries, GRIGNY VILLEFRANCHESUR-SAONE Chateau, 17th century; keep,

Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Narais, enlarged 1450, completed 16th century; towers, 15th century and 1518; Flamboyant facade; sculptured wooden doors; stained Hotel de Ville, gargoyles; 1660. 16th century glass windows in chapels.

17 kms. S. of Grande-Rue

Lyon

Rue Nationale

Old houses: Rue Nationale 75,116,142 (all 15th century), 144,150,202 (Renaissance). Bibliotheque c.15,000 et Archives Municipales: volumes, 11 manuscripts. Library, Rud Grenette

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Berry, Marche, Limousin

Department of Cher
BOURGES
-

capital of department vaults, Rue des Arenes Jaune

CHURCHES St.-Pierre-le-Guillard, 13th-14th centuries; 16th century. ***Cathedrale (St. Etienne), one of most famous Cathedrals, tured West

Gothic begun 1192, consecrated 1324; **five sculpportals; *stained glass, 1Sth-l6th centuries. PALACES AND HOUSES 16th century, with wooden Musee du Berry.

Rue. Porte

*Maison de *Hotel

la Reine 1515;

Blanche, contains

17.Rue 4-6 Rue Rue

Gamkon des. Arenes

fa~ade decorated Cu.jas,

with columns and statuettes. Hotel "Lallemant

*Hotel Lallemant, 1518,restored; good example of Renaissance domestic architecture; contains Musee.Lapidaire and various localsocieties. **Palais de Jacques Coeur, 1443-51; important example of domestic Gothic architecture with sculptural details; *frescoes in chapel. MONUMENTS of 15th century dwellings;

Rue

Jacques-Coeur

Palais de

Justice;

vestiges

Rue des Place de

Arenes la

planned by Mansart. Prefecture; contains remains of the p face of Jean de Berry, 14th century; chimneys; Gobelin tapestry. Romanesque doorway; sculptured tympanum of 11th century, all that remains of collegiate church of St. Ursin. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Musee du Berry; Gallo-Roman, Merovingian and Romanesque .sculptures; Renaissance paintings; Limoges enamels. Musee Lapidaire de la Societe des Antiquaires du Centre; prehistoric, Gallo-Roman, mediaeval objects. *Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales; 325 centuries; accounts Library: .46,000 incunabula, rare books Archives; corresfrom the 15th cen-

Salle des

Pas Perdus,

Prefecture 28 Avenue Henri-Ducrot

In

Hotel

Cujas,

4-6

Rue des Arenes

In Hotel Lallemant, and in a shed in Jardin Public 4 Rue de la Monnaie.

volumes, 486 manuscripts, and engravixgs of l7th-18th pondence, tury on; *Archives deliberations 948 bundles,

and

901.registers. 9 Rue Fernault

Departementales; records of royal and feudal authorities prior to 1790; records of religious institutions; of the revolutionary period; of the Office of the Prefect and of other authorities century and later; notarial of the Departement, 19th records; 25,000 bundles and

registers.
PERSONNEL Foucher, Conservateur, Musee du Berry. .. de Saint-Venant, Conservateur, Musee Lapidaire de Societe des Antiquaires du Centre. B. Jarry, Archivist, Archives Departementales, 9 Rue M. l'Abbe G.

la Fernault.

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_te.

CENTRAL FRANCE Department

Region o'f Berry,

Marche, Limousin

of Cher *Church, 12th, 13th, and 15th centuries; in choir/,l'15th cen49 kms. N. of'

*AUBIGNY-SURNERE

16th century

stalls;

Bourges

tury stained glass window. Chateau, 15th and 16th centuries, now Mairie.. Wooden houses, 15th and 16th centuries, especially Maison du Bailli,. 13th, 15th, 18th Rue. du centuries. ourg50 kms.$.of Bourges 15 kms. W.N.W. of Sancerre rectangular 8 kms. S. E". of Vierzon 38 kms. N. of of

Coutant.
BANNEGON *BOUCARD. BRINAY. Chateau, *Chateau, sance Church, 15th century; sculptured Renais-

facades; mantlepieces. 12th century,'Romanesque;

choir decorated with *12th century murals, CHAPELLED'ANGILLON, CHAROST LA restored. Chateau de Bethune, tower, l5th-.6th centuries; owned.')

11th century.

(Privately or

Bourges 12 kms.- N.E. Issoudun

Eglise Rouge,:Romanesque. *Chateau, .16th century;.14th keep. Chateau de. Castelnau century, restored; (4 kms..,to park. restored. 12th century, N.E. ), 16th 12th century

*CHATEAUME.ILLANT

*Eglise

St.

Genes,

17 kms.

E.S.E. of

Former *Eglise du Chapitre, now Hotel de. Ville, 11th century; five absidioles; chapels, and 16th ress; CHATEAUNEUF-SURCHER CHATELET, LE early l6th'century; centuries. murals,,15th

La. Chatre

Chateau, 16th century; Chateau, 13th, Maille.. Chapelle St. Martial;

well-preserved fort26 kms. S. Bourges 23 kms. S.W. of

now Gendarmerie. 15th, 16th and 18th. centuries; (Owned by Duc de

of

Renaissance sculptures.

sculptured stalls. Renaissance font;

Church of Puy-Ferrand, partly Romanesque; chapel, 13th century; *CULAN nearby abbey building,. 16th century. *Chateau, end 15th century; three towers. (Owned by Sully, Conde DREVANT DUN-SUR-AURON M. Ph. Legrand.) Ruins of Roman theatre, Eglise St. Etienne; families, now by

,Saint-AmandMontrond 11 kms. E. of

.Chateaumeillant 4 kms. S.E. of

temple, baths. 14th.

Saint-Amand 12th century nave; windows; century bell-tower; chapels; 15th century' choir, St.-Sepul27 kms. S.S.E,. of Bourges

stained glass

cre. and retable, 16th century. Crypt (43 Grande-Rue), 13th century, possibly former subterranean church. Tour de Chatelet parts. (RenaisOld houses: Route St.. Vincent 18 sance, with turret; door with sculptured tympanum; gargoyles); Grande-Rue Sauvage, 15th century). *JUSSY.CHAMPAGNE *Church, (Hotel de two 22 kms. S E. of 1'Horloge, (ruins); 16th two century belfry. towers, part of ram-

ilth-l2th centuries; facade; sculptured stone antependia. Jus

,

Bourges

*Chateau de unusual_

first half 17th

century;

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CENTRAL. FRANCE Department

Region of Berry,

Marche,

Limousin

of Cher *Chateau, 1657, remain Colbert. by Francois Leveau, two towers belonged to 19 kms. S.E. of

*LIGNI RES

of old fortifications:

Is s oudun 11 kms . S.'S..W

of Vierzon

*MASSAY

*Eglise turies; pelle

and Abbaye . de Massay., de I 'Abbe', 12th century; cellars

l2th-14th cen*Cha-_. de Log is and Flemish

Chapter.Hall, .13th, century; 17th ' centtury; yin the the window, fortress

1 'Abbe, stained -MAUBRANCHES

'barns,
10.kms. N.E. of Bourges

12th 'century;

church,

glass

16th century.

Remains of

occupied by the Gaulish chief- Vercingetorix -during :the 'Roman siege of Bourges. llth-l2th cenwith painting

MEHUN-SUR-Y VRE

Chateau, l5th-17th centuries. Church (Rue: Jeanne d'Arc), turies; 15th century

1.

chapel

kms. S,.E.. Vierzon

of

by J' Bocher de Bourges :(17th' :century-)-. H~t.e1 Charles VI'II (87 Rue Jeanne d'Arc), early 15th century; . Jeanne: d'Arc's residence, 1429-1430. remains of the celebrated chapel with 8 kms. N.. of St. Amand-Montrbxnd

Tour' Charles VII and.' Porte de l'Ho loge,

14th century;

castle of duke
*MEILLANT MENETREOL-SOUSSANCERRE MOROOGUES *Chateau, stained Church, glass l3th-l1th

Jean de Berry..
windows. and *retable. centuries. *wooden canopy with

1500-1510; .in park,

6 kms, S. of Sancerre 20 kms. S.E. of

Church, 14th century; Bourges;

three pinnacles from Ste-Chapelle the same place..

NERONDES. NOIRLAC *PLAIMPIED.GIVAUDINS Church, -12th century; Chateau de Verrieres, Abbaye

in

Sancerre

two stone statues, probably from tombs. 13th-i7th centuries. 36 kms. S.E. Bourges 12.5 kms. of S.S.E.

see SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND (ENVIRONS) *Church, :2th, 13th centuries, Romanesque; *capitals; wall inscriptions, epitaphs, crypt; 12th cenchapels century. Renais12th and 13th centuries; tury bas-relief.

de.:

Bou-rges

SAINT-AMANDMONTROND

Eglise 15th,

St. Amand, end 12th century; 16th centuries; *portal 13th

44 kms. of

.S.S.E.

Bourges

Chapelle des Carmes, 15th century; sahce facade.

Couvent

de.s

Carmes, now Mairie;

contains

Museum;

paintings

(one by school of

Leonardo da Vinci). Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales, in Hotel de Ville; Library, 5,000 volumes. *SAINTAMAND. MONTROND *Abbaye de Noirlac, 12th -15th plete Church, 1175; Gothic cloister; Hall; Refectory; kitchen. Remains buildings, SATINTE-SOLANGE *Church, of Abbey: '13th and l2th-13th 18th centuries; com4 and well preserved Cistercian abbey; Ikms. N.W. of St.Amand- Montr ond

(ENVIRONS.)
SAINT-SATUR

Chapter
2 kms . N. of Sance rre of

*church,. 14th century; centuries.; Romanesque Solange, the 12th century.

.hospiee and house,

centuries;

.15 kms.. N.:E. Bourges

belfry; reliquary of Ste. patron saint of Berry..

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Berry, Marche, Limousin Department of Cher SAINTE-SQLANGE (Cont !d ) SANCERRE Tomb of Ste. Solange, 1821. Chapelle Ste; Solange., modern;

pilgrimage, 54 kms. N.E. of

Pentecost. tie Monday after .Chu'rch, modern; belfr'y, 15th or 16th century. Tour des Fiefs, 15th century keep of ancient chateau.. Old houses, 15th-leth. century, centuries. remodelled 15th cen12th century; holy water basin,

Bourges

VIERZON

Church, 12th tury; porch

of bell-tower,

32 kms:. N.W. .of Bourges

18th century woodwork;

12th century; 17th century painting; in sacristy, stained glass window,.15th century.

Maisie, former Abbaye de St.,-Pierre, l7tfh18th centuries.

Porte Feodale, VORLY remains of old ramparts, 17 kms. of S.S.E. with belfry; now prison. Chateau de Bois-Sir-Ame, first half 15th century, ruined; Agnes Sorel.'s residence; in- chapel, 15th century,. paintings and furnishings,

Bourges

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CENTRAL FRANCE. Region of Berry, Marche, Limousin

Department of Cor rez

TULLE capital tower, of department Martin, end 12th century (nave only

*Catheedrale St.

remains);

Place Gambetta

centuries; 1340; 16th century wooden s'tatue;. .and 13th centuries. *Cloister, 13th century, logical with century, restored; vaulting, houses: fa~ade-);

12th and 13th

wooden Pieta; painting, silver reliquaries, 12th chapter hall, early 13th Place Gambetta

14th century mural, Place Gambetta Rue

and archaeoLoyac

museum. (*Maison de Rue Porte-Chanac 8 (Maison, (Maison Dufrayssa dAlverge, 11 (Hotel 1551, restored 1877). 25 incunabula, Rue de Rue of la Vieille

l4th-16th century with sculptured de Vianne;

Hotel

des Ventadour); Tre-ch,

de Seilhac );

Rue du

Bibliotheque Municipale; 5,000 volumes. Archives De'partementales, recor'ds period; authorities, ALLASSAC *AU13AZIiNE of royal religious

93 manuscripts, Communales

Prefecture et Hospitalieres prior to 1790; of revolutionary Souham authorities

and feudal

institutions and corporations; 19th century Church, Old houses. and later.

of Office-of the Prefect and other departmental (Archivist, R. Rohmer.) tower. 24 kms. S. Uz e rche Brive 40 kms. Tulle S. of of fortified

in

15th century;

Abbaye and Eglise St.'H.ilaire; abbey founded 1135, church 1156-=1176; cupola; octagonal tower;

14 kms. E. of

*tomb

of St.-Etienne,

13th century. one 6f the square

**BEAULIEUSUDORDOGNE

**Church, Benedictine, 13th century, . most original of Central France; tower, 13th century; silver **lateral 12th sculptured tympanum; quaries;

porch, with

13th century relicentury. reliquary, 38 kms. Place de N.E. of Mauriac l'Hotel de Ville

statue,

BORT-LES-ORGUES *BR.IVE

Church,

12th century;

capitals;

13th century; *Eglise St restored;

ivory Christ.

Martin, 12th and-14th centuries, Gothic nave, 1310; exterior Ro-

manesque

deoratio;

*capitals in

transept;
Rue Blaise-

*reliquaries in Sacristy.
Couvent des Dames-de-Ste.-Claire; 13th and 15th centuries. Vieux College (now Lyce-), *La 1665; fajade, colonnade. I ayna l

Rue Blais e-Raynal

PetitEnclosed in Seminaire, Rue Blaise-Raynal

Labenche, 16th century hotel; sculptured decoration on faade;' *staircase; sculptured mantle-pieces; et Archives incunabula,' 15th contains Bibliotheque 11 Municipales; Library with

20 manuscripts,

volumes; .Archives with century tax Rupin, *Musee Ernest in

c. 10,000 documents from 1207, Rue du DocteurMassenet

registers, vital statistics. 16th century house;

sculptures, paintings, prehistoric pieces, archaeology; natural history.

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Berry, Marche, Limousin Department of Correze COLLONGES Church, 12th century, fortified, with 12th century *tympanum; bell-tower, four stories, with hall connected with parapet of 15th

.8 1ms. N.E. Turenne

of.

century; eight panels on faade.

City walls with two gates. Old manors (near church): Manoir Beaurival with two towers.; Chateau de Vassignac, 1583, with turrets; Castel de Maussac with turret onsquare door. CORREZE tower; Maison de Coly, 16th century statue 36 kms. N.E. Tulle

'Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Pont-du-Salut; of the Virgin, 12th century; September 8. Old houses,

pilgrimage;

*EGLETONS EGLETONS (ENVIRONS) GIMEL

15th and 16th centuries. Remains of old ramparts, with a gate. Church,. 13th century, rebuilt 1885; enamelled

reliquary,

14th century.
ruins of important

32 kms. N.E. Tulle c.. 5Skms. E.

of of

*Chateau de Ventadour;

fortress; remains of walls and towers. *Church with remarkable *treasury;. Limoges enamels, 12th-l3th centuries; reliquary of St. Etienne, 12th or 13th century; silver. bust of St. Dunine, 15th or 16th Century; monstrance, 13th century. Church, l2th-15th centuries; esque; Pieta .Elise St. fonts, Romancentury..

Egletons 32 kms. N.E. of Tulle

LANTEUIL MALEMORT

(sculpture), 15th Xanctin, Romanesque.

8 kms. S.E. 'Aubazine 3 kms. W. Brive 14 kms. Ussel of

of

Private Archaeological collection of the Abbe L. Lejeune. MEYMAC *Church, Tower, SAINT-BONNETAVAILOUZE SAINTE-FORTUNADE 12th century; 15th century. 12th century door; wood statue of *capitals.

S.W.

Old houses, 15th-16th centuries.

Church, 13th century; reliquary, 7th century; Virgin, 13th century. 10 kms. Tulle c. S.E.

Church; *enamelled reliquary, -13th century; *chef de Ste. Fortunade (bronze), 15th century. Chateau, ruins, 15th-l7th centuries; towers. Chateau; Tour du Tresor, square keep, 14th century; Tour de Cdsar, 13th century,cylindical. *Hatel des Ducs de Ventadour, granite, end .16th century; sculptures on fajade. *Roman eagle, granite., discovered during excavation in 18th. century. *Church (Place de l'Eglise), 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th centuries; *Romanesque bell-tower; three Romanesque capitals; Maison Eyssartier 11th century crypt. l Eglise), _15th
1

6 kms. Tulle

S.

TURENNE *USSEL

15 kms. Brive

S.E,

61 kms. N.E. Tulle

*UZERCHE

31 kms. N.W. Tulle

(Place de

century,. former pharmacy. Houses with turrets, 15th Rue Porte-Barachaude. and 16th centuries: fortified gate.

Porte Barachaude, 14th century

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Berry, Marche, Limousin

Department of Creuse

GUERET

capital of department St. Pierre-et-St. rebuilt: Monneyroux contains (now Prefecture), 15th and 16th cenwith records of 1790, of religious Place de la Archives Departementales Prefecture Paul, 13th and 14th centuries, Rue Jules Sandeau recently

9glise

Hotel des turies;

royal and of Office

feudal authorities prior to of the Prefect

institutions and corporations, of revolutionary period, and other departmental authorities Dutheil). Rue du College Faubourg de la 19th century and later. (Archivist, P.

Bibliotheque Municipale; 23 manuscripts, 12 incunabula, c. 1200 volumes. (Librarian, F. Rimour). Museum; prehistory; Aubusson tapestries; Gallo-Roman and medieval antiquities; paintings; Limoges enamels (several zoology.

Senatorerie

of l2th-13th centuries); porcelain and fa!ences; (Conservateurs, Dr. Bordier, G. Janicaud.) AHUN

Eglise St. Sylvain, 12th century; exterior decoration; 17th century woodwork in choir; 16th century Pieta; 12th century font; century crypt. 11th

20 kms. S.E. 9 Gueret

of

Moutier-d'Ahun (1 km. W. of the station), ruined abbey church, 12th and 15th centuries; portal with statuettes; *17th c-entury woodwork in choir; in sacristy, 16th and 17th century reliquaries, century sculptured Christ. Bridge, AUBUSSON 12th century. 42 kms. S.E. of Gueret 5 kms. N.W. of Tour de l'Horloge, 16th century. l5th-l6th century houses. Musee Historique de la Tapisserie. Vieilleville (11 kms. N.E. of Limoges) 33 kms. S.S.W. of Gueret *Church, Romanesque, 12th century, restored. Mairie and school, 15th century buildings of former Abbey. Remains of Prieure d'Auvergne (Knights of and 17th

$. BENEVENT-

L'ABBAYE

*BOURGANEUF

Malta): *Tour de Zizim (now prison), 1484, with timberwork roof; also 15th century round tower, and church, 12th and 15th centuries. Church, 12th century, with timber spire. *Chateau (now Sous-Prefecture and Gendarmerie), rebuilt 15th and 16th centuries; 15th century sculptured gate with tympanum; Salle des Gardes with fireplace. towers (near church). Old houses with projecting Gothic bridge with high stone arch, over River Creuse. *CHAMBON-SURVOUEIZE *Eglise Romanesque; Ste. Valerie, 11t'h and 12th centuries, 15th century timber roof;. Chapelle Ste. Valerie with woodwork; in

*BOUSSAC

34 kms. W. of Montlujon

25 kms.

S.W. of

Montlu, on

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CENTRAL FP NCE - Region of Berry, Marche, Limousin Department of Creuse *CHAMBON-SURVOUEIZE (Cont 'd) *CROZANT right aisle, painted panel, and ancient mural, restored 19th century; *in Treasury, 15th century silver reliquary-bust of Ste. Valerie. Church, 13th and 16th centuries. *Chateau de Crozant, 11th century, on top of rock;.ruins of one of largest fortresses in Central France; 12th century keep; two 13th century towers. **Church, Romanesque and early Gothic; good example of 12th-13th century Limousin church; tower, 13th century; above portals, statues of the Virgin, 12th and 13th centuries; crypt with fragments of antique monuments.

39 kms. N.W. Gueret

of

**SOUTERRAINE, LA

18 kms. W.N.W. of Gueret

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Berry, Marche, Limousin.

Department of Hlaute-Vienne

LIMOGES -

capital of department CHURCHES 14th and 15th centuries; tower,-1373 lions, 12th century; 16th century 13th century tower; nave, 14th and Place de la Motte

St.-Michel-des-Lions, gate with two stained glass stone

windows.

St. -Pierre-du-Queyroix;

Rue Porte-Tourny

15th centuries; facade, 1534; stained glass window, 1570; stalls, 1513; 16th century Piet;. 17th century retable. **Cathedrale St.-Etienne: tower, 1242, choir and transept -14th century; stained glass windows; reliefs; in Treasury, *enamels. *jube; paintings;

Rue Porte-Panet

MONUMENTS Lycee.Gay-Lussac, former Jesuit College, 1583; with retable, two 17th century wooden busts. Pont St.-Martial, 13th century, Pont St.-Etienne, 13th century. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS *Musee Adrien Dubouch.,with Ecole National des Arts Decoratifs; modern French paintings and sculpture, *ceramics to 2 Rue des Combes and enamels from' Etruscan period through Middle Ages of royal and feudal institutions and Place du Champ-de-Foire chapel, 1629, Boulevard Perrin Near auai SaintMartial Quai Saint-Etienne Georges-

of Roman origin,

Renaissance. *Archives Departementales;records authorities prior to 1790; corporations;

of religious

of revolutionary period; of the Office of the Prefect and of other authorities of the Departement; archives of hospitals; c 1 20,000 units. Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales; Library, 96,000.volumes, 100,000 pamphlets, 175 mss., 47 incunabula;-Archives before Archives 1790 (those after 1790 in the Hotel de Ville). Municipales; archives after 1790. 6 Place de l'Ancien

Comedie
In Hotel de Ville, Place de l'Hotel de Ville In former Palais l'Eveche 1787). la Cathedrale (1766Place de de

Musee Municipal; ethnography;

archaeology and history of the

region;

natural history.

PERSONNEL G. Bastard, Conservateur, Musee Adrien Dubouche. Prosper.Didier, Conservateur, Muse National. Betge-Brezetz, Archivist, Archives Departementales. G. Girard, Conservateur, Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales. AIXE-SUR-VIENNE AMBAZAC Church, Romanesque, fortified in 15th century; enamelled reliquary, 13th century. Church, 12th and 15th centuries; dalmatic of St. Etienne de Muret; *12th century enamelled reliquary of St. Etienne. 15 kms. S.W. of Limoges 20 kms. N.N.E. of Limoges

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CENTRAL FRANCE -

Region of Berry, Marche, Limousin

Department of Haute-Vienne *ARNACLA-POSTE *Church, fortified 12th and 13th centuries; murals, 12th and 13th centuries; 13th century BELLAC chapels; reliquary. centuj'ies; 15th century early 12th 12th 43 kms. N.W. of enamelled reliquary, Limo ges6 kms.
St.. -Yr.

c.

10 kms.

N.W.

of

La Souterraine

Church,-2th=14th

cent pry.
CHALARD, LE Church, 12th century; 16th objects of art; 9th and 11th N.W. of
ieix

century reliquary; altar screens; CHATEAUPONSAC crypt; Chapelle

century

century paintings. 56 kms. N. of Limoges

fglise St. Thyrse, 12th and 15th centuries;

13th century reliquaries. Notre-Dame-de-Bont4, 12th cencenturies. complete

tury, altered 15th-16th Chateau, 18th century. *COMPREIGNAC *DORAT, LE *Church, type of Limousin

12th and 15th centuries;

23 kms. 12 kms. Bellac

N. N.

of of

fortified church.

Limoges

*Church, 1088-1130; two 12th century towers, one surmounted by 13th century gilded copper angel; 15th century fortified tower; 13th century reliquary cross. Remparts, 1429, with Porte nave; glass windows, Bergere. choir; rel-

*EYMOUTIERS

*Church;

Romanesque

15th century 15th century;

45 kms.

S.E.

of

stained

Limoges

iquaries; 1778. Eglise des Chateau Church,

13th century enamelled cross. Ursuline Convent, founded treasury 7 kms. 56 kms. S. of St.-

College, former JONCHERE, LA

Billanges

(5 kms. to E.); 16th century.

(ENVIRONS) MEZIERES-SURISSOIRE MORTEMART

with 13th century reliquaries. de la Cote, l2th-15th

Sulpice-Lauriere N.W. of

centuries;

15th century

Limoges 46 kms. N.W. of Limoges 29 kms. N. of W. of

. stalls; 14th century sculpture. Chateau, ruins.

RAZES
*ROUCHECHOUART

Church, Church; tower.

l2th-l3th 11th

centuries. 13th century

Chateau de l'Age-Rideau, 15th-l6th centuries. century parts;

Limoges c.' 35 kms. Limoges

*Chateau, 13th century,'largely rebuilt end 15th; Renaissance entrance; tower; 15th century murals; contains small museum. Musge Municipal (3 Rue de l'Arsenal servateur, M. Paul Morchain). *SAINT-JUNIEN *sculptured tomb of St. esque murals. *SAINT-LEONARD Bridge, 13th century. *Eglise St. Leonard, 11th and restored 1603; W. facade, *Romanesque bell-tower; 12th centuries, 13th century; 22 kms. E. of Junien; ;Con30 kms. of W.N.W. 13th century timber work;

*Church, 12th century, enlarged in 14th;

Roman-

Limoges

-Limoges

chapelle du

Sepulcre; stalls, end 15th century; 5 alabaster bas-reliefs, early 15th century; relics of St. Leonard.

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Berry, Marche, Limousin Department of Haute-Vienne *SAINT.LEONARD(Cont d ) Gendarmferie (former Couvent; des Filles-deNotre-.Dame ), 17th century; cloister. 13th, 15th and 16th 'century -houses, in bourg de Noblat: opposite church; Rue Guy-Lussac;. Place de la Republique; Place Noblat. Church, modern, with two mediaeval enam-

SAINT-SULPICELES-FEUJILLES

c. 42 kms.

N. W.

elled reliquaries,

12th and 15th centuries.

of Gueret

*SAINT-YRIEIX *SQ.LT:NAC

Many "monuments megalithiques'",, prehistoric tombs of large stones (in the vicinity). *Church, former Collegiale, called. "Le Moutier", 12th and 13th centuries. *Church, consecrated. 1143,: finished end 13th
century;

cupolas.

41 kms. S. of Limo ges c. 12 kms. S. of Limoges.

-.

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CENTRAL. FRANCE

Region, of,Ber-ry, Department

Marche,; Limousin of Indre

capital CHATEAUROUX -Ancienne eglise windows, Lapidaire;

of depattment des Cordeliers, antiquities 13th centu'ry; stained glass

P: Lace

Ste.

Helene

13th century; Gallo-Roman

15th century murals;

.now

Musee capitals,

; *tympanum, 2,

tombs from Abbaye

de Deols. Rue des Notaries and corner o-f of arRIae: Descent-'desCordeliers

16th-17th century houses: Descente-la-Vi ile. Hotel Bertrand, Napoleon; H. Ratouis chaeological 1.767, *paintings de Limay).

now *Musee Municipal; souvenirs 17th-19th centuries; drawings;

and mineralogical collections.

(Conservateur,

16th century; on 2nd floor, private collection of paintings and works of art. *Ch'teau.Raoul, 15th century; contains Archives.Departementales with records of royal and feudal authorities 1790, of religious institutions and corporations, of Office of the Prefect and other departmental authorities, 19th century and later. (Archivist, Rene Lacour). **Bibliothque Municipale; 40,000 volumes; 120 manuscripts, 11 incunabula; ARGENTON-SURCREUSE 15th century illuminated Breviary. prior to

Porte: de la Vieille-Prison,

RI ae

de

la

Vieille-Prison

In

Hotel de Ville, Place de la Repub lique S.W. of

Chapelle St. Benoit, 15th-L6th centuries; statue of the Virgin, 15th century. Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Bancs, 11th cenimmense statue of the Virgin, "La Bonne Dame d'Argenton." *Church, 10th, 12th and 15th centuries; presumably *Carolingian sculptured tury;

.3

1 kms.

Chateauroux

CHABRIS

c . 15 kms.

S.W.

of Rororantin 3 6 kms. S.E.' of Chateauroux

CHATRE,

LA

decoration on N. transept'walls. Eglise St. Germain, 13th century; four old paintings. Former Couvent des Ville; Carmes, now Hotel de

*chapel with panelled vault and painted decorations; contains Muse (medals, ornithology), and Library. Old houses, 15th-l6th centuries: Place Laisnel-de-la-Salle; Place du Marche (Gothic well in court). Chateau de Romefort, 14th century. Lanterne des Morts, 12th century. Eglise St.-Etienne, 12th, 15th centuries, on Roman substructure; tower 17th century; venerated statue Notre-Dame-de-Deols; two Gallo-Roman crypts with **tomb of St. Ludre, sculptured Roman sarcophagus, and tomb of Ruins Leocade, both 3rd century. of Abbaye de D'eols (or St. Gildas); Romanesque bell-tower and- remains of Romanesque deccration. with' sculptured cloister, St.

CIRON *DEOLS

224 kms. W. of Ar gent on-s ur-Creuse i .5 kms..N. of Chateauroux

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Berry, Department of Indre *DE0I S,. (QCont' d DOUADDIC EGUZ ON *FONT TGOMBAULT'

Marc

Li nousin;n

-Porte de~ 1,~'Hologe anid Porte du Pont.

Perrin,
10 kms.. N.E. of Le Blanc 43 ,kms. .S. ofArgenitonsurcreuse 8 kms. N. W. orfL"e

part of 1l5thetr Chateau Ade Bouchet, 12 Chateau..

aprs

h.-16th .centuries.

de:

Ch~teaubrunji15th-16th centuries.

Abbaye '(now Stminaire),: *Church, 1091-1141, partly rebuilt 19th century; *transept and

Blan4c

choir; venerated Virgin, 12th century;

GILESSE '*GARG gate~s with *sculptures; cloister;~ Chapter refectory; vaulted hall, 15th century. *aia~.i pe *Church, 12th Centur; 15th century murals; tomb with statue, 13th, century; *crypt with 14th and 15th century murals; 12th century statue, of, Virgin. Chatea u 13th century; inclosed with the church 'in walls. of mediaeval c-ity., glise St. Cyr, 15th century}partly 'rebuilt.; *stained gl'ass window, 16th century; pulpit 1613; some old paintinigs. HoItel Dieu with Chapelle St. .Roch, 1502; in
Hal;

12.5 kms.S..o Arge nt on-s ur-Cre us e

*ISScOUD:UN

Rue de la Republique. Rue Emile Zola

chapel *two

sculptures,

15th century;-

pharmacy,wiith old woodwork and faience. *Tour d'Issoudun, called Tour de la TReihe Blanche de Castille, fone12hctuy fiiiished 1202. one 2hcnuy Porte de Ville, 16th century. Musee, in former-presbytery, Renaissance; Gallo.-Roman antiquities; tombs 12th and 13th centuries; stained glass windows; 18th century clavichord, painted presumably by

Place Voltaire

Near Place Voltaire Rue Franjo.s .Hubert

Boucher;

paintings;

coins..

*LEW Voux
"

Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales., in Hotel de Ville; 15,000 volumes,' 4 incunabula, 11 manuscripts. *Eglise St. Sylvain, 13th century,.built on
Roman

Place Voltaire

substructure; two

Romanesque towers;

20 kms. N. N: W. of Chateauroux

sculptured portal; in apse, keystone and statues of saints; stalls, 16th century; in crypt, relic off St. Sylvain. *MEZ I :ERES-EN*Eglise Ste.-Madeleine, founded 1339; porch BE~ENNE with square lbell-tower; *sculptured portal, damaged; in Chapelle d'Anjpu, 1522-1544, Renaissance decoration, stained'glass windows, 16th century. *MOT TE-FEUILLY, LA Church, i5th and 16th centuries; *marble tomb of Charlotte d'Albret, by Martin Claustre, 1521. *Chateau, 14th, 15th centuries, built for Charlotte d'Albret.r vaulted stables; chapel with Renaissance.window.. to *NEU FY-SAINT*Chfurch, 1042; rotunda .attached' 9th century building (restored); 12th century EPULCHRE * nave; 11th century tombstone.

40 kms. W. of Chfttellerault

c. 10 kms. S.E.
of La Ch~tre

21 kms. E. of Argenten-sur-Creuse

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of.Berry, N4archei,: 1mauain Department of Indre *NOHANT *Chateau de~ Nbhant, country house, former residence, of George Sand, ;mow Musee; Salle de Theatre; dji i.ng rooim, In the cemetery, grave of George Sand. Eglise St.-Genou, Romanesque;' *capitals. *Lanterne des Morts, 12th century, in the cemetery. *Chateau; tour de Philippe Auguste: main entrance, sculptures, 16th century; chapel 15th century, painted, decoration; restored. (Owned by.yicorntesse de Vglard.) it' with' chapel, 1291; Manoir, 15th c *mura1 . Church, 12th and ,.4th qenturies; crypt, 11th.. and 12th centuries; 413th century reliquary; rlqaybsofS.Mre.%**Chteau, tapestries, works 1540, parts 166; of art, paixii~nge, Emnpi're style furniture; ***sin ce Septemvipr 19$9, used as depot for the Department of Objets d'Art of the Louvre Museum and Cluny Museum. *Church, mediaeval;'**outstanding Romanesque murals. Chateau, 16th century; decorated windows, fireplaces. 6 kms.'" . W.. o f '. L& Chatre

*PALIJUAU-SAINT. GENOU

22 kms.N.W o~f' qhateauroux

PLAINCOURAULT

12 kms.'

S'.E.

of

.SAINT-MARCEL

**VATJENCAY

Ang les-sur"1'Anglin 2 kms. N. of Argenton-surCreuse 56 krns. S.S.E.' Of Blois

*VICQ VILLEGONGIS

8 kms. N.N.W. of La Chatre c. 15 kms. N. W. of Chteauroux

CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais

Department of Ain
BOURG-EN-BRESSE
capital. of department Notre-Dame, 16th century; 33 carillons;

*carved choir stalls.

Rue Notre-Dame Boulevard de Brou

*,*Eglise de Brou, 1506-32; elaborate late Gothic sculpture, *choir stalls; *choir screen; stained glass windows; **tombs. Old houses: Statue. of Rue Gambetta, de Justice 1 (i496); (Maison Rue du Palais Rue du Gouvernement, 26; de Correvod, 16th century).

Bichat by David d',Angers 18th century. 42,000 volumes, ,150' incunabula,

Promenade du Bastion Boulevard de Brou Place Carriat In the Prefecture,

Hatel-Dieu,

Bibliotheque de la Ville;

87 manuscripts. *Archives Departementales; records of royal and feudal authorities of the ancien regime prior to 1790; records 'f Revolutionary authrities, period, of Office of the Prefect and other 19th 'century and later, c. 252,000 dossiers. Muse de l'Ain; painting; prehistoric, archeological and natural history collections. (Conservateur, Alphonse Germain.) *AMBRONAY *Church, 10th, 13th, 15th centuries, restored; capitals; 13th 15th *columns: with 13th century century stalls; tomb of Jacques *cloister, 15th Gargouille, *in 15th

Avenue AlsaceLorraine
In cloister of

Eglise de Brou, Boulevard de Brou 24 kms. S.E. Bourg of

century' sculptured central portal; de Mauvoisin; century.

century chapel, nearby Porte de Tour 37 kms. E.S.E. of la

Remains of old fortifications:

Tour des Archives and

Dauphine.
BELLEY Palais College Episcopal, 1779, by Soufflot. '(now Seminaire), with archaeological sacri10 ktns. *souvenirs N. of Aix-les-Bains

collection. Musee Gallo-Romain, in Hotel de Ville; ficial altar. *FAREINS FERNEY-VOLTAIRE *Chateau, Chateau, by La IZERNORE end 16th century. of Voltaire;

Trevoux residence Tour. ruin of a Roman temple. from, local excavaobjects on 12th century 12th cenRo10 kms. Nantua 29 kms. Nantua S. of N.W. of

7 lms. N.W. of
Geneva

of Voltaire; *Three columns, Small museum; LOMPNES NANTUA

Library;

several paintings

tions (1813-1908). Chateau d'Angeville, 1640, foundations; Eglise tury; St.-Michel octagonal

now sanatorium. (Place Baudin), bell-tower, mutilated

manesque portal; Renaissance retable; *in transept, woodwork Louis XIV; *painting by Delacroix.

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Bourgogne--Nivernais Department of Ain **PEROUGES **The whole town is an unusual example 'of a an archae35 kms. N.E. of Lyon, near Meximi eux :

mediaeval city; 15th and. 16th

100 of its 157 houses,

centuries, have

ological interest. Musee du Vieux Perouges; about PONT-DE-VAUX furniture, documents 18.5 kms. S.S.E.

the

city,

old prints.. of ,Tournus

Museum., in the Mairie: Portraits, 12 paintings by Chintreuil, one by Murillo. Library, in the Mairie; 657 manuscripts, (Owned by c.

PONT-DE-VEYLE

8,000 volumes. Chateau, rebuilt 18th century. Lesdiguieres family.) Belfry, 16th century.

8 kms.

S.E. of

Macon

*SANT-JEANLE-VIEUX SAINT-PAULDE-VARAX SAINT-SORLIN SIMANDRE-SURSURAN (ENVIRONS) TREVOUX

Gate, 13th century. Maisom de Savoie, 16th century. *Chateau de Varey, 13th century, restored belonged to de Coligny family. Church, 11th and 12th centuries; *central 19th; portal, Old house, century 11th century, with sculptured 15th

c.

8 kms.

N.

of

Amb ri eu-en-Bug ey 12 kms. S.S. W. of Bourg 10 kms.

00

decoration.
in middle of village,: with mural, restored, on facade. (5 kms. from Simandre), 1766 and 1868. la Terrasse), S. of of of Amberieu-en-Bugey 19 kms. Nantua 26 kms. Lyon N.W. N.W.

*Chartreuse de Sel'ignat 13th century, rebuilt ?dal-ais de Justice

(Place de

17th century; compartmented ceiling; murals. Hotel de Ville (Place dela Terrasse), 17th century; paintings by Rigaud and Mignard. Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales (presumably- in Htel~de Ville).

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais.

Department

of Cte. d.?-Or

DIJON-

capital of department= CHURCHES Route de Plombieres

(now occupied by Asile Depai'te**Chartreuse de Champmol, 138 mental des Alienes); *portal of chapel with s'tatues,. and Sluter. ***Puits de Morse by Claus, *Cath'drale Saint-Benigne; 18th century sculpture. Saint-Philibert, esque lateral **Notre-ame, fa~ade 12th century; portal;. 13th century porch.; tQwer. of Burgundian Gothic; glass. French Romaninterior 1281-1325; **crypt; 17th-

Place Saint-Benigne Rue Dant.on Place -Ernest-Renan Place du Thetre

15th

hentlrr

-13th century;; go most

exmpl'e

sculpture;

13th century stained

**Saint...Michel, 1499-1529; Renaissance.

perfect' fa:Gade of

HOUSES
Hotel Morel-Sauvegrain, 1435; *Hotel Aubriot, 13th century; Maison Milsand, 1561; *Hotel courtyard. *fa~ade. 52-56 Rue des Forges 40 Rue des Forges 38 Rue des' Forges

fajade sculpture.

'ornament. Hotel Chambellan, 1490; staircase; 'sculptured de Vogfl4, 1614; typical DijonnaishtStel; doors; sculptural and architectural ornament. Maison des Cariatides, 1603. Old houses: Rue Vannerie, 39, 41; Rue de la Liberte; Rue: des. Forges; Rue de la Prefecture, 2,15,22,37,38,40,45,49; Rue Babeuf, 8,10; 29; Rue Chabot-Charny, Rue Jeann, 43-49; 13,19; Chaudronnerie, 1,3,.4,'28; Rue Berbisey, Rue Verrerie, 8-12,21-23, 'Rue 1,3,6;; 4,17,21-27,29.

34-36 Rue des Forges

8 Rue Babeu.f 28 Iie.Chaudronnerie

Place Bossuet,

MONUMENTS *Cellier de Clairvaux, late former Hotel 12th. century. 1759:

Rue--de Clairvaux
49 Rie de. la Place Prefecture d'Armes

Prefecture,

de.Lantenay,

Former Palais **Musee, and *Palais

des Ducs de Bourgogne, 1686-1784, by H. eastern portion 1852;. contains de Ville with Archives Communales, ancient seat of parlia-choir-screen; 17th rebuilt

Mansart and Noinville; and Hotel library. de Justice,

16th century, ceilings; former

Rue Philippe-Pot

ment for Burgundy; century tapestry. Bourse du Commerce,

falade;

Eglise Saint-Etienne, facade 17i8;

Place du Theatre

15th and 17th centuries; 11th century crePpt.

'recently discovered

CULTURAL Museum d'Histoire Naturelle; library. Musee lections; **Musee;

INSTITUTIONS garden, Promenade de 1'Arguebuse In old Benedictine abbey, Place Saint-Benigne In former Palais des Ducs, d 'Armes Place

*herbarium, botanical

prehistoric colArcheolog'ique; Roman, Gallo-Roman, Romanesque tympanum. **head of Christ bySluter; **tombs of Dukes

of Burgundy by Sluter and school; *retables by Broederlar; works by Rude; *paintnrig and sculpture of mediaeval, Renaissance and modern.;periods;

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CENTRAL FRANCE -

Region of Bourgogne-Nivern .is

Department of'Cote-d'Or DIJON (Cont'd) prints, Academie CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS ivories, Arts etc.;'. et Belles-Lettres de Dijon; In Hotel de Ville,. Place d'Armes In. Hotel de Vil'e

fafence,

des Sciences,

Bibliotheque with 10,000 volumes; 50 mss. Archives Communales; important depository of considerable magnitude; municipal deliberations, records concerning taxes, and. financial administration. commerce, ..guilds.-, **krchives Departementales de la..Cote-d'qr; important :docir.ments, tury charters; 12th century Gospel Book with 9th cenof paintings and drawings; :ivory plaques as. .cover.

Rue Jeannin

**Musee Magnin; large-collection some art. objects. Bibliotheque scripts, *Archives its Municipa-le; 175,

In

17th century dwellingii, Ruee des Ecus

!Enfants"
000": vlUe~ ';
**?099 manu9 manuscripts. of the Genrichest of 6 Rue de l'-Ecole211 incunabula. 1'Universite; 250,000 volumes, this body of archives de-Droit. 36 I e Chabot- iarny Rue de lH8pital Bibliothegue..de

Hospitalieres; France.

eral Hospital of Dijon is among the oldesCtand kind;,& PERS0NNEL Conservateur, Musee.

.,Paul'. Gasq-Statuaire,

M. Goulinat, in Paris, Supervisor of Musee Magnin. Charles Oursel, Conservateur, Archives Communales, Bibliotheque Municipale and Bibliothe.quede l'Universite. ALISE-SAINTEREINE Hospice Ste. Reine, tury the paintings. Gallo-Roman antiquities antiquities, Drs. arms, from region. coins. Rue du Bourg Rue de l'Hopital Quedeney, .and Epery. ) centuries; porch. Musee Alesia; 16th century; 17th cenN.E, of 14 kms. S emur-en-Auxo is

Musee Municipal; (Conservateurs, *AUXONNE

*Eglise
Chateau
A

Notre-Dame,

14th-.16th

Romanesque tower;, sculptured (now barracks), five. towers. turies;

15th and.16th cen-

Hotel de Ville,

small Gothic building.

Place d'Armes Near the church

Ancien Arsenal, 1674. Porte de Comte, 1503. House, Museum;, 1584. portrait; of Jean sans Peur, souvenirs Library,

Rue du Jura
8 Rue de l'Hopital Rue Thiers Passage. XavierGirauilt

of Napoleon. Bibliotheque et Archives Communales: 8 incunabula, 63 manuscripts,. 17,500 printed works; Archives, minutes of municipal deliberations and accounts from 16th century on. BEAUNE CHURCHES (Librarian, G. ) 'Chuffin;

~Notre-Dame,
murals

restored ;12th-16th centuries, characteristic Burgundian architecture;

19th century;. Renaissanc.e

Rue Maufoux

"de Bouton"! tapestries; *chapelle Rollin, by P. Spicre. 12th century iaade, tower) .porch; tympanum;. Saint-Nicolas; woodwork.
,

chapelle

Rue du Faubourg Esint-Nicolas

8-

~rrsarasa~i~-

CENNTRAL FRANCE

Region

of Bourgogne-Nivernais

Department of Cote-d'Or BEAUNE (Cont'd) HOUSES Hotel des Ducs de Bourgogne, 14th-leth centuries; of Roman sculpture; wooden galleries. *13th century house; faade well-preserved. Hotel de la Mare yards; 19; Old houses: (Hotel de la Rochepot). 1522; galleries with medallions; library.

fragments

Rue Paradis Rue RousseauDes landes

fa~ade;

court-

9 Place Monge

Place Fleury, 13; Rue Maufoux, Rue de Lorraine, 18,20,24.

2,29;

Rue Mazieres,

MONUMENTS Bastion Saint-Martin, part of well-preserved 16th century fortifications which exist around most of city. Statue de Monge, by Rude, 19th century. Beffroi, et de 13th-l4th century tower; bell 1407; contains cold'Histoire lections and library of Societe Litte'rature. 13th century fa~ade; group of monoccupied by presbytery, with 13th century Chapitre de Notre-Dame; astic buildings d'Archeologie,

Square des Lions. 'Place Monge Place Monge

Impasse NotreDame Rue de Di eu Rue de Lorraine Rue de Lorraine 1'Htel-

portal, Louis XII wing. ***Hotel-Dieu, 1443-1451, best surviving example of medieval hospital; wooden construction, still used as hospital; contains Muse. Porte Saint-Nicolas, Hospice de 1765 pulpit; tombs of founders. la Charite, 1645;

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Societe d'Archeologie, d'Histoire et de Litterature de l'Arron'dissement de Beaune;.musuum with Gallo-Roman objects, documents of local of 2000 volumes. **Musee de l'Hotel-Dieu; retable), Muse'e et Musum; Ziem paintings, *tapestries, history and ethnography; Library In Hotel-Dieu In Hotel de Ville In Beff'oi, Place Monge

**paintings

(Rogier Van der Weyden caskets, pottery.

falence, sculptured

*prehistoric collection, Gallic coins, natural history.

(former Ursuline Convent, 1697), Re Char]es-Aubertin

Bibliotheque umes,

et Archives Municipales: 250 incunabula;

Library, 65,000 volconsiderable various

In the Hotel de Ville

400 mss.,

Archives,

body of records beginning chartularies.

1203 and comprising PERSONNEL

Grappin, Librarian, Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales. et Museum. Emile Goussery, Conservateur, Muse. Auguste Dubois, President, Maurice Marion, Secretary, L. Societe BOURBILLY *BUSSY-RABUTIN d'Archeologie, d'Histoire Chateau de: *Cha7teau, 1649; CHATILLON-SUR-SEINE CHURCHES St. St. Jean., 1537-1551;! sta-lls '16th century choir stained and lateral glass, ,Ecce Homo, rebuilt Rue de Chaumont Rue de Rue L'Isle et du.Bourg choir1536.k Louis XIV. 12th century chapels glass. et de Litterature. c. 20 kms. N.E. of see SEMUR-EN-AUXO.IS (ENVIRONS) 16th century; fa 3 ade rebuilt in paintings.

contains

Semur-en-Auxois

Nicolas;

16th century

39

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I

~-ISP~IDSJ

I~

CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais Department of Cote-d'Or OHATILLON-SUR-SEINE *St. Vorles, 16th (Cont'd) CHURCHES

10th century;

belfry end of 12th century: HOUSES windows, mantlepiece,

Above town

century sculpture. 7 Rue du Bourg

*Maison Philandrier, Renaissance; frescoes 17th century. Old houses: one Rue du Bourg Rue de (13th century); l'Isle

(16th century ); Rue des Cordeliers (two 15th century houses, (house withl3th or 14th

16th century);

Rue Marmont

century statue of Virgin in wall). MONUMENTS St. Pierre, with abbatial church; porch 1615;

Hospice tury,

church

12th cen-

Cours

l'Abbe

15th and,16th century tombs. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS prehistoric, Celtic, Greek, Gallo-Roman

*Mus e Archeologique; collections.

In Maison Philandrier, Rue du .Bourg, or possibly on ue DocteurBouree

Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales; Library, c. 22,000 printed works, 36 manuscripts, 5 incunabula; Archives of Marshall Marmont, private archives, genealogies.

Rue du DocteurBouree

PERSONNEL J. Lagorgette, Librarian, Biblioth~que et Archives MuniciConservateur, Abbaye with 18th EPOISSES Burgundy; Musee Archeologigue. church, tombs of Dukes century, 16th and 12.5 kms. W. of Semur-en-Auxois of *small building,

pales,
Henri CITEAUX

Rue du Docteur-Bouree. de Ctteaux: 23 kms. S. Dijon_ of

Lorimy,

15th

fa~ade of enamelled tiles; century buildings.

Church, 12th century; 16th century marble Pieta; 14th century painting; 17th century cross. Chateau, partly 14th century; collection of histor'ical portraits. (Owned by Comte

TIXIN

de' Guitaut.') *Bronze statue of Napoleon by Rude, in the Parc Noisot. Small Museum with souvenirs of Napoleon. Church, 13th-16th centuries; chapels, 15th century *stalls. Abbey crypt, Carolingian;

10 kms. S.E.. of Dijon 14 kms. E. of

FLAVIGNY-SUROZERAIN

Se iru-en-Auxois round building 13th-l6th

nearby, possibly Baptistry. Old houses: mtost houses in the town centuries;
1

several

in ruins. century portals. pilgrimage. 5 kms. Dij on N.W. of

Ramparts with two 16th *FONTAINES-LESDIJON FONTENAY, Abbaye *GRANCEY-LECHPTEAU LONGECOURT *Chapelle des

Feuillants,. 1614;

de: see MONTBARD (ENVIRONS) *Chateau, with chapel, 17th-18th centuries, with remains of earlier building; contains works of art. Chateau, 16th-18th centuries; Renaissance

20 kms.

N.W.

of

Is-sur-Tille
17 kms.. S.E. Dijon of

chapel.
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CENTRAL FRANCERegion of Bourgogne-Nivernais Department of Cate-d'Or MONTBARD Ruins of Chateau St. Louis,, of Ducs-de Bourgogne;

Tour

13th century.

33 kms. S.W. of Chatillon-surSeine

MONTBARD (ENVIR0NS)

Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales, with important accumulation dating back to 13th century. *Abbaye de Fontenay, 1130-1147; typical Cistercian *salle Ruins ;monastery; capitulaire; 17th Romanesque *statue .cloister; 14th of Virgin.

3 kms. N.E.,of Montbard 15 kms. 12 kms. Dijon N.W. of S.E. of N.E. of

MLT IERS-SAINTJEAN ROUVR.ES-ENPLAINE SAINT-JEAN-DELOSNE SAINT-SEINEL'ABBAYE *SAINT-THIBAULT *SAULIEU

of.Abbey;

century buildings,

century portal. *Church, 12th, 13th centuries; centuries; centuries; ***4 Burgundian throne, 1604. School statues. Church,. 15th-16th *Church, carved *Church; tury; 13th-l5th capitals; chapel 13th *pOrtal,

Semur-en-Auxois

c.30 kms. of Beaune 26 kms. Dijon

11th century 14th cenin

N.W.

15th century woodwork. century, choir century, 12th with sculptures. century; Andoche,

13th

19 kms. S.E. of Semur-en-Auxois 38 kms. S.E. of Avallon

*Eglise St. Andoche, 18th century, crypt with

century, rebuilt tomb of St.

facade restored 19th

**capitals;

5th century; 14th century stalls; sculpture. Eglise St. Saturnin (Rue Danton), 15th century;
SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS CHURCH

some Romanesque

columns;

tombs.

*Notre-Dame, 1060-1065, portal

rebuilt 13th century;

sculptured

Rue Fevret

13th century, octagonal tower,

choir, mediaeval-

sculpture.
MONUMENTS

Donjon

(or Chateau), Tour Margot

of.which

four towers remain, 13th-16th dr-Or (contains Historical-Sotheater), Tour Gehenne, Tour

Rue. du Rempart

centuries; ciety),
Ramparts.

*Tour de 1'Ourle

(contains

de la Prison. Praoneade du Rempart founded 1194; since 1756 occupied by Governors of In old Hotel, Rue
de 1'Hopital

Hopital,
Semur.

CULTURAL

INSTITUTIONS

Musee;

sculpture, paintings; zoological specimens.

library, local antiques,

In

former.18th century Jacobin convent, Rue JeanJacques-Collenot

*Archives patents

Municipales;

collection -lettres closes and lettres and Dukes of Burgundy. 122 mss., 99 20,000 volumes;
PERSONNEL

In Hotel

de Ville

of Kings of France la Ville;

Bibliotheque de
incunabula.

In Hotel de Ville

B. A. 0. ]eveque, Librarian, Bibliotheque Louis Tribouillard, Conservateur, Musee. SEMUR-ENAUXOIS (NVIRONS) SEURRE

de la Ville. restored 9 kms. W.S.W. of Semur-en-Auxois 25 kms. W. Beaune 3 kms. Dijon of

Chateau de Bourbilly, 13th century, 19th century. Church, 14th ccentury. Chateau, 18th
1208-1212;

century. 16th century.

sculpture,

House of ]oslsuet,
TALANT Church,

N.W. of

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais Department of Cote-d'Or TALNAY TERNANT *THOISY-LABERCHERE Chateau, Church; 18th century. of 14th .century chateau. century Flemish triptychs. century, century, restored 16th "de l'Oiseau"; of art; *two 15th .17 kms. Gray S,.W. of

Keep and ruins *Chateau, 14th tries called

14 kms.S.W.of Luzy 11 kms. S.E. of Saulieu

and recently; ings and works

valuable Burgundian tapesimportant paintchapel with murals.

TIL-CHATEL

(Owned by Comte de Vogfie. Church, 12th century, restored;.faade, * square tower. Old houses, 14th, 15th and 16th chapel centuries. *Chateau de Gothic Chateauneuf, rebuilt 1457 to 1494, with murals and old

25 kms.

N.N.E.

.of Dijon
43 kms. S.W. of Dijon 17 kms. S.W. of Dijon

VANDENESSE (ENVIRONS) *VOUGEOT

facade;

tiled pavement. *Vendangeoirs de Ctteaux,.13th century building with 13th century wine presses. Chateau, 1551. (Owned by N. Camuzet).

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CENTRAL FRANCE

Region ofB'ourgogne-Nivernais

Department of Nievre

NEVERS -

capital

of department CHURCHES Sainte-Julitte,. 11th-l6th sculptured altars. outstanding example of Romanesque 13th century cloister. centuries; Place de l'Hotel de Ville Rue Saint-Etienne

*Cathedrale Saint-Cyr et 12th century fresco;

**Saint-Etienne, 1603-1097; architecture;

15th century Virgin;

MONUMENTS *Porte du Croux, *Palais bas-reliefs. Porte de Paris, 1746. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Archives Hospitalieres. In the Hospice General, Rue de records of royal and feudal institutions and of the Office Paris, 100 In the Prefecture, 1 Rue Charles-Roy 1393-1398; contains Musee Lapidaire. Ducal), 1475; staircaseRue Saint-Genest Place de la R~publique Rue de Paris de Justice (former Palais

Archives

Departementales; of the

authorities prior to corporations; of the ment; Mus~e notarial

'1790;

of religious

revolutionary period;

Prefect and of other authorities of the Departerecords. mosaics, sculpture; library. sculpture, a In Porte du Croux, Rue Saint-Genest

Lapidaire;

Muse Frederic-Blandin; few Roman and

paintings,

*ceramics,

In

former bishopric (1786), Place du Musee

Gallo-Roman. antiquities. Library with 50,000

Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales; volumes, 185 mss.,* 25 incunabula.

In Hotel de Place de de Ville

Ville, ,IHAotel

Societe Academique du Nivernais; prehistory; library.

Museum of geology and

1 bis Rue Gresset

PERSONNEL Louis Mohler, Conservateur, Musee Frederic-Blandin. Andre Biver, Archivist, Archives Departementales, and Librarian and Archivist, Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales. Alfred Masse', BAZOCHES President, Academique du Nivernais, and Paul Delarue, Secretary, Societe 1.bis Rue Gresset. cen21 kms. S.W. Avallon of

Church, end 12th, rebuilt 16th and 17th turies; in chapel, Vauban's tomb.

Chateau, 13th century;. machicolated towers; partly rebuilt by Vauban, 1663. (Owned by Marquis *CHARITESURLOIRE, LA de Vibraye. consecrated 27 kms. N. of *Eglise Ste.-Croix-Notre-Dame,

1107, rebuilt 12th century, burned 1204 and 1559; Romanesque apse, choir, transept tower (decorated with arcades); example of 12th century Burgundian architecture; **1.2th century portal preand square important served in transept.

Nevers

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CHITRY-LES-MINES

Eglise

St.-Martin, 16th

century.

3 des

kms.

W.

of

Chateau,
,

16th-18th
16th

centuries;

*Galerie
centuries;

Corbigny

Sybilles,

century;

paintings;

tapestries. organ 23 kms. W. of

*CLAMECY

*Eglise case

St.-Martin, and stained

13th-16th glass

windows, 16th century. l'Hospice), tower. over vaulted 15th

Vezelay

Maison du Chapitre century; Hotel

(Rue de

hexagonal

staircase built

de Ville,

modern,

cellars
lower

of castle of Comtes de Nevers;

used as covered market; contains

hall

Bibliotheque Municipale and Bibliotheque de la Soci6te Scientifique et Artistique: 9' manuscripts, 12,000 volumes. Musee,
CORBIGNY Eglise

in Caisse d'Epargne
St.-Lonard,

building;

souveof
30 kms. S.E.

nirs-of old Clamecy,

Benedictine Abbey,

fafence.
part 19th century build-

17th century;
with

Clamecy

ings, *wll
COSNE . . " *Eglise apse; ture; DECIZE Couvent St. Eglise tury

now Ecole d'Agriculture; in court.

(Rue St. *capitals; portal 17th of St.-Aignan exterior

*staircase;
Aignan); Romanesque sculp40 kms. S.E.

Renaissance tower.

Gien
34 kms. Nevers S.E.

Romanesque des

Minimes, partly

century;

chapelle

Pierre,

Saint-Are;
crypt with

11th century; now school. choir, 12th century; 7th centomb 'of St. Are; 16th century

Virgin, Chateau turies PREMERY Church, tomb

sculpture. Comtes de Nevers, 15th-l7th cen-

des

(ruins). 13th and 14th centuries; stone Pieta; 29 kms. N.E. of

of Canon

Appeleine.

Nevers.

Chateau
17th tury; SAINT-PARIZELE-CHATEL Church, 16th

des

Eveques

de Nevers; .14th,
gate,

16th,
cen-

centuries; important 12th

fortified remains of mural

14th

ramparts. paintings 15th and 16 kms. Nevers S.

century;

centuries;

*crypt,

12th

century,

with

capitals; SAINT-PIERREA

tombstones; 11th

tomb of St.-Parize. and 13th centuries, 27 kms. S.

*Eglise St.-Pierre,

LE-MOUTIER

restored tympanum;
century Monumental

1868; capitals;
Pieta; gate,

*North portal with sculptured hanging keystones;

two 17th 15th century cexntury; remains of

Nevers

16th

bas-reliefs.

Benedictine SAINT-REVERIEN *Church,

Monastery. *Romanesque capitals; tombs, 13th, 12 in 17 kms. S.W. of

13th,century 16th

chapel, 14th, TANNAY-EN,MORVAN Eglise

century murals;

Corbigny

15th

centuries. 13th, 14th, 16th centuries; pankms. S.S.E.

St.-Leger, tower

square els; and

1583;

*doors with

carved

of Clamecy

Flamboyant bas-relief.

windows;

baptismal

fonts

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais Department of Nievre VARZY Eglise St.-Pierre, 14th century; towers; 19 kms. -S.W. of Clamecy

remains of 14th century stained: glass windows; triptych 1535; sculptured Renaissance pulpit; statues; reliquaries. Maison Guiton, 15th century, on vaulted cellar of 13th century. Former College, founded 1619, now Ecole Normale. Hotel-Dieu, 1605. Bibliotheque et Musee; mediaeval sculptures and works of art; retable triptych, 16th century; fa!ences de Nevers, enamels.

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Department

of. Saane-et-Loire

MACON -

capital of department
CHURCH St. Vincent, in part l2th-15th centuries; Rue Franche

Cathedrale

Musee Lapidaire. Old houses: tice, *Rue Dombey, 22; HOUSES Rue Franche, 21(Palais de Jus-

former Hotel d'Ige,. 18th century); Rue Carnot, 10 (sculptured Renaissance portal); Rue des Ursulines, 18 (birth-place of Lamartine). MONUMENTS Pharmacie,.18th century. Square de la Paix

Hotel-Dieu;

*Hotel de Ville; fagade Louis XVI' (Htel de la BaumMontrevel, 1755);, contains museum. Hospice de la Charitee; chapel, 1755. Statue of, Lamartine, by Falguiere. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS' *Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales; Library, c. 60,000 volumes, 300 mss. including *illuminated Cite de Dieu of St. Augustine,.l5th century; 6 incunabula; dossiers of records prior to 1790. Archives, 960

Quai Lamartine Q8iai Lamartine Quai Lamartine

6 bis Cours Moreau

*Archives Departementales numerous charts prior to 1000, records of royal and feudal authorities prior to 1790, of revolutionary period,. of Office of the Prefect and other authorities of the Department, of notaries. Bibliotheque mss., de l'Academie de Macon; 4,000 pamphlets. 18,000 volumes, ;100

In Prefecture

In Hotel de Seneca (18th century), 21 Rae Sigorgne In Cathedrale' St. Vincent, -Rix Franche In Hotel de Ville

Muse Lapidaire; Musee;

*statue of Dorothee de Poitiers.

paintings, pottery, natural history. PERSONNEL in Hotel de Ville. Bibliotheque et Archi-ves and

G.

.Lefay, Conservateur,. Muse Librarian,

Lucien Laurencin, Municipales.

Arthur Morgand, Archivist, Archives Departementales, Librarian, Bibliotheque de de Sigorgne. ANZY-LE-DUC l'Academie de Macon,

21 Rue c. 19 kms. S. of

Abbatial church, 12th century; tower; *12th century portal'with'. murals

octagonal sculptured

Paray-le-Monial

lintel and tympanum; in apses of chevet,. life of St. Hugues. of the CHURCHES

AUTUN Notre-Dame, 1757; altar with gilt .ciborium. Place du Champ de Mars, former chapel College of Jesuits

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**Cathe'drale St.-Lazare, 1120-1170; finished in 15th century, fine example of French Romanesque architecture and sculpture; **tympanum of west fa 2 ade, stained glass, Ingres. carved capitals, treasury, painting by

MONUMENTS
Temple *Porte de Janus, square tower; origin and use unknown. city gate, restored, 19th cenBrad Porte d'Arroux Faubourg d'Arroux Roman Chemin de la Croix 'Blanche chretien; 15th remains of oratory of 4th Faubourt St.Pierre-I'Etrier century. Gran1e Rt Marchaux 1u de l'Arquebuse Rue de l'Arquebuse, in court of private house Ecole de *Fontaine Cavalerie, 1669. Near Promenade des Marbres In front of cathedral former Hotel de Fussey,, 16th century. vestiges of walls of Roman temple. *Porte d'Arroux, century. Ancien cimetiere tury. Tour de Marchaux, Sous-Prefecture; Temple d'Apollon; Roman gate.

St.-Andre, 1st century

St.-Lazare, 1543.
(or Francois Ter), with statue of Virgin, remains of Chateau de Riveau; nearby remains

Tour des Ursulines 16th century;

Boulevani Mae-Mahir

of Roman city walls. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS *Musee Lapidaire, 12th century; important collection of antique columns, inscriptions, fragments of statues and mediaeval sculpture. *Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales, Library contains c. 50,000 volumes, 131 incunabula, *381 manuscripts; Archives, city records Musee Municipale; paintings, College, *}usee Rolin; from 1543. contains a few Renaissance paintings, *Nativity attributed to Maitre de Moulins; modern French *coin collection, iron gate in courtyard. contains bronze anqitues, Roman and and mediaeval 15th funerary colIn former -Palais Episcopal PERSONNEL A. Gillot, Librarian, Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales, and General Secretary, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle. Director (1937), Musle Municipale. **Chateau des Moines, with chapel, tury, containing 12th cen13 kms. Macon 36 kms. E.N.E. of Moulins N.W. of 1709; rIe St.-Nicolas, in

forme r Romanesque Chapelle St. Nicolas and cloister Place du Champ de Mars, de Ville Place du Champ
A

in

Hotel de

Mars, in Hotel de Ville Pl1ace dui Chap de Mrs Rue des Bancs, Hotel Rolin in

antiquities, inscriptions.

*15th

century statue

of Ste.-Barbe,

century frescoes, drawings; Musee d'Histoire Naturelle,

watercolors

prehistoric

and geological

lections;

library.

(1483)

Planhes, **BERZE-LA. VILLE

**Romanesque murals.

*BOURBONLANCY

*Eglise St.-Nazaire, 11th and 12th centuries, part of a priory, restored; now Musee Archeologique; sculpture, coins, some modern paintings. Prieure St.-Martin, 12th century; Merovingtan sacrophagi, antiques, Roman coins.

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Region of

Bourgogne- Nivernais

of Saone-et-Loire

*BOURBON.LANCY (Cont d)
t

Tour

de

l'Horloge;

fortified

door,, 15th

century. Houses, Hospice 15th century. 17th century; in chapel,

dtAligre, statues,

pulpit, BRANCION Church, 14th CHALON-SUR-SAONE

tapestries. Romanesque; *early 13 kms. W. of

12th

century,

century murals.

Tournus

CHURCH *St. Vincent, century; 12th-15th triforium, centuries; sculpture, and adjoining stained St. cloister, window 14th 16th Place St. Vincent

glass

century, tombstones,

"Crosse de

Loup".

HOUSES Old houses: Grand Rue 39 (facade 14th century); Rue du

Chatelet
Place de tury with

37

(17th century);
de Ville;

Rue du Pont
Rue du

(wooden house);
(17th cen-

l'HStel

Change 3

sculptured decoration).

MONUMENTS Hopital, 14th century; chapel with stained glass windows, Faubourg St. Laurent. by Sordoillet. 15th century. Place de Baune

woodwork, paintings. Fontaine Tour Neptune, 1774; 1317;

du Doyenn,

rebuilt

CULTURAL Bibliotheque printed 1790. Societe d'Histoire et d et Archives 143

INSTITUTIONS Library, c. Archives 31,000 prior to In Htel de Ville

Municipales; 12

works,

mss.,

incunabula,

Archeologie

de

Chalon-sur-Saone; medals, library of

In

Hotel

de

Ville

contains

archaeological

collection,

2500 volumes.

Mus~e Denon;

contains Muse

Lapidaire,

sculptures,

drawings.

Place

Denon

PERSONNEL Malo, Director, Darbois, Mairie, lais; ramparts'; CLAYETTE, LA Chateau, 14th Conservateur, Chateau Musee des Denon. de Charoof 12 kms. E. of

CHAROLLES

former 14th

Comtes

century fortified century,

towers; gate. restored.

remains

Paray-le-Monai1

c.

25 kms.
Paray-le-Monail

S.E.of

CLUNY *Ancienne ruins Abbaye: Church,

CHURCHES 1089-1131, destroyed 1798-1812; St. clocher Rue de l'Abbatiale

include S. and S.

transept

(Romanesque), chapelles and 13th centuries), chapelle de

Etienne de

Martial tour

(12th de

l'Eau Benite,

l'Horloge,

Bourbon

(1456) with sculpture;

Academy of America. Notre-Dame, and 18th de end 13th

excavated' 1928-31 by Mediaeval

rose windows, woodwork 17th Place Notre-Dame

centiury;

centuries. 1'Hotel-Dieu; de la fragments Tour of mausoleum and his of wife. Rue Prud'hon Rue de l'H8pital

Chapelle

Frederic-Maurice

d'Auvergne

St.

Marcel,

1159;

choir, tower;

baptistery with 13th cen-

tury sculoture.

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Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais

of Salne-et-Loire

(Cont'ci HOUSES 1456-1485; II, contains Musee Ochier. facade; parts of sou18th century faade; contains Rue de l'Abbatiale Rue de 1'Abbatlale, Rue Municipal-e_ Impasse Prud'hon

*Palais Abbatial, Palais

du Pape Gelase

14th century, restored; Nationale des Arts P.. P. Prud'hon;

Palais de Jacques former abbey;

d'Athose,

now Ecole

et Metiers.

House, birthplace of artist venirs and some sketchess *Old houses: Rues du Colonel-Lchere

Petite-rue. Lamartine

(12th or 13th century); Place Notre-Dame (Romanesque); Rue

et Merciere; *Rue d'Avril

(12th and 13th century); Lamar'tine .(16th century).

MONUMENTS Tour Fabry, 1347. Itel de Ville (former Palais Jacques d'Amboise. Tour des Archives, Tour du Moulin Tour de la Justice (or les Barabans).

Rue de 1 'Abbatiale
d'Amboise), 16th century, by In garden of Abbey

Rue de 1 'Abbatiale
In garden of Abbey

et Farinier, 11th century. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Muse

Ochier;

**sculptures

from Abbey;

tbmbstone and

fune-

In

rary urn of St. Hugues Prud'hon, Bibliotheque Municipale;

(1109);

paintings, drawings by 20 manuscripts.

Palais Abbatial, Rue de l'Abbatiale

tapestries, faience. 5000 volumes,

In Palais Abbatial

PERSONNEL Garguet, *CORMATIN

M.

Conservateur,

Mus'e Ochier. 13 kms. N. Cluny

*Chateau, rebuilt 1616, finished early 18th century; **Salles dorees, rich decoration, sculptures and Claude by Puget, Lorraine; century; paintings by Poussin important bell-tower; collections carved of *in the room.

of works of art;

Lamartine's

CUISERY
A

Church, )46th door 15th and

7 kms.

E.

of

16th century;

important series

Tournus c. 2 kms. N.E. of

16th century pictures. Bourbon-Lancy 37 kms. S.E. of Chalon-sur-Saane

*ISSY-L'EVEQUE LOUHANS

*Church, end 11th and 12th centuries; vault, Romanesque murals. Hospital, faience, 17th century; 16th century. work in pharmacy; collections

*18th century woodof pottery, 18th cen*nave with

Hatel de Ville (near the church), tury; contains museum. MONT-SAINTVINCENa' MORLET Church,- 12th century, Romanesque; transverse barrel vaults. Chapel, restored; 17th Chateau 1584; Priory of century;

9 kms. 18 kms. Autun

S.E. E.

of of

Montceau-les-Mines

wooden statue of Virgin, 16th century tapestry. or de Loges, rebuilt kms. W. of

de Morlet

*gate of the outer ramparts. Val-St_.-Benoit

(c.

Morlet), Lapidaire transept;

founded 1238, with 15th containing cloister. tombs,

century in

bas-relief;

ruined church with Muse statues,

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FRANCE of

Region

of Bourgogne-Nivernais

Department

Saone-et-Loire

**PARAY-LE-MONIAL

**Eglise Notre-Dame, Coeur, altar; 12th

now

Basilique capitals,

du SacreRomanesque

Place

de

l'Alsace-

century;

Lorraine

statues. Romanesque porch, priory buildings. enclosed in

Cloister, with 17th century

*Hotel
and

de Ville, Renaissance dwelling,

*faiade decorated with decorated sculpture, gallery;

1525-

Rue

de

la

Paix

1528;

medallions contains

museum with Musee

antiquities,

paintings. collection of pieces, Rue de la Paix

Eucharistique; works maps;

private

paintings, documents,

of art,

liturgical

tympanum, 12th Library. sculptured

century,

from Anzy-le-Duc; PERRECY-LESFORGES *Church; Romanesque, choir.

porch;

15th

c.

20 kms.

S.W.

century

of Montceaules-Mines

ROCHEPOT,

LA.

*Chateau on

de

la

Rochepot, built

11th

century

11

kms. Chagny

N.W.

of

Roman

substructures.

*SAINT-BONNETDE-JOUX

*Chateau de
village), marble

Chaumont
16th

(2 kms. N.W. of the

Gothic chapel; stained glass furnishings, stables. completed 15th century.

14 kms.

N.E.

of

century;

Charolles

staircase;

windows; SAINT-GENGOUXLE-NATI ONAL *SAINT-JULIENDE-JONZY SAINT-POINT Church, Numerous Church,

*monumental century, houses. century;

12th old 12th

10

kms.

N.

of

Cormatin **sculptured portal;

c. c.

19 kms. of La

S.W.

bell-tower. Church; *Chapel, where bell-tower,l2th early 19th century. in. Gothic style,

Clayette

19

kms.

W.N.W.

century, is buried.

of Macon

Lamartine 15th

SAINTE-CROIX

Church, 15th

century; tombs.

*stained

glass

windows,

kms.

S.

of

century; 12th

Louhans 13th century bellof main portal. 21 kms. of La W.S.W. Clayette

*SEMUR-EN. BRIONNAIS

*Church,

century;

tower;,sculptured Around church, de

lintel

buildings *15th

of a

Cistercian priory.

SENNECEY-LEGRAND

Chapelle

Lenoux;

century murals,

18 kms.
12th

S.

of

sculptured door.
Chapelle de Lugny (Faubourg St.-Julien), century; mediaeval murals. prehistoric site, excavations. 1570; four wings c. dis9

Chalon-sur-Saone

**SOLUTRf
-SULLY-LECHATEAU TOURNUS

**"Cros

duCharnier", 1866;

kms.

W.S.W.

of

covered Chateau with de

important started

Macon 17 kms. of Autun

Sully,

N.E.

four

square-towers.

CHURCHES **St. Philibert, 10th-12th dc centuries; vaults, ,end.11th century; century; square towers. Rue de la Ave. Garretta

pillars; 9glise de

chapelle la

Notre

Dame,11th

Madeleine, 16th

12th-15th

centuries;

Romanesque chapel.

portal

with

century

sculpture-;

Renaissance

Republique

HOUSES Old houses: Rue de la Republique; Place de l'Hotel de Ville.

MONUMENTS Hotel-Dieu; *Pharmacy, 17th century; fine woodwork. Rue de 1'Hopital

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CENTRAL FRANCE -

Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais

Department of Saane-et.Loire TOURNUS (Cont'd) - MONUMENTS portal from abbey, flanked by two heavy

towers. Place 1a (15th la de l'Ho~tel de Ville

Hotel de Ville,. 18th century, by Gauthey. Buildings of former abbey: le Do.yenne, l'Aumonerie, logis abbatial clofires,

Near Cathedral.

Tresorerie, century), ma'ttrise,

chapelle St. Eutrope,

salle capitulaire,. la cour des la tour de Quinquempoix, Moines.

la tour du Portier,

le refectoire des *Musee Bourguignon; Musee Greuze, (born in 1966;

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS contains costumes, furniture of region. drawings by Greuze engravIn 'H't.tel de Ville Place de l'Abbaye Rue. du College contains paintings,

Tournus),

12th-l3th century sculpture, Municipales: Library,

ings, coins. Bibliotheque et Archives umes, incunabula.

20,000 vol3

130 mss.. (some from abbey of

St. Philibert),

PERSONNEL Charles Dard, Librarian, Bibliotheque UCHIZY Church, 11th century. et Archives Municipales. 8..kms. S. Tournus of

d~"'

onesq~pe

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Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais

Department of Yonne
AUXERRE _.: **St.-Germain; 13th century tury nave crypt tower; and N. contains choir transept; capital of department CHURCHES and S. **crypt transept; 14th cenPlace St. -Germain 9th and 11th century;

9th century *frescoes; *12th century bell inscriptions, tombs and tombslabs. Chapelle St.-ClIement et St.-Michel, 12th century.

Near Place

de

la

Prefecture; adjoins **Cathedrale St.-Etienne, 1213-1234 finished 1543; **l4th Bibliotheqtg du Chapitre Place St.-Etienne

century sculptures on west fa~e;;13th century windows; *crypt with Romanesque frescoes; St.-Pelerin, rebuilt 16th century; treasury. recent excavations. Rue St.-Pelerin Rue St.-Eusbe

*St.-Eusebe; nave and tower 12th century;. choir Renaissance; stained glass windows; treasury contains Byzantine textile. St-Pierre .(St.-Pere-en-Vallee stained ), 1575-1672, with tower glass windows, wood triptych. HOUSES Old houses.: Rue du College, 2; Rue Joubert; Rue du Temple,19.

Place St.-Pierre

of

1636;

Hospice

Civil et Militaire,

MONUMENTS mediaeval and l7thcentury of Abbey of St'.-Germain.

.

Place St.-Germain Place.Fourier Place de la Prefecture, in farmer Archbishop's Palace Rue de l'Horloge

former monastic buildings Hotel de Ville., 1 733. Prefecture, 13th century; with Renaissance-.porch, l'Horloge, 1483.

Romanesque

gallery

and

capitals

Tour de

College et

Theatre, 16th

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS century; theater in a former chapel. 58,000 volumes, 388 manuscripts, items of the and rare

Rue du College Place Fourier, in .former Palais de Justice (1622) Place Fourier, in former Justice Palais de (1622)

Bibliotheque Municipale; Dept. of Yonne.

204 incunabula, historical works

Musee; paintings, carved wood panels, mediaeval sculpture, coins, seals, pottery, natural history; collection of Marshall Davout thorities tions, (Musee d'Eckmiihl).
.

*Archives Departementa'les;

records of royal and feudal auprior to 1790, records of religious instituperiod and office of 19th century.
.Bibliotheque

2 Rue Cauchois

corporations, revolutionary

the-Prfect, Ch. Poree,

tibrarian, Musee d'Eckmiihl.

Municipale, and Conservatetir

Henri Forestier, Archiviste, Archives Departementales. **ANCY-LE-FRANC **Chateau, 1555-1622, after design of Primaticcio; 1684 sold to Marquis de architecture and decoration; Louvois; rich frescoes atpanels by and

18 kms.. S.E'. of Tonnerre

tributed to Niccolo del Abbate;

Primaticcio; galleries with paintings French and Italian furniture.

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais Department of Yonne

ARCY-SUR-CURE
*AUXON

Musee; contains prehistoric and Gallo-Roman. antiquities. found, in. grottos nearby. Church, 16th century; *Renaissance lateral portal; *main altar with two statues;

32. kms.. S.E. of Auxe r re. 20 kms.. N.E. of. St .-Florentin

.stained
AVALLON

glass;

choir

screen.
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CHURCHES *St. Lazare, former Collegiale, *capitals Romanesque Vieux-St. temple. HOUSES Hotel de.Conde, 1641.; Hotel, now Pala-is cellar. Old.houses: Rue Be.lgrand, 3 (15thz centui); de Renaissance tower; Justice, portals;

12th century; 12th century;

**two unusual0 organ tribune; from antique

Rue Bocquillot

wooden statues. Martin, 12th century; marble columns Rue de'- Lormes

now girls'

school.

55, Rue AristideBriand Place St. Lazare

15th century with 13th century Rue Bocquillot,

6 and 10(16th century).

MONUMENTS
Hotel de Fortifications Tour de Ville, 1770; (private. contains Archives. property), with seven towe-rs. Rue Rue Rue Neuve de Fort-Mahon Aristide-Briand

l'Eschargu t (or de la.Vachbr~e).. Couvent des Ursulines, 1626.

*Porte

Tour de l'Horloge, 1458, by Jehan Berg; contains Salle des Echevins. with 17th century painted decoration. et CULTURAL

Near Rue du College

INSTITUTIONS
Rue des Odebert Odebert

Bibiiotheque; incunabula, Muse

c.17,500 volumes, with Muse

104 manuscripts and 28 medieval

Archeologique

Archeologique. toman and 'early: prehistoric, also

Rue des

archaeological collectidCps.; paintings. Archives Municipales;

Muse~e

des

Beaux-Arts;
In. Hotel de Ville

important records of revolutionary

period. PERSQNNEL
H. M. Descarres, 'Abbe Librarian, Bibliotheque. Musee.. Archeologique. Conservateur, Parat, 18 kms. 6 E. of of-

M. Degoix, Conservateur, Musee des Beaux-Arts. *Church, 16th century; tower and portal, 1747 BRIENON-SURARMANCON CHABLIS stained. Eglise glass; relic. wood statues; St. Martin, 12th century;

Joigny kms. W. Tonnerre

paintings. Old "houses. *CHAOURCE

.*Eglise

St. Jean-Baptiste, Gothic and Renaissance; sculpt.ure cre, 1515; of the period;' **entombment.

13th-4th'centuries,
stained glass. and. du SepulChapelle

30 kms. N.E. of Tonnerre

*CHATEL-CENSOIR

*Eglise St. Potentien; *Romanesque choir of. 11th century; rest 16th century with Renaissance portals; 13th century sacristy with

17

kms.

N.E.

of

Clamecy

15th century wooden Crucifixion; .12th cen-

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CENTRAL FRANCE.-

Region. of Bourgogne-sivernais

Department' of Yonne *CHATEL.CENSIR .(Cont 'd) CHATEL-GERARD COUIANGES-LA VINEUSE CRAVANT tury Chapter House with 13th century enamelled pavement; capitals. 14th cen c. 20' kms. S.. of of of Tonnerre 17 kms. S. 'Chateau. of the Dukes.. of Burgundy, tury.

Church, 1742 by Servandoni;. 14th century bel.tower; painting by Desportes. Church, l5th-leth centurie's;decorated chapels; stained glass window. Wooden houses, 16th century. Tour de l'Horloge, 1387. Ruins of ramparts. *Chateau de Fleurigny, rebuilt 1620 on site of castle destroyed 1378; **stained glass by Jean Cousin; ChapeL with vaulted ceiling and elaborate wall decorations; Renaissance mantle in Salle des Gardes. (Owned by Comtess.e de Bois gelin)

Auxerre 19'kms. S.E. Auxerre

*FLEURIGNY

c,.

15

ks.

N.N.E.

of Sens

JOIGNY .St.-Thibault, 15th century ;square tower; 14th-l6th century sculptures; paintings. St.-Jean, rebuilt l6th-18th centuries; 15th century Holy Sepulcher; painting of Holy Family by the Master of Place du Pilori' Rue Montant-auPalais Rue. Jacques::Ferrand Near St.-Jean

St.

Gilles,

St.-Andre, l6th-l7th centuries; Renaissance portal; stained glass wjndows; 16th century Madonna; 16th and 17th century paintings. Chateau des Old houses: Rue Porte Combes, 1550-1613, girls. 15; *Rue Montant-au-Palais wood); gate. 'chapel. 18th century; Library, century and later; Place du Pilori et Grande(16th decorated architect Jean Cherian; now high-school for (1.6th century du Bois, Justice;, et

Grande-Rue,

century).
fortified city 16th 'century Boulevard du Nord Promenade des Ferrand In Hotel-de-Ville. Palais de Bibliotheque (Librarians, MONTREAL

Archives 'Municipales, A. 'Dorgeot and J. Church, 1145; Viol)et-le-Du9;

21,000 volumes;

municipal records 13th

Largest).
c. 12 kms. N.E. of Avallon

restored l9th century by pure Cistercian architecture

of period; l3th-14th century tombstones;

l5th-l6th century wood sculpture;, 15th Porte d'En-bas, century alabaster retable. Porte d'En-haut, two arcades (between 7 kms. N.N.E. of

of 13th century. Houses, 14th, 15th, 16th centuries the NEUVY-SAUTOUR two: Portes). 15th century; Church,

choir and transept Gothic and

Renaissance; Renaissance *NOYERS *Old

*transept portals; sculpture.

St.-Florentin 22 kms,. S. Tohnerre of

fortified, town with 12th 'century fortifi15th sculpture;

of 16 towers' aid ;battlements; .cations and 16th century houses with fine 'Renaissance buildings.

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CENTRAL FRANCE -. Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais Department of Yonne *NOYERS, . (Cont'd) Church, 15th century. Mus~e natural NUITS-SURARMANFQN *PONTIGNY *Abbey church, middle 12th tant PONT-SUR-YONNE PORT-DE-ROGNY QUARRE- LESTOMBES library adjoining century; church. in 15th century. 12 kms.N.W.of Sens
33.5 kms. Montarg is S.E. of A

de Bresse;

paintings,

sculpture, arms, c. purest 28.kms. S.E. of in

Chateau,

history. 16th century.

of Tonnerre 13:kms. S. St-.- Flozent Cistercian construction preserved; *Church, .12th century, restored

impor-

Remarkable system of canals with locks., of the early 17th century; staircase. Church, 15th century; funerary monument,

c.

1617;. on platform, over 100 sarcophagi.

Monastery of Ste.-MMarie-de-la-Pierre-quiVire (c.6 kms. S.E. of Quarr ), founded in 1850..

'20kms. .. E. of Avallon

RAVIERES
*SAINT-.AANDEN-PUISAYE

Church; nave, *Chateau,

12th century;

16th century

c. 29 kis. S.E. of Tonnerre 13.:kms. -S of

portal with-statues.
1530-40; 16th century Virgin in with 18th century century; choir glass; Gothic chapel;'rooms

St.-Fargeau. 9 kms. S.E. Auxerre of

decorations.
*SA INT-BR ISVINEUX LE-

*Church; nave and Renaissance; painting; century;

tower 13th

*16th century stained

sculpture; tomb of St. Lot,- 8th *on wall of choir, *fresco 1500.

Maison des Templiers, 12th century. Chateau, 17th century; now school and Mayor's office.
-

SAINT-CYDROINE.

Church, 12th century;

octagonal bell-tower: Tomb of

9 kms.

E.

of

*remains of 15th century murals; St. Sidoine nearby.

*SAINT.FARGEAU

Joigny 45 kms. S.W. of Auxerre

Church, 16th

13th century.; century;

chapels added 15th or rose window on fapade; 15th stalls;

century wood sculpture' in screen;

16th century triptych.

*Chateau, 13th century; windows 15th century, additions.16th century; brick; tomb of Michel
historical *SAINTFLORENTIN

Le

Pelletier
importance.

in

chapel;

archives

of 27 kms. Joigny E.. of

*Church, Renaissance; transept never

ment.

choir;

ambulatory; l6th-l7th cen-

completed;

tury stained glass-and Hotel de Ville,

sculpture; .*entomband

1677;

contains theatre

museum of archaeology and natural history.

SAINT-JULIENDU-SAULT

Hospital, 1.739. Church, 13th-l4th

centuries,

remodelled 16th

8 kms.

S.

of Vil-

century; lateral porches; *stained glass windows with medallions-of 13th century. Houses, l5th-l6th centuries (in one house, room called Jeanne d'Arc, with open beams).

leneuve-sur-Yonne

SAVIGNY-ENTERRE-PLAINE

Church,. 13th. century;

cemetery century de Ragny with tombstones; and. wife; sculptured

14th century tower;

cross; *statues transept of chapel l6th-l7th first with Marquis

c.

17 kms. Avallon

E.

of

statues

of Virgin and St.

Anne.

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CENTRAL FRANCE -

Region

of Bourgogne-Nivernais.

Department of Yonne SENS CHURCHES St. Maurice, 12th and 16th centuries; sculpture; paintings. **Cathedrale St. Etienne, begun c. 1130, enlarged 13th-14th centuries, completed 1490-1520; sculptured portals of f'aade and transepts; 12th-l6th century stained glass; sculpture;
mediaeval

On Ile d'Yonne Place de la Republique

tombs;

*Treasury

with

valuable

works

of Rue Rigault Rue d'AlsaceLorraine Faubourg St.Savinien 2 kms. N. of Sens

minor art.

St. Pierre-le-Rond, 14th-l6th centuries;.bas-reliefs; stained glass windows. St. Jean (with Hotel-Dieu), 13th and 17th ,centuries, part of Abbey of St. Jean, now hospital; chalices; sctl'/pture. *St. Savinien; crypt of 1001; tower 11th and 13th 'centuries. Abbaye de Sainte-Colombe;
primitive crypt.

13th century refectory;

part

of

PALACES
Palais Archiepiscopal, 1510-65;

AND HOUSES
staircase portal.

sculptured

Adjoining Cathedral, off Place de la Kept lique Rue de la Repub-

Maison d.'Abraham, Jesse; Hotel de adjacent

early Maison

16th d

century; Pilier.

carved wo6d;

Tree

of

lique, 23 Place de la-Republiqe MONUMENTS

la..Pointe,

1537.

*L'Officialite, museums;

13th

century, to

restored

in.19th;

contains by Renaissance

Grande-Rue,to right of Cathedral Grande-Rue

connected

Palais

Archiepiscopal portal.

building with

decorated passageway

Grand Seminaire;
in Cathedral.

chapel with 28th century woodwork formerly 1160; remains of old ramparts.

Poterne des Quatre-Mares,

Fragments of Roman walls,

Boulevard

14-Juillet

Gallo-Roman

tower.

Boulevard 14-Juillet

CULTURAL 'INSTITUTIONS
Muse du Palais Synodal Muske (Officialit Lapidaire ); mediaeval-sculpture; fragments from

In

L'Officialite, Grande-Rue

*Roman mosaics; Cathedral; Musee; ture, de Mus~e

with

Diocesain. antiquities, history; ivories, paintings, sculp-

Gallo-Roman coins;

In 5

natural

also Societe

Archeologique

Hotel Vezou, Rue Rigault Musee, 5

Sens. Publique 13 et Arch ives Municipales; 328 Library,

Bibliotheque 33,283

With Rue In

volumes,

incunabula,

manuscripts.

Rigault

Mus~e

Jean-Cousin;
of Jean

paintings, sculpture, .engravings and

local history.

prints

Cousin;

8 Rue

16th century house, Jean-Cousin

PERSONNEL Canon Chartraire, A. Hure, Conservateur, Musde and de l'Officialite. Jean-Cousin. Publique et

Mlle.
A.

Conservateur,

Musee

Mus~e

Rognon, Librarian-Archivist,
Archives Municipales. **Chateau, petit

Bibliotheque

**TANLAY

Chateau

1610

(Louis

XIII);

8.5

kms.

E.of

grand Chateau 16th 1642; by LeMuet in

century; Portail

constructed rest Neuf 15.74; *busts in Chapel by Oudry. (Owned by

Tonne rre

of Roman emperors; paintings Ph. de Champagne, Mignard, Marquis de Tanlay).

CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais, Department of Yonne *THIZY *Chateau,. well preserved 13th century *fireplaces and castle; Gothic 3 kms. N.E. of

15th century tower; cellars. TONNERRE St. Pierre; Notre-Dame, choir;-1351; *portal

Montreal

.(statue

of St.

Peter); large

Rue

de

la Dionne

wooden panels;

Renaissance

glass windows. faade;

Fosse

l3th-15th century;: Renaissance

Place du Centre

square tower 1628. Rue du Pont, 17th and 18th centuries. *H~pital, end of 13th century, and 14th; Malades; **sepulcher 1533; in chapel; *Hotel d'Uzes, *Bibliotheque documents statistics records *VALLERY Renaissance *ancienne Salle des Rue de l'Hpital Rue des Fontenelles In collection contains of Assembly, vital deliberations Hpital 22 Rue Rougemont

sculpture

*Tomb of Louvois.

dwelling.

Archives Hospitalieres. et Archives Municipales; from 1174, from 1588, archives

of leper house from 1187, 20 kms. Sens N.W. of

of revolutionary period. Church, 1612-24;.*tomb of Conde by Gilles Guerin; in sacristy tombstone of Louis de

Bourbon (died 1569).

*Chateau, reconstructed by Philibert Delorme replacing a 13th century high towers and fortified nave and narthex 15 kms. W.S.W. of Avallon in 16th century building; walls, gate remain. ***VEZELAY ***Eglise early 12th

de la Madeleine; century;

1175; crypt perhaps 'Romanesque architecture and sculpture; ***sculptured

choir and transept 11619th century;. outstanding

tympanum over nave portal;

13th century. Chapter House; tribunes of narthex used as museum for fragments of sculpture. Eglise St.-Pierre-sous-Vezelay, 13th century; porch partly rebuilt in 14th and l5th.-cenof Gerard de 'statues turies: 13th century Roussillon and Comtesse Berthe. Remains of Couvent des Cordeliers, tury; commemorative cross of St. 13th cenBernard

nearby. Old houses; many with vaulted cellars supported by 12th century columns and capitals. Old gates to the city with heavy towers, along l4th-15th century ramparts. Tour de l'Horloge (Grande Rue St. Etienne), 17th century. Bibliotheque et Muse documents VEZINNES VILLENEUVEL'ARCHEVEQUE (Grande Rue St. Etienne); in 4 kms.
N.W.

on local history, sculpture

museum; manuscripts in library. Chateau, 1540; two Renaissance pavilions remain. Church, 12th, 13th, 16th centuries; *side portal of 13th century with seven large statues; 16th century sculpture in interior. Halle (covered market), wood, 17th century.

of of

Tonnerre 24 kms. E. Sens

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Bourgogne-Nivernais Department of Yonne VILLENEUVESUR-YONNE

Eglise Notre-Dame, begun 1240, completed 16th century; good example of Burgundian Gothic style with Renaissance fagade and portals; stained glass; grisailles of 14th century; statues of 16th century. Porte de Sens, Port de Joigny, Gothic; remains of ramparts.

13 kms. S. of Sens

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Franche-Comtd.

Department of Doubs

BESAN 0N -

capital of department CHURCHES 1746; chimes. 1660; main altar retabie; paintings. Place Jouffroyd'Abbans Rue du Lycee la

Sainte-Madeleine,

Saint-Francgis-Xavier, Temple Saint-Esprit. Saint-Pierre, 18th Saint-Maurice, of St.

protestant, 13th century church of Hopital du century; 18th-19th century sculpture.

Place de Place Rue de

Revolution Quatrela Septembre 1712; gilt woodwork; and 17th in sacristy, chasuble centuries; early Saints" of

Fran~ois de Sales. *painting "Virgin with

Bibliotheque Rue de la Convention

Cathedrale Saint-Jean, 12th Christian circular altar; by Fra Bartolommeo; Burgundy.

portraits and tombs of Counts PALACE AND HOUSES

Hotel d'Olivet, 16th century; window grills. *Palais Granvelle, 1534-40; contains collections ing, 140; 18, Hotel faience, furniture, sculpture. Grande-Rue 11, 16th-18th century houses: 19; Place de

of paint-

44 Grande-Rue Grande-Rue

44, 68, "127, 131, Rue Peclet 5; 5; Rue Battant

Rue Pasteur.; 37;

Rue de l'Orne-de-Chamars; la Revolution 4, MONUMENTS

Rue Rivotte

Place Etat-Major. 1565-1573; gallery of portraits; contains Place Rue de Quatrela

de Ville,

Municipal Archives *Prefecture, Archives. 1771-78, century woodwork,

(modern), foimerly Palais iron railing; des Intendants; 18th contains Departmental 16th century.

Septembre Prefecture Corner of Rues "Charles-Nodier ai des Archives-

Fontaine des Dames, 1777;

bronze Sirene,

Mont de Piete,.18th

century. and 17th centuries; former.church court with

Place de

la

Revolution *Cercle Militaire,l6th of the Theatre, Grands Carmes 1778, arcades, 1685. by Ledoux. Castan; important antique fragments, of Roman Theatre, columns from Promenade Granvelle Square Archeologique Rue PresidentWilson with Renaissance chapel;

Rue de la Convention

sosaics, sculpture, ruins old baptistery.

*Porte Noire"; Roman arch of 2nd century A.D. Citadel-, 1669-74; plans by Vauban; most important fortifications all around the city. Fontaine des Carmes, 1564.

Rue de la of

Convention

S.E. part of city Grande-Rue

*Archives Municipales;

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS modern archives (old archives Municipale').

com-

In_ HStel

de- Ville,

bined with Bibliotheque

Place QuatreSeptembre

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Franche-Comte Department of Doubs BESANcON (Cont'd) CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS one of richest provincial deposi-

***Archives Departementales;

In the Prefecture, Rue JulesGauthier

tories of France;. records of royal and feudal authorities prior to 1790; of the Archbishopric of Besanjon and of other religious institutions; of the revolutionary peri6d; of the Office of the Prefect and of other authorities of 200,000 bundles and registers. records; Department; notarial the Universite et Musee; Musee d'Histoire Naturelle; also Biblio-hCeue de l'(Jniversite, with 60,000 volumes.

Im former Benedictine monastery and a new building, 30-32 F e MegevandPlace de la Revolution Rue de la Bibliotheque

**Mseed.'Archeologie et des Beaux-Arts: **important collection of Gallo-Roman antiquities and of Renaissance and modern painting and sculpture. **Bibliotheque umes, *280 et *Archives Municipales; manuscripts, 1002. incunabula Library, 160,.000 volone of most im-

pOrtant French public libraries; Archives before 1789 with records from 13th century, municipal deliberations from 1290, an important depository. Muses Victor-Hugo) de Vieux Besanjon, collection Viliemot; collections about Victor Hugo; paintings, *fatence, furniture, -sculpture. PERSONNEL G. B. Duhem, Archivist, Archives Departementales. Casteras, M. Marceau% Directors, Muse d'Histoire Naturelle. G. Gazier, Librarian, Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales, and.Bibliotheque de l'Universit. Fernand Mercier, Conservateur, Musee d'Archeologie et des Beaux-Arts, Collection **ARC-ETSENANS and Musees Victor-Hugo, de Vieux Besancon, Villemot. **paintings by Carracci Church, 19th century; Grayer, Murillo, Vignon.. **La Saline, 18th-19th centuries; ing BAUME-LESDAMES, Church, old century. Bibliotheque Abbatial church; only remainby Ledoux. 30 kms. N.E. of Besancon et Archives Municipales; ,n Palais Rue Gran-

velle, Grande-

c., 34 kms.

S.S.W.

of Besanon

important group of buildings

dome, 18th

*MONTBELIARD

Library, 5,700 printed works, 2 manuscripts; Archives, pre-revolutionary records. Temple Protestant, 17th century. Musee. Montbeliardais; collections of local interest, natural history. *Archives de la Ville (in the Mairie, Rue du Chateau); valuable accumulation of records from 1283; Bibliotheque Municipale; 29,000 volumes, 250 manuscripts, 81 incunabula. and Librarian, H. Jeangirard). (Head Archivist *Church, 13th, 14th, 16th centuries;. former abbey church;.*choir~stalls. Church, 13th-l7th centuries. Hotel de Ville, 17th century Maison Pertusier, (former Priory).

18 kms. S.S.W,
of Belfort

*MONTBENOIT MORTEAU..

13.kms. N.E. Pontarlier 65 kms. S.E. Besancon 20 kms. N. of

of of

Renaissance. Pontarlier

MOUTHIER

Church, 1512;' tower 1581; priory buildings with 16th-18th century paihtings.

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Franche-Comt6 Department of Doubs ORNANS Eglise des Minimes, 16th La Maison .Granvelle;.
Church,

century; called

25 kms. S.E. of Besanjyon -

16th century; *reliquary...,

PONTARLIER

Hotel de Ville (in 17th century Priory); *paintings by Courbet.. Hopital,.-1719, with chapel., Eglise St.-Benigne; with classical portal nearby.; Chapelle des Annonciades; class-ical. and carved wood. portals.. Arc de, Triomphe,, 18th century. Musee (in Hotel de. Ville, 1822); paintings-, and Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales;_ Library, c. 12,000 volumes..

32 kms.

S. W. df.

N or teau

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CENTRAL FRANCE

Region of Franche-Comte

Department of Haute-Saone
VESOUL,- capital of department Eglise St. Georges, 18th. century; early example of neoclassic style. Old houses,. Rue du Lycee 7 and -9; Rue d'Alsace-Lorraine 3, 6 and 14; Place du Palais-de-Justice 6. Remains of city'walls, l3th-l5th centuries; four round towers. Mus~e Municipal (in 18th century, chapel, Rue des Annonciades); work by Gerome, :sculptcure,.antiquities. Bibliotheque Municipale (in the Hotel de.Ville); 38,OOO- o'umes, 268 manuscripts, 138 incunabula. Archives Departementales, Communales et Hospita1i~res (in the Prefecture)'; records of ancien regime, revolutionary per'iod and 19th 'century. (Archivist, Jacques Drgpet ).. Chateau, 16tl -. 7th centuries-. CHAMPLITTE-FTLE-PR LOT Remains of city' walls, 1538:; towers and walls. FAVERNEY Church, l2th-14th 'centuries; pilgrimage. Bridge,, 18th century. ')rtalj 1863; paint ings : 1478; GRAY ,Church, House (12 Place. 'Au 4 re Septembre), 1548; tower and Renaissance door. Musee ('m Chateau, 17th century'); work .by Prud'hon, documents relating to Frandie-Cod.. Bibliotlique et Archives Municipales (in Hotel de Ville); Library, 16,000 volumes, 30 manuscripts, 10 incunabula; Archives,-records from the 14th century. .Church, 18th century; 15th century porch; two .LURE retables. Sous-Prefecture; part of former abbey restored in 18th century. Eglise St. Pierre, i.3th-16th centuries; organ LUXEUIL of't.; choirstalls; 12th-l4th century cloister. Old houses: Rue Victor-Genou (Maison.Carre, 1440), (*Maison Jouffroy, 15th 'centuiry); Rue Jean-Jaures (Maison Francois 1er)* Place St. Pierre; Place de la Baille (Maison Cle rcand other Renaissance housesi. Hotel de Ville (Place St. Pierre); former Palais Abbatial, 16th century, restored 18th century. BibliothequeMunicipale (in former Hotel de Ville,Grande Rue); 10,000 volumes, 7 manuscripts.. (Librarian, Mlle. G. 'Horlot) .

35 kms. S.E. of Lang res 19 kiss. N. of Vesoul 46 kmss. N.W. of Bes anfon.

31 kmss. E.N.E. of Vesoul

29 kms. N.E. of.Vesouil

62

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e~i

CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Franche-Comte

Department of Jura

LONS-LE-SAUNIER - capital of department Eglise des Cordeliers, l4th-5th centuries,

restored crypt.-

27 kms.

N.E. of

1731;

woodwork.
12th-15th centuries on Romanesque

Louhans

Eglise St. Desir6, Hotel-Dieu, Muse paintings;

A

Old houses: Rue du Commerce. 18th century; *pharmacy, .kitchens. Bibliotheque Library, 44,000 volumes, 58 records from 17th century. Charles Daville). (Rue de la Prefecture); records revolutionary period, centuries. 13th 11 kms. N.N.E.

(in Hotel de Ville); works by Perraud, Gaillard, and

archaeology and natural history; Archives,

et Archives Municipales; manuscripts; '(Librarian and Archivist, Archives Departementales 19th ARBOIS century and later.

of the Department prior to 1790, Eglise St.-Just, century. Muse

10th-l6th

Remains of fortifications with towers, (in Hotel de Ville,

of Poligny

former Couvent des

Ursulines); souvenirs of Pasteur, paintings by Pointelin and mineral collection. Bibliotheque Municipale; ARLAY BAUME-LESMESSIEURS CLAI VAUXLES-LACS CONLIEGE CRESSIA
DOLE

13,000 volumes,

34 11 kms. N. of of

manuscripts. (Librarian, L. A. Bayle.) Chateau, 18th century. (Ownedby Prince d'Arenterg.) Ruins of 11th Abbey Church, belfry, -glise tury; St. 12th century chateau. retable. 15th cen12th, 13th, *i6th centuries; century; choir stalls

'Lons-le-Saunier 18 kms. S. Poligny 24 -kms. S.E. of Lons-le-Saunier 4 kms. *pulpit; S.E. of Lons-le-Saunier, c. 20 kms. S. of' Lons-le-Saunier 37 kms. N.W. of

Nithier;

paintings.

St. Etienne de Coldres.. Church, 1393; wrought-iron rail; Chateau, 15th century. portal;

Notre-Dame, 150'9;

chapels.

Palais de Justice,
Cordeliers, Hotel-Dieu, Musee Musee et ige Bibliotheque
GIGNY

former

Couvent des

Poligny

18th century. pharmacy with wood-: centuries. Pasteur, d'Histoire(in chapel Collg.e Rue Pasteur), Naturell'e of

1614-1686; of

Work of 17th and 18th (in birthplace souvenirs of Pasteur. Beaux

Archologiqcue, Musee Musee des (in

Arts
of

'Col-

de l'Arc);

paintings. chapel de l'Arc); c. 13 kms. E.N.E.

49,500 volumes, 418 manuscripts, 53 incunabula. Abbey Church, 15th century; sculptures and statues. Church, l2th-l6th centuries; carved Gothic

of Saint-Amour 31_kms. S.W.- of Pontarlier

MIEG-ES

portal; woodwork.

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Franche-Comte Department of Jura MONTAIGU **House offlouget de Lisle (author of "La 3 kms. S.S.E. of

now restaurant. Church, partly 13th century. NOZEROY Church, 16th century;. stained; glass sculpture. Ruins of chtt.eau-fort, stored 15th century. Old ramparts., ONOZ with towers. tombs; carved choir 12thOld houses. iglise Notre-Dame; stalls; Madonna. chapel. stalls. ramparts. 15th century and

Marseillaise"),

Lons-le-Saunier
33:kms.: S.W. Pontarlier of

13th century, re-

33 kms. S.S.E. of Lons-le-Saunier

Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Vaucluse, 18th .centuries; portal; 0RGEL$T 9glise Notre-Dame, $ferlia turieo; Porte-'de .POLIGNY :glise. St. Gothic tower; and other Hippolyte,

13th, 15th, 16th cenchoir remains of

23 kms.. S.S.E, of Lons-le-Saunier 28 kms. N.'N.E. of Lons-le-Saunier

1429;

sculpture and woodwork. Hotel-Dieu, 17th century; unusual pharmacy. Musee,. Bibliothque et Archives Municipales (in Htel, de Ville);
PONT-DU-NAVOY

Library c.

9,000 31 kms. E. c. 65 kms. of S.E. of

,volumes; Archives, i3th-16th Bridge, 1797. Cathedrale St. Pielrre, choir stalls, 15th

century records. Lons-le-Saunier

SAINT-CLAUDE

.l4th-l8th centuries;

century;

Museede la Grenette du Pre); mineralogy and-prehistory. Bibliothque Municipale Republique);

SAINT-LOTHAIN

retable, 1553. (in Hotel de Ville, Rue (Boulevard de la 27 manuscripts. various objects

Lons-le-Saunier

2,300 volumes,

Church, partly. 12th century; of art. *Church, 1lth or 12th Ruins

8 kms.

S.

of

Poligny

SAINT-LUPICIN

century. of a Priory founded in 5th century: St. Maurice, 12th,

21 kms. S.
Lacs

of

Clairvaux-les41. kms. W. of

15th century building.

*SALINS. i

Eglise *4glise

14th,

17th

centuries. Rochapels,

St. Anatoile, 1029-1230;

unusual

Pontarlier

manesque church;

sculptured portal, contains

choir stalls with 16th Hotel de Villie, 1718-39; Notre-Dame-Liberatrice, Hotel-Dieu, portraits. 1690, with

century woodwork. Chapelle de fa!enoe, 1639; also Library.

pharmacy;

Musee Municipal (in 17th century chapel, Place Emile-Zola); paintings; (Conservateur, Piroutet); 251 manuscripts, ChambellandY) Biblioth~que; 30,000 volumes, 71. incunabula. (Librarian,

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Saintonge-Poitou

Department of Charente

ANGOULEME -

capital of'department CHURCHES begun 11th century, largely reand 19th centuries; 15th celRue Taillefer Rue Turgot Rempart Desaix

'**Cathedrale Saint-Pierre, constructed 1110-1128;

restored

17th

north tower; *fagade sculpture. Saint-Andr; porch.12th century, nave and aisles tury; pulpit; stone retable. Chapelle de l'Httel-Dieu; former interior modern; 13th century lateral tower. HOUSES Ancien Eveche, 15th century;

church of the Cordeliers;

for the most part modern;

con-

Rue

de Friedland la Cloche-

tains Muske de Peinture. Hotel Saint-Simon, 1535-40. 17th century house: Rue des Arceaux, -3.

Rue de Verte

MONUMENTS HStel de Ville, 1858-65; tour de Lusignan, 1282-1302; tour de Valois, late 15th century; contains archaeological museum. Remparts; vestiges of 5th,

Place de

l'Hotel

de Ville Rempart Desaix-

13th,

16th and 17th

century

ramparts.
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Musee. de Peinture; paintings, sculpture, casts, water-colors, drawings,_ faience, arms, prehistoric and Gallo-Roman antiquities; fragments. Bibliotheque et Archives umes, 58 manuscripts, Muniaipales; 5 incunabula. Library, 45,000 vol-' in entrance, garden, capitals, tombstones,

Rempart

Cybard

In ancien Eveche, Rue de Friedland

In Palais In-Hotel

de Jusde Ville,

tice, Place d:iMcrier Place .de l'HtelE

Musee Archeologique; prehistoric, Roman, .Gallo-Roman antiquities; mediaeval sculpture; 13th-l4th century

tombstones.
Archives Departementales; records of royal and feudal authorities prior to 1790; of religious institutions and corporations; of revolutionary period; of the Office of the Prefect and of other. authorities of the Dgpartement. PERSONNEL Biais, Conservateur,.Musee de Peinture.. J. Burias, Librarian, Biblioth~que Municipale, Archivist, Archives Departementales. Ch. Jeandel and Labracherie, Cons-ervateurs, *AUBETERRE *Aglise St. chateau. Eglise St. BASSAC

de Ville
5 Rue dela. Prefecture

and

Musee Archeologique. in rock under *Romanesque in 15th; 7 kms. S.E. of 40..5 kms. S.E. of Barbezieux

Jean, 1/2th century,

*

Jacques, ruined 1562; fortified

facade, 12th 4pntury, with sculptured decoration. Church, 13th century, *12th century abbey tower; founded 1002. chapter hall of old. -Jarnac

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Regirn of Saintonge-Poitou Department of Charente *BLANZAC CHALAIS CHARMANT CHi.TEAUNEL JFSUR-CHAFRENTE *COGNAC *Church, 13th century; portal. Chateau, l4th-16th centuries, now a hospital. Church, 12th century. Chateau, ruins. *Eglise .St.. ,Pierre,7 12th. century; fayade; transept-,.partly. remodelled 15th ;century., *Eglise St. Leger, Romanesque., with parts 14th,. 16th, .17th and 18th: centuries; Gothic vaults; sculptured portal. Biblioth~que, et Archives - Municipales, in the Hotel de Ville;, Library,, 23,400 printed works, 85 manuscripts; Archives, documents.. from 13th to 16th centuries. Eglise St. Barthelemy,, 11th century; in treasury, *17th century textiles. Chateau (ruins), 12th century, with square, keep.. Old houses': Faubourg St. Barthelemy. Pont-Vieux, 15th century. *Church, 11th, 12th centuries; fa~ade; tower. *Ruins of Abbaye de la Couronne, 12th century: abbatial church, 1174-1201, rebuilt 1.5th century; 15th century .door;. Romanesque portal of the ancient cemetery. *Chapelle des .Templiers; *mural, end 12th century. *Church, Romanesque; fa~ade; capitals. *Church, 12th century. 31 kms. S.S.W. of Angouleme 32 kms. N.E. of Coutras 24 kmis. S. of Angouleme
20 kms . S.W.of Angoul'Ame

.27, kms. S.E. of Saintes

CONFOLENS

43 .kms . E. of Ruffec

*COtRC0M *COURONNE, LA *

7"kms .S.W.

of

Rtffec

6 kms..S.W. of Angouleme

*CRES.SA.C *DIRAC FLEAC *GARAT *LESTERPS LUXE

MONTERON MONTMOREAt U

*Church, 12th and 15th centuries. *Church, 12th century; Romanesque b'elltower. Church, 11th.century, remodelled. 15th century. Chateau, l5th-16th centuries (ruins). *Church, 12th century. Chateau and ramparts (ruins). Church, 12th ,century, restored. Chateau, 15th century, with.Romanesque chapel. Church, 12th century. Chateau de la Rochechandry, leth-l9th centuries.
*Church,

35 "kms. S.S.W. of Angouleme c. 9 kms. S.E. of Angouleme 10. kms. N.W. of Angouleme c..8 kms. S.E.

of

Angouleme

MOUTHIERS- -SURBOEME *PLASSAC PUYMOYEN *ROCHEFOUCI AULD, LA

9.kms. E. -of Confblens: 29 kms. N. of "Angouleme 34 -kms. N.E. of Angouleme kms. S.W. '34, of Angouleme 14 kms. S. of .Angouleme 20 kms. S.S.W. of Angpuleme
6 kms.

12th. century; sculpture.

Church, Romanesque. Church, 13th and 15th centuries; 13th century spire. *Chateau, rebuilt 12th. and 16th centuries; four, Romanesque towers , keep;. Renaissance staircase);:sculptured decoration.' (Owned by La Roqhefoucauld family.)

S. of

Ang ouleme 22 kms. N.E. of Angouleme

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Saintonge-Poitou Department of Charente .ROUILLAC. ROULLET *RUFFEC SAINT-AIANDDE-BOIXE SAINT-BRICE Church, 12th Chateau, *Church, *Church, esque century.

24 kms. 14 kms. Roman-

N.W. S.W.

12th century. 12th century. l2th,'15th, facade. 16th centuries;

of Angouleme of Angouleme 43 kms. N. of Angouleme 19 kms N. of Angouleme 4 kms. E. of

*Church, Romanesque, consecrated 1170; *murals in crypt; near church, remains of cloister, 12th and 13th centuries. Eglise de Chatres (1.5 kms. N.E. of the town; now a grange); remains of an Augustinian

Cognac

abbey founded 1077; 4 cupolas; good example of Romanesque architecture of the Saintonge. SAINTCYBARDEAUX SAINT-GERMAIN-

Church, 10th-lith remains.

centuries;

Gallo-Roman (ruins);.

32 kms..

N.W. of

*Ch~teau de St. Germain, two large towers.

15th century River.

Angouleme 22 kms. N. of Roumaziires 4.5 kms. W.

DE-CONFOLENS
SAINT-MICHELSUR-CHARENTE TROIS-PALIS

Dolmen on island in Vienne *Church, 1137;

in tympanum, bas-relief of bas-reliefs works of art; century

St. Michel with the dragon. Church, 12th century, restored; on facade. *Chateau, 15th tapestries. century, restored;

Angouleme 7.5 kms. W. Angouleme

7 kms. S.E.

VERTEUIL

historic portraits;fuhrniture; *15th

Ruffec

(Owned by La Rochefoucauld family).

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Saintonge

-

Poitou

Department of Charente-lnferieure
ROCHELLE, LA capital of department CHURCHES Cathgdrale Saint-Louis, 1742-1784, by-Jacques Gabrie.'l; 1706. 17th century Rue de la Fert Place de Verdun

15th century belfry; paintings; tombstones. Temple Protestant (former Chapelle des Recollets) Saint-Sauveur, 1669-1718; 15th century bellry;

portal; woodwork, paintings, 18th century.

HOUSES

,houses and ramparts. 17th and 18th century 15th-17th century houses ; Rue des Merciers,
Lech'ene), decoration; 15, 17, 23, 29, 30, 31,, 33'. Maison de Diane de Poitiers, 1555: -loggia; wooden ceilings. 1628. MONUMENTS 17th century; busts reconstructed

Rue Sur-les-Murs
5, 8 (*Maison In courtyard of Caisse d'Epargne, Rue ,des Augustins 3 Rue des Merciers

sculptured

Maison de Jean Guiton,

Hotel du Medecin Venette, doctors. Palais de Justice, :Chambre la

of celebrated 1783-1789.

1 Rue Nicolas-Venette Rue Admyrault

17th

century, staircase.

*Bourse et Porte de century; *Tour de spire, Tour de

de Commerce,. 1660-1785;

courtyard;' rebuilt

17thin 17th

Rue du Palais

18th' century

decoration;
some additions light-house.

Grosse-Horloge, 13th century, of 1746. 1445-1468;

la Lanterne used as

donjon with Flamboyant

Rue

Sur-les-Murs

la Chatne, c.1375. *Tour Saint-Nicholas, 1350-1384; remaining century. **Hotel de Ville, century; pottery reconstructed towers guarding the

Cours Wilson most porte in 18th 19th important of three Avant-Port

Fontaine du Pilori, 16th century, reconstructed

Rue des Merciers

Rue de la Ferte

16th century, restored

historical souvenirs; autographs; documents. Hopital Saint-Louis; *valuable collection of apothecary's jars of 17th and 18th centuries. INSTITUTIONS of Far Eastern art,

Rue Saint-Louis

CULTURAL Mus-e. d'Orbigny-Bernon; ivories, **Archives period, thorities, archives. Museum Fleuriau; *Museum Lafaille; oceanography collections

2 Rue Saint-Come In Hotel Poupet (18th

arms, costumes. De'partementales; records of royal and feudal authorities of ancien regime before 1790, of revolutionary of Office of the Prefect on; history. prehistoric finds; religious and departmental and corporation au19th century natural

century),
Marechal-Foch

Place

28 Rue In

Albert

Ier

ethnography;

former HStel de la Tremblay(l8th cen-

tury),
Albert

28 Rue
Ier

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CENTRAL FRANCE Department

Region of Saintonge

Poitou

of Charente-Infer4ieure LA (Cont'd)
-CULTURAL

ROCHELLE,

INSTITUTIONS In former episcopal palace (1773-1777), 32 Rue Gargoulleau With Muse de

*Musee de Peinture.; Flemish, Italian, French paintings of 17th century; 19th century paintings. Biblioth4ue et Archive Municipales; Library with 170,000 volumes 2,454 mss.., 15 incunabula:; attached, Library of the Seminary and Bishopric with 45,240 volumes, Archives with city records fire, Musee 1737). portraits, documents, ceramics of Protestant; after 1631 (earlier records destroyed by

~F

intzure,

32 Rue Gargoulleau

Rue Saint-Michel

Bernard Palissy. PERSONNEL L. Giraudeau, Conservateur,

4

Muse de Musset Bernon.

Peinture. Conserva-

Gaston P rier, teurs, M. E. Dr. Musee

Director; d'Orbigny-

G.

and Giraudeau,

Delafosse, Archivist,. Archives Departementales. Archives E. Page-Delaunay, Librarian-Archivist, Bibliotheque Municipales. Loppe, Director, *Egiise Museum Lafaille, St. Etienne and (Place Carnot), et

MuseumFleuriau. 12th, On the Ile de Re, near La Rochelle

*ARS-EN-RE

Romanesque portal; 17th and 18th century church furniture. *Maison du Senechal. (Place Carnot), 16th century; **AULNAY-DESAINTONGE **Eglise tonge Cross BROUAGE of the Renaissance sculptured decoration. St. Pierre de la Tour, 1119-1135; one finest Romanesque region; sculpture churches of Sainand capitals. 15th century, on city, 1630-.

15th, 17th centuries;

17"kms.

N.E. of St.
4

Jean-d'Angely

(in cemetery),

pedestal with four statues. Fortifications surrounding the 1640; the most important rare type of

14

kms.

S.

of

example of a

Roche fort-sur-Mer

17th century military 12th century; decorated with 8 kms. S.E. Pons 7.5 kms. Niort 5 kms. S. of E. of of

*CHADENAC *DAMPIERRESUR.

architecture. *Church, Romanesque, fayade *Chateau, and portal. early

16th century;

facade

BOUTONNE
ECHILLAIS

galleries, sculpture;

keystones; painted

ceiling. Church, 12th century, partly destroyed, rebuilt 17th century; *fa ade richly decorated with sculpture. *Church, 12th century; Romanesque portal; statues on cornice; bell-tower. *Lanterne des Morts (in cemetery), 12th century funerary

Rochefort-sur-Mer 8 kms. S.W. of St.-

*FENIOUX

Jean-d'Ang ly

FOURAS JONZAC

*Chateau; *Chateau,

chapel. 15th century keep; l4th-l6th

fortifications

13 kms. N.W. 44

of

by Vauban. centuries. partly Romanesque Elise St. Gervais - St. Protais, 12th century, recently rebuilt; fa 2 ade.

Rochefort-sur-Mer kms. S.E. of Saintes

Gate,
*LONZAC

15th century
1515-1530;

(Rue

Porte-de-Ville).

*Church,

exceptioaally well preserved Renaissance construction and decoration.

c.9

kms.

E.

of

Pons

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CENTRAL FRANCE Department MARENNES MEDIS *MOEZE MONTGUYON *PONS

Region of Saintonge-Poitou

of Charente-inferieure Eglise St. Pierre, 14th century, altered facade. in 34 4 kms.. kms. S..W W. of .of

and. 18th; Gothic belfry. .*Church, 12th century; sculptured *Croix hosanniere Temple *Eglise (in.

17th

Rochefort-sur-Mer Sauj on

cemetery ), 15e3,-' called

de Moze;

uni pe in France.

7.5 kis. S. W. of Rochefort-sur-Mer 34 kms.S.E. of Jonzac 21 kms. S. of Saintes

Chateau, 12th-15th centuries (ruins); keep. p'riory); St. Vivien (chapel of ancient 11th century Romanesque .fayade. 12th century porch leading from h~pital to 4glise Ch*Ateau; St. Martin. 1536-.1548; interior century; good example fagades. *remarkable remains of old of 12th century keep, restored.,

*PONS:

(ENVIRONS)

*Chdteau d'Usson, region; decorated

5 kms. S. Pons 21.5 kis. Saintes

of

Renaissance arc ihtecture *PONT-L'ABBE. D'ARNOULT Church, largely 12th Romanesque Porte *RIOUX ROCHEFORT-SUR-MER Maison contains de. Pierre collections. Loti;; privately flanked 12th facade. by two towers,

in the Saintonge

N.W.

fortifications.
*Church, example century; Romanesque of Saintonge sculptured apse, fine decoration. c.8 kms. Saintes S. of

HOUSES owned by Samuel Loti-Viaud; and oriental works of art.

141 Rue Pierre-Loti

of mediaeval

MONUMENTS Fountain, 1750, by Bourguignon.

Place Colbert
Rue 'Toufaire

Tour aux 'Signaux, 1728. Magazins aux Vivres, 1671-1693. Hopital Charente, 1673. Corderie, 17th century, by Franyois Blondel.

Qu4i des Vivres

Near Port du Commerce 'In Arsenal

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. Bibl.otheque -de i'Hpita. :Maritime et M~decine Navale; .c.23,000 volumes. Biblibth'que Municipale 31,000 volumes, Mus'e; Mus e et Archives de de l'Ec6le-Annexe de In 'Naval Medical' Schoo l, Cours la Ville, Library,

d 'Ablois 63 Rue de L'Arsenal

63 Rue de l'Arsenal Cheusse, la

125 manuscripts, .74 incunabula: paintings,*drawings, archaeology, Far Eastern art,

ethnography,
Naval;

works

of art.
of arms,. ship models and guns. 'In Hotel de Place de Galissonni're

collection

Societe

maps. *Archives du 4 iemeArrondissement Maritime; correspondence 1;671-1793; .naval records 19th century and later.

de volumes,

Geographie, 1300- charts

Lettres, . and

Sciences

et Arts;

5,000

118 Rue 56 Rue

Pierre-Loti Toufaire

PERSONNEL
A. R. de l'Hpitaa Maritime. Deniel, Librarian and Archivist, Bibliotheque Municipale et Archives de li Ville. Mile. Demeunynck, Archivist, Archives. du 4ibme.Arrondisseme'nt Maritime, 56 Rue Toufaire. Maleville, -Librarian, Bibliotheque

CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Saintonge-Poitou Department of Charente 7 Infrieure *SABLONCEAUX Church, 12th century; chapels 13th and 14th 6 kms. N.E. of Sauj on

centuries; tower 13th century. *Remains of Augustinian abbey, founded 1136; door *SA INT-JEAND'ANGELY Eglise St. Jean, rebuilt 1899; some remains paintstatues. 1658, halls; of abbey in bridgehead; some vaulted. portal Louis XVI (1788).

Near

Cllege

of 13th-l4th century abbey church; ing by Chasse'riau; two 17th century destroyed *Abbaye (now college), partly reconstructed 18th century;

Rue du College

halls with 18th

*faBade of adjacent century decoration; unfinished church, 1755. Tour de I'Horloge, 1332; machicolated tower. *Fontaine du Pilori, 1546. SAINT-JEAND 'ANGLE. SAINT-MARTINPE-RE *SA INT. PORCIJA IRE (ENVIRONS) Church, rebuilt 15th century, with Romanesque and Gothic *ChAteau, parts; tower, 1511. 15th century; ramparts. Church, 15th century; tombs. Mus~e Cogiacq; Fortifications *Chateau de la collections by Vauban; of local citadel; (2 kms. interest. prison. r. cf St.-

Rue Grosse Horloge Place du Pilori 13 kms. S. of -Mer Rochefort-c On the

Ile de.Re, near La Rochelle N.W. of

Roche-Courbon,

c.15 kms. Saintes

keep; Porchaire ), 15th and 16th centuries; 16th two, round towers; *bath decorated with century paintings,; piece. sculptured wood mantel-

SA INT-ROMAIN-DE.BANET Church, 12th century. *Pile or Tour de tion. SAINTES CHURCHES **Saint-Eutrope, 12th century; north transept and tower 15th Rue Saint-Eutrope century; nave des.troyed 1803; exterior and interior sculpture; *choir; *crypt; tomb of Saint-Eutrope. rebuilding 1117-1127; extensive *S-aint.Pierre; transepts 142.6-1460; sculpture. Saint-Pallais, l2th-l3th centuries. Neari entrance to Caserne -Taillebourg, Place Saint-Pallais *SainteMarie.des-Dames, 1lth-12th centuries; fayade with' sculptural decoration; *central HOUSES Old houses: Rue Victor-Hugo, 32 (Maison de Henri IV, 1605); Rue des Jacobins (Maison Viaud, 18th century). (Hotel de Bremond d'Ars, 16th century); Rue Georges-Clemenceau, 8 (Hotel d'Argenson, 18th century); Rue Saint-Maur, 17 (Hotel de la Bourse', 1771); Rue du Bertonnikre, 58 (18th *western portal; tower. In court of Saint-Pallais Caserne Place Taillebourg, nave 1582-85; *belfry; western portal with Pire-Longe, Roman construc8 kms. E. of

Saujon

Place du Synode

century).
St.-Saloine; remains MONUMENTS of Roman bathing establishment. A.D.; remains of Roman Near Cimetiere SaintVivien,N. of town *Arenes romaines, amphitheater.
10!1 " ?' 71
-

lst-2nd centuries

Rue

Lacurie

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Saintonge-Poitou CENTRAL FRANCE - REGION. OF Department of Charente-Inferieure

SAINTES

(Cont 'd) -

MONUMENTS Rue Alsace-Lorraine Place Bassompierre Esplanade du Capitole 21,000 In Ancien Echevinage, Rue Alsace-Lcxraine

Ancien Echevinage,

belfry 1587; 18th century-courtyard, fayade and entry doorway. Arc de Germanicus," 21 A.D.; Roman votive arch.

Hopital; central pavilion, 16th century. *Biblioth~que et Archives Municipales; Library: printed works,

133 manuscripts, 4 incunabula; Archives: part of records of the Chapter of Saintes, notarial of documents. records, and collections Musee de Peinture; paintings of 16th century and later, Roman coins, Merovingian objects, faience, etc. Musee Mestreau; furniture, costumes, pottery, engravings, pictures, arms, coins of the region; Library with historical *Musee ture. and pieces~ Archeologique; important fragments of Roman sculpinscriptions;

Ii Hotel de Ville, Rue Hotel de Ville(Rue Georges Ciemenceau) In Hotel Monconseil

(18th century),
Place Blair Quai Bassompierre

Roman

and Gallo-Roman objects;

coins, etc.; *mediaeval capitals from Saint-Eutrope; prehistoric' collections; fragments of Roman architecture in garden south of Museum. PERSONNEL Ch. Dangibeaud, Librarian, Bibliothkque et Archives Municiand Conservateur, Musee de Peinture. pales, Mestreau, SAUJON (ENVIRONS) *SURGERES Conservateur, Musee Mestreau. Remains of Abbaye de Sablonceau of the town); century *Churph, 16th; ration; belfry. 12th century, partly Romanesque fayade, two equestrian statues. (now HGttel de Ville); 11 kms. 16 kms. Royan N. of of remodelled in 33 kms. E.S.E. of sculptured deco(6 kms. N.E. 27 kms. W. of

*church, 12th century;

14th

Sa intes

La Rochelle,

Chateau, 16th century TAILLEBOURG *TALMONT

Renaissance portico to chrrch. Chateau, founded in 9th century (ruins ); 15th century tower; *Eglise Ste. ample two pavilions, 18th century. fine exRadegonde, 12th century;

Saintes S..E.

of Romanesque style

of the Saintonge;

sculptured portals.

CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Saintonge-Poitou

Department of Deux-Sevres
NIORT capital of department Grande Rue Notre-Dame

CHURCH Notre-Dame, 1495-1540, remodelled 18th century; bell-tower, 1500,with Gothic spire; Aubusson tapestries; tombstones; a few paintings. Donjon; remains of 12th century MONUMENT fortified castle; central

Rue Victor Hugo

building contains Musee du Costume Poitevin. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Archives ities Office ations; Departementales; prior to 1790; records of royal and feudal institutions authorIn the Prefecture, of religious and corporRue Duguesolin

of the revolutionary of the Prefect

period, 1790-1800; of the and of other authorities. 14th century tombstones, In ancien Hotel de Ville, Place Pilori H8tel de Ville du coins, jewelry, tapestries.

Mus/e d'Antiquites; reliefs,

11th, 12th,

capitals, mosaics,

Bibliotheque volumes,

et Archives Municipales.;

68 incunabula,

Library: c. 60,000 227 manuscripts; Archives: in14th century century;

Presumably in the

teresting accumulation of city records, and later. Musee Departemental;

painted wood panels,, 14th

Rue du Mus~e

-panels, drawings, sculpture. PERSONNEL Maurice Beguin, Archivist, Archives Departementales, and Conservateur, Musie d'Antiquit's. A. Farault, Librarian, Bibl.iothque et Archives Municipales. Louis *AIRVAULT Toutant, Conservateur, Musee Departemental. *Eglise St. Pierre, early 12th century; of finest churches the nave; ture in the wall; one of 23 kms. N.E. of

of

Poitou;

*vaults

Parthenay

fragments of 11th

century sculp-

on fa 9 ade, mutilated statue; in garden, cloister, 14th century, and 12th century chapter hall. ARGENTONChurch, partly 12th century; Romanesque 37 kms.. c. S.W. of

CHATEAU
*BRESSUIRE

portal.
*Eglise Notre-Dame, 12th and 16th centuries; *bell.tower, 1538-1542; 17th century pulpit. *Chateau, old fortified castle, partly ruined; two 11th enclosures with 18 towers, some of end century. Church, 11th century; apse, 15th crypt; sculptured capitals. Chateau Brosse-Guilgault, 15th

Montreui1-Bellay 30 kms. N.W. of Parthenay

CHAMPDENIERS COULONGESTHOUARSAIS *ECHIRE.SAINTGELAIS.

century;

25 kms.

S.W.

of

Parthenay 11 kms. S.W. of Thouars c. 9 kms. of Niort N.E.

century. of 12th century.

*Chateau de Couldray-Salbart,. ruins century fortress; six towers, 13th Chateau de Mursay, Henri IV's

residence.

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CENTRAL FRANCEDepartment

Region of Saintonge-Poitou of Deux-Sevres *Eglise St. Hilaire, part of ancient Benedictine priory, 12th century; North facade, sculptures, portal; inside, capitals, sculptured decorations around windows. *Eglise St. Savinien, early 12th century; tombstones. middle 12th century; decosculptured portal; capitals. (close to Palais century towers. begun c. 10 kms.- S.E. of Thouars de sculptured portals; *Eglise St. FPierre, rated apse; Tours Justice), de l'Eveche 15th

*MELLE

27 kms. Niort

S.E.

of

*OIRON

*Church

(former chapel of Chateau),

1518; Renaissance doors, keystones; tombs, statues, paintings, 16th, 17th centuries. *Chateau, 1518-1549; left wing is mastef'piece of French Renaissance; right wing; 17th century; in left wing, "Galerie de Fetes",

with *ceiling frescoes by Noel Jallier, 1549; tiles; 17th century decorations. Hospice (in the park of the Chateau), found-, ed 1703. PARTHENAY *Notre.e-Dame.de-la-Couldre, sculptured portal. *Ste. Croix, former Collgiale, naves, 12th century; three Romanesque Rue de la square tower of 1457; two 15th century tombs. St. Laurent, partly rebuilt 1885', tower Romanesque; *portal with archaic sculpture; 17th Eglise inside, capitals, *facade; 12th century; of Citadelle Rue Louis Aguillon CHURCHES 12th century, remains of former *facade with Romanesque

Rue

Romanesque church of the Chateau;

de la Citadelle

century

altarpiece.
6

du Prieur , 12th century;

remains

cloister and chapter hall with

figured capitals.

CHATEAU AND HOUSES Chateau, 13th century, 3 towers remain, one of which is used as powder house, Old houses: " Citadelle Rue de la Poste (l3th-15th century); Rue 14-Juillet MONUMENTS Ramparts, *Porte 13th century. 1454. 13th century bridgehead. Cordeliers in courtyard, 13th-15th. of and tombs Rue de la (15th century);

Rue de

la

Citadelle

(l5th-l6th

cen-

tury, wooden). Surrounding-the town Rue Louis-Aguil-lon Rue du 14-Juillet

Porte de l'Horloge, St. Jacques, Gendarmerie; centuries,

Eglise de

containing stone altarpiece

Jean, 12th century. *Church, with remains of old abbey, 1095SAINT-JOUINDE-MARNES SAINT-LOUPSUR-THOUET 1130; Chateau, *Romanesque facade; 17th vaults; statuettes; 16th century stalls; Old houses, l5th-17th century retable.

Lords of Parthenay;

nearby, remains of Eglise St.

18 kms. S.E. of Thouars

17th century, with 15th century keep. centuries.

kms. S.W. Airvault

of

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Region of Saintonge-Poitou

Department of Deux-S~vres **SAINT-MAIXENT Eglise 16th, St. Maixent, 11th rebuilt 17th; century, ruined in Place du Marche

15th century bell-tower;

13th century transept; woodwork, retable, altars, paintings, 17th century; crypt, 7th century, with agus, 13th remains of murals and sarcophBeside church Rue du Palais Rue du Palais Rue Chaurrais Rue* Chalons century. century, Balizy),

Old Benedictine abbey, rebuilt 17th now Caserne Canclaux.. Palais de Justice 16th century. Hotel de Ville, Poste 18th century house. (former H8tel de

(former Hotel Chaurrais), 18th century. century. Place du Marche; Rue de 15th-leth centuries6

Porte de Ville, 18th 16th century houses: la Croix; *SAINT-MARCLA-LANDE *THOUARS Eglise St. Laon, *Church, 1509; fajade,

on bridges. 20 kms. N.N.E. of Niort Laon Medard

12th century, restored 15th

Place St. Place St.

century; tower; 15th century painting, tomb. *Eglise St. Medard; outside walls 12th century; portal with capitals; chapelle St. stories stained de Louis, 1510. *Ste.-Chapelle, of crypts;

1502-1514, on several decoration;

Adjaaent

to

N.

Renaissance

glass windows. la Tremoille.

(Owned by the Duchesse

pavilion of the Chateau

*Chateau, 1635; apartments of Marie de la Tour, with remains of original carved and painted decoration. 15th-17th century houses: Trois Rois)-; Rue du Chateau, Place St. 11 (Hotel des Tyndo, 15th Me'dard;

Rue du President-Tyndo century). Tour Grenetiere, Porte Muse du Pr

e

(Hotel du President Rue du PresidentTyndo

12th and 13th centuries; 13th and 14th centuries. maps; pictures;

remains- of ramparts.
vot, d'Histoire Locale; prints.

Rue Henri-Bar'

documents;

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_ Y~~~(e#Pl~d*

CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Saintonge-Poitou

Department of Vend~e

ROCHE-SUR-YON, LA - capital of department *Archives Departementales; records of royal and feudal authorities prior to 1790; of religious institutions and corporations, of revolutionary period, of Office of the Prefect and of other departmental authorities,, 19th
*ANGLES

In the Pr4fecture

century and later; 36,333 bundles and registers. *Church, 13th century, restored in 14th; Romanesque crypt; on fajade, stone bear. Churgh, good example of rich Romanesque fagade of the Poitou -type. Dolmen de la Frebouchere, prehistoric tomb built of large stones; Galgals many others of the the same kind in the vicinity.. (prehistoric' mounds) du Pe-Rocher and du P4des-Fontaines 15th'century;

21 kms. S.W. of

Luton
c. 12 kms. of Niort N.W.

*BENET

BERNARD,

LE

7 kms.

S.W. of Les

Moutiers-le s-Matcfaits

(30 kms.E.

of

Les

Sables-d'Olonne) 30 kms. Sables-d N. of Les

COMMEQUIERS

(ruined), unusual example of 13th. century military architecture; *keep. Dolmen called la Pierre-Folle.
.

Chateau

' Olonne

FONTENAY-LE-COMTE
*Eglise

CHURCHES

Notre-Dame,

l6th-l6th

centuries;

15th century bell;

sculptured portal; iglise St.

Chaptile Brisson, 1554. Jean ,16th-7th centuries; portal. CHATEAU AND HOUSES
1850, Renais-

Rue GeorgesClemenceau Rue St. Jean

*Chteau

de

Terre-Neuve,

1595-1600,restored

Rue Rapin end

sance; Old

*decoratiexn

with terra-cotta 30 with

.statues,

chimrneys,

of 16th century,' tapestries, houses: Pont-aux-Chevres, (Htel Lacomb: centuries, du Chateau wooden).. tury statues), on wood); 3(*Maison

furniture,

Rue- Gaston-Guilleet,

collection o.f arms. (Renaissance); Rue du 15th-l6th century), 6 cen(Maison *portal, 17th-.8th 1548),

"Rousse,

de Villeneuve-Esciapon, lodge o.fbishops Place Belliard esp.ecially"16

14 (Maison d'Andr4-Rivaudeau, of Maillezais,

remains of paintings (*five gabled houses, l6th-17th (Maison de Jean Morison, 1580); century), 94 1605); *Rue Rue des Loges, 85 (16th century,

(Maison du Gouverneur, end 16th

(Maison Millepertuis,

MONUMENTS

Ruins

of Chateau

des

Comtes

de

Poitou;

towers,

remains of

Rue du Chateau Rue de la Fontaine

chapel. *Fontaine des Quatre-Tias; 1542; Renaissance. INSTITUTIONS 36 Rue in annex, .Rabelais archaeology; Place du. March; annex, 12 Rue P.Brissot Presumably in Hotel de Ville

CULTURAL Bibliotheque Municipale; 4uee Vehden; -paintings, armour, Mus~e Ornithologique... Archives Cominunales.

13,150 volumes.

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FRANCE - Region of Saintonge-Poitou Department of Vendke CENTRAL FONTENAY-LE-CONTE (Cont'd) PERSONNEL Bibliotheque Municipale. Romanesque c. 10 kms. N.E. of Fontenay-leComte Place de Richelieu

L.

Moreau, Librarian,

*FOUS$SAIS

*Church, 12th-15th centuries; fayade with sculptures. Remains of l3th-l4th House, 1522.

century priory.

*LU5ON

*Cathedrale Notre-Dame, 12th, 13th, 14th centuries; fayade remodelled 17th century; 18th century altar, stalls; painted pulpit "de Richelieu". Chapelle du Couvent glass windows Palais Episcopal, of bishops des Carmelites; stained *16th

designed by Overbeck. l4th-l7th centuries; in main hall,

Place de Richelieu

century cloister; College Richelieu; *MAILLEZAIS *Cathedral (ruined), *11th century

portraits Rue des Sables 13 kms. S.E. of Fontenay-le-Comte Romanesque of Georges 12 kms. N. of of

of Luon. theological school. 11th, 13th, 14th centuries;

capitals.

Eglise paroissiale, 12th century; fa~ade with sculpture. MOUCHAMPS *NIEUILSURL'AUTISE *NOIRMOUTIER Ferme du Colombier; Clemenceau; *Church, *very well Eglise near-by, tomb

tomb sculpture by Sicard. with chapter hall and preserved Romanesque cloister; in

12th century;

Chantonnay c. 8 kms. S.E.

Fontenay-le-Comte On Ile de Noirinoutier

ruins of abbey, 1068. St. Philibert, 12th century,. rebuilt 14th century and 1757, altered 19th century;

*crypt, 11th century, with Merovingian parts; cenotaph of St. Philibert, 11th century. Abbaye de la Blanche (7 kms N.W. of the town); remnants of 14th century chapel; Porte aux Lions, 17th century; abbott's house (now manor), 18th century; woodwork and iron railing of staircase, 18th century. Chateau OULMES
REORTHE, LA

(Place d'Armes); contains museum of antiquities and mineralogy. partly 11th

17th

Church,

century.
centuries. century, former bishop's

20 kms. Niort 15 kms.

N.W.

of

Chateau, l7th-18th Chateau Roux, residence. Chateau SAINT-MICHELEN-L'HERM Church, de

S.

of

Chantonnay 16th century. altar, to with 6.5 kms. Luson S.W. of

l'Aubraie,

modern;

contains

*marble

Renaissance medallion Colombe. *Former Maine), architect 14th M. Abbaye de St.

attributed

Michel

Michel rebuilt ruins a

(Place de 1690-1700 of Gothic

la by hall,

founded Fr.

682, Leduc; and of

century,

chapel.

(Owned by

Le

Roux.)
11th and 12th centuries; partly c.15 Les 18 ruins of earlier chateau. kms. N. of porch with statue. Sable-d'Olonxe S. of

*SAINT-NICOLASDE-BREM SAINTE-HERMINE

*Church,

ruined; Church, Chateau,

15th 17th

century. century;

kms.

Chantonnay

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TALMONT TIFFAUGES

*VOUVANT

*Chateau, 11th, 15th, 16th centuries; with chapel and keep (ruins). Chateau de Tif'fauges; 12th, 14th, 15th centuries; dungeon; ruined Chapelle St. Nicolas, 13th century with 12th century crypt; *tour de Vidame. *Church, 11th and 12th centuries; octagonal tower; crypt; **N. transept fa~ade. *Tour Melusine, 13th century keep.

14 kms. S.E. of Les Sables-d'01lonne 20 kms. S.-W. of Cholet

13 kms. N. of Fontenay-le-Comte

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Saintonge-Poitou

Department of Vienne
POITIERS capital of department CHURCHES Eglise de Montierneuf, 11th century; tury, restored 17th century; 16th centuries. Saint-Porchaire, 16th century; two with choir altered 14th cen15th and *western century Romanof Rue de la Rue Gambetta Rlace du Marche Notre-Dame Rue Saint-Hilaire Place Montierneuf reliquaries, 11th century 16th

tower and door. **Notre.Dame-laGrande, llth-l2th centuries, additions; **western fajade sculpture.

*Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, 11th-l2th centuries; unusual esque construction; 12th century frescoes on piers crossing.

*Cathedrale Saint-Pierre, 1166-1271; facade finished 14th century; sculpture of western portals; *stained glass windpws Celle), (12th-15th centuries); Carmelites *choir stalls (1235-1267). Chapelle des (former Eglise Saint-Hilaire-de-la-

Cathedra le Rue Saint-Pierrele-Puellier Rue du Pont-Neuf

12th century; with bas-reldef of 12th century. **Baptistere Saint-Jean, possibly oldest Christian edifice in France, 4th century with changes and additions in' 7th and 11th centuries; frescoes. Sainte-Radegonde, in crypt; 14th llth-15th centuries; tomb of St. Radegundis Merovingian sarcophagi; l2th-15th century

Rue

du Pigeon-Blanc

century frescoes

in apse. HOUSES

Hotel Fumee,

15th century;

fajade.

8 Rue de la 24 Rue de la Grande

Pre vote Chaine

Hotel Berthelot, 1629. Hotel Jehan Beauce, 1554. l5th-leth century houses: Rue Marche-Notre-Dame, 9; Rue, 16, 118, 169, 192; Rue de l'Arceau, 3 bis.

Rue du Puygarreau

MONUMENTS Palais de Justice; old palace; rebuilt Lycee; and statues. old Jesuit'college, 1605; woodwork and paintings, Rue du Puygarreau Porte de la In Saturnin CULTURAL Institut. de *Archives Prehistoire; INSTITUTIONS collections. Palais des Place et Bibliotheque Municipales; Library, c. 100,000 volumes, 220 incunabula, 978 manuscripts; Archives, records ion parchment and paper from 1199 to 1850. Bibliotheque de l'Universit; 300,000 volumes. Facultes, Notre-Dame rich prehistoric Franchge l7th-l8th centuries. Anciens remparts, l2th-i3th *Hrpogee Martyrium, modern building united with remains of *Salle des Pas-Perdus, 13th century, partly south end with 14th century chimney Place AlphonseLepetit

1393-1416;

centuries. Merovingian sculpture.

8th century;

Faubourg St.

In Palais des Facultes, Place Notre-Dame In Palais Facultes des

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Redion of Saintonge-Poitou Department of Vienne POITIERS and (Cont'd) CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS In the Prefecture,. Boulevard de la, Prefecture

**Archives

Departementales; a rich depository; records of royal feudal authorities prior to 1790; records of religious and corporations; of the Prefect of the revolutionary period; Office and of other authorities, 19th 17th century mansion enamels, etc.

institutions of the

century and later: c. 50,000 items. Musee des Augustins (de Chievres), in with doorway of 1671; ings, sculpture, ceramics, ivories,

9 Rue Victor-Hugo

miscellaneous collections of paintPassage de l'Echevinage.

Musee des Antiquaires de l'Ouest, in a room'of Qld University and chapel of 1460;' prehistoric and Gallo-Romani antiquities; Archives and Library of 40,-000 volumes. Naturelle; prehistoric Musee Municipal et Musge d'Uistoire collection, paintings, *drawings sculpture

Pn-Htel de'Ville,
Place d'Armes

(Minerva, 1st century A.D.),

of French and Dutch masters, **enamels. PERSONNEL

Suzanne Dobelmann, Conservateur-Archiviste., Archives Bibliothque Municipales. F. Brillant, Librarian, Biblioth.que de l'Universite.

et

Joseph' Salvini, Archivist, Archives Departementales. Perrault, Conservateur, Musee Municipal. *Church, 12th centuiry, remodelled in 14th; *ANTIGNY chapel decorated with 16th century murals. BONNES-SUVIENNE, Eglise St. Andre, 12th century. and RenaisChurch, Romanesque, now a barn. 'Chateau de Touffou, 12th century sance; tour containing CHARROUX Ruins

2 kms.

S.

of

St.-

Savin
24 kms. S.E. of Chatellerault

St. Jean; tour St. Georges, frescoed room of Fran~ois 1 er* 13th, 15th, 17th cen11 kms. E. Civray of

of former Abbey:

tury buildings; church (ruins) with 11th century tower decorated with 27 13th century statuettes (formerly on portal); presbytery containing two reliquaries, 13th and 14th centuries. Old wooden houses, 15th century. CIATELLERAULT Eglise St. Jacques, l2th-3lth centuries;

Rue de

l'Arceau

modern facade. Hotel de Sully, end 16th Bridge on the Vienne

century. 7 arches, built

Opposite Eglise St. Jacques

river;

1565-1609, with two towers. Museum; a few paintings; collection of knives; Archives. 10,000 volumes; 4 manuscripts; Library, *CHAUVIGNY *Eglise Notre-Dame, 11th century, restored in murals.. 19th; 15th' century *Eglise Saint-Pierre, Romanesque, 12th century; capitals; 17th century Virgin. Ruins of feudal castles: Chateau baronnial, Chateau de Montl'eon, 12th-15th centuries; Chateau de Gouzon; Chateau d'Harcourt, 13th century (contains archaeological and historical museum); Tour de Flins. 11th-l4th centuries;

In

the Ville

Hotel E.

de

23_kms. Poitiers

of'

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Saintonge-Poitou Department of Vienne *CIVRAY *LIGUGE *Eglise St. Nicolas, fagade; Church, 16th 12th century; decorated 17 kms. N.E. of Ruffec

bell-tower. century; Gothic portal and tower. modern buildings with remains 16th centuries; 16th century 1524-27. century; library.

9 kms. S. of
Poitiers

*Abbey de Liguge: of 12th, church, LUSIGNAN Church, Ruins LUSSAC-LESCHATEAUX *MONTMORILLON 15th,

restored in 19th

Tour Rabelais, 12th

inhabited by Rabelais

century, with 15th century parts.

of ramparts.

25 kms. S.W. of Poitiers 12 kms. W.S.W. of Montmorillon

Old houses. Church, Romanesque. Eglise Notre-Dame, **crypt,l2th-13th 12th-l4th centuries; centuries with 13th cen(now chapel portal, of the semi13th; *sculp Near Eglise Laurent Near Eglise Laurent Laurent *MORTHEMER NAINTRE (ENVIRONS) *Chateau; pentagonal keep with centuries. (2 kms. to S.W.), 15th turrets, 14th 9 kms.. S.S.W. of and 15th Chauvigny 20.kms. N.E. of Poitiers St.

Place du VieuxMarche Rue des Augustins

tury murals.
Eglise St. Laurent nary), tured 12th century;

frieze on faSade.

*Octogone de Montmorillon; sepulchral chapel, 12th century; over door, 4 statues, 12th century. Ancient Maison-Dieu nary. *Romanesque kitchen, octagonal, des Augustins, now semi-

St.

Near Eglise St.

Chateau de Baudiment

century, restored; important collection of works of art; in park,,*Chapelle de la Madeleine, 15th century, with sepulchers of de Baudiment family since the 15th century.

NOUAILLE

Abbaye;

16th century fortifications, 15th century abbot's house; *church, 11th and partly rebuilt in 17th; 11th century sarcophagus; main altar, candelabra, carved stalls, 4 reliquaries, statues, tapestries, paintings, 17th century.

10.kms.

S.E. Poitiers

12th centuries,

Chapelle de Mauvinard (in the cemetery of the church), 13th century; remains of 14th and 15th century murals. ROCHE-BELLUSSON ROCHE-POSAY., LA Chateau de la Roche-Bellusson, reconstructed. (Owned by M. Paul Benazet,) Church, l4th-l6th centuries; Romanesque belfry, 1lth century; 17th century retable and tomb. Dungeon, 12th century. SAINT-BENOITDE-QUIN9AY ***SAINT.SAVIN-_ SUR-GARTEMPE ***Church, 11th century; the whole church decorated with murals of 11th and 12th centuries; largest known and best preserved ensemble of Romanesque mural painting. Ruins of ramparts, 12th and 14th centuries. Church, 11th-12th centuries, former abbey. 4 kms. Poitiers 21 kms. Le S.W. of Blanc S. of c. 20 kms. S.E. of La Roche-Posay 18 kms. N.W. of Fontgombault

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Saintonge-Poitou Department of Vienne VENDEUVRE-DUPOITOU *VILLESALEM VIVONNE Church, 12th, 13th, 15th centuries; Romanesque tower, S. portal; keystones. *Church (now a grange), 12th century Romanesque; sculpture of portals and capitals. Church, 12th and 16th centuries; 16th century painting. Chateau of former Marquise de Rambouillet, 12th and 16th centuries, ruins. 21.5 kms. N. of Poitiers c. 17.5 kms. S. of Le Blanc 21 kms. S. of Poitiers

rit

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CENTRAL FRANCE Region of Savoie

Department of Haute-Savoie
ANNECY capital of department CHURCHES Notre-Dame-de-Liesse, grimage church. 1535, with bishop's palace adjoining of 17th and 18th centuries. l6th-17th glass. (1784);. late Cathedrale, paintings 16th-17th century;, formerly a pil-

Place Notre-Damede-Liesse
Rue J.J. Rousseau Place de l'Hotel-

St.-Maurice, 1422-1445; Gothic stained La Grande St.

century paintings;

de-Ville Place de l'Htelde-Ville

Visitation (Ste.-Source)-; former seat of first monastery of St. Frangois de Sales; includes church of Franyois where he was first buried (.1618). Franyois de Sales and Monastery of the Visitation; focus of cult of St. Fran~ois and pilgrimage church; buildings modern.
A

*Basilica of St.

1 km. S. city

of

CHATEAU AND HOUSES *Chateau, mediaeval fortress begun in 12th century, reconstructed Palais Hatel de in 15th-leth. 1!Isle (Anciennes Prisons); small collection de Sales order. Rousseau 13; of in courtyard. religious Rue

Place du

Chateau

mediaeval architectural fragments Lambert; first residence l'Isle, 17th as bishop; Old houses: 15 contains library of his Rue de entire

Island in Canal du Thiou Rue J.J. Rousseau, 15

of St. Frangois street;

Rue du Paquier

(Maison de Sales,

century);

J.J.

Rue Ste.-Claire,

entire street. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Archives

et Bibliotheque

Municipales;

archives of Consuls

In. Hotel

de Ville,

of Annecy from 1470; Muse;

library of 30,000 volumes.

Place de l'Htelde-Ville In Ho tel de Ville, Place de l'Hotelde-Vi lle Rue des Archives, 4; in the Prefecture
8

containing prehistoric, Roman, Burgundian

antiquities. *Archives 1860; Dpartementales; earlier archives records of bishopric of Geneva prior to at Turin,

after transfer to Annecy,.and Savoyard records withheld by are in State Archives Italy despite Treaty of 1860.

R.

PERSONNEL Avezou, Conservateur, Archives et Bibliotheque Municipales, and Archiviste, Archives Departementales.

M. L. Lachat, *ABONDANCE

Conservateur, Musee.
Abbaye:' church, stored; frescoes cloister, 1314, enlarged 1604, *abbot's re28 kms. S.E. of 15th century (1480-90); chair; Thenon-les-Bains

14th century, with *twenty *Treasury with in Presbytery. 8 kms. E.S.E. of Annemasse

liturgical vessels, BONNE-SURMENOGE

Church, restored in 1581. Renaissance houses.

;:;

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~-i rli ;ra.w-. P~::;lCENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Savoie Department of Haute-Savoie CHAMONIX Musee Municipal; local ethnography; Museum of Natural History. (Conservateur, Charles Vallot. Ecole drHorlogerie with *Musee. Church, 13th century;
16th centuries.

c.

60 kms. N.E. of Albertville' of

CLUSES
CONTAMINE-STI RARVE DUINGT

15 kms. E.

Bonneville furniture, 15th11.5 kms. S.E. of Annemasse 12kms. 15th century;fortified. Annecy 14 kms. 10 kms. Annecy 9 kms. S.E. of S. W. of of S.E. of

Chateau;

tower.,

Chateau d'Her, ENTREMONT *LOVAGNY

Remains of prehistoric lake dwellings. Abbey church, 13th century. Old houses. *Chateau, 16th century; contains Musee Leon Maros; works of art and *bronze bas-reliefs b. Peter Vischer. Church, with 15th century altar. Chateau des Seigneurs de Menthon, 13th and 16th centuries; dungeon. Church, Gothic; tomb of Canon Pierre Damex (died 1590). For:,ier Couvent des Visitandines; 17th century cloister. Chapelle de Notre-Dame-des-Graces (outside town), 1675. Former abbey, 1 th century; buildings. Benedictine abbey; of the church; century

Bonneville

MENTHON-SAIN' TBERNARD

Annecy 8 kms. S.W. of Bonneville 20 kms.

c. 45

ROCHE-SURFORON, LA

RUMILLY
SAMOENS

N. of Aix-les-Bains
kms. E.S.E.

Annemasse 7 kms. S.E. of Samoens

12 kms. S.E. of

SIXT

TALLOIRES

church with 12th

pillar and capitals;

TANINGES (ENVIRONS)
A

15th century clois-

Annecy 32 kms. E.S.E. of Annemasse 20 kms. Anne cy 9 kms. S.W. of Evian-lesBa ins

ter; ,refectory. Chartreuse de Melan (S.E. of the town), founded in 13th century; cloister, 16th century; now Orphan Asylum. Church, 1664; bell-tower, carved altar, 17th century; 1562. Grande-Place; arcades

THONES

E.

of

TH6NON-LES1+ BAINS

and old houses; fountain. Eglise Notre-Dame de Compassion (or St. Hippolyte), 12th century, enlarged 1698; crypt, Romanesque and 17th century; Renaissance pulpit, stalls; 13th century fonts.

Chateau des Guillet-Monthoux (15 Rue ChanteCog), Renaissance; fa~ade; stairway; door, 1572 (ld houses: Rue des Arts (Maison des Arts,

1642), 5 (court with portal and windws, 16th century).

Couvent de la Visitation,. 1627. Musee Chablaisien (in Hotel de Ville); history; Gallo-Roman pottery; tory; 6th century capital.
TTHORENS

pre-

natural his19 kms. Annecy N.E. of

Chateau, 16th-l7th centuries; some good pictures and objects of art; souvenirs of St. Francois de Sales. Chapelle de Sales, dedicated to St. Fran2 ois.

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Ar

CENTRAL-FRANCE Region of Savoie

Department of Savoie

CHAMBERY -

capital of department CHURCHES de Lemenc; crypt in part Carolingian,rest 15th cenbaptistery and statue of Boulevard Lemenc, North of Parc de Lemenc paintings. 15th-16th centuries; 16th

*Eglise

tury as well as upper church; Virgin in cirypt. Notre-Dame, 1636;

Rue St.-Antoine
Place de Place du la Chateau Metropole

*Cathedrale St.-Frangois-de-Saes, sculpture and carved wood. *Ste. -Chapelle,

15th century with Renaissance porch; 17th century grisailles.

century stained glass;

'Chateau des towers;

CHATEAU AND HOUSES Ducs de Savoie, 1232 and 1430; ramparts and 19th century; contains museum, Prefecture and Academie de Savoie.

Place du Chateau

restored in

library, archives;

Old houses: Rue de la Croix-d'Or 1 (Hotel de Bellegarde), 2 '(Hotel de Chateauneuf), 10 (15th century), 33 (18th century). *Les Charmettes, small 18th century country house; souvenirs and furnishings of Rousseau (1736-" 0).

c.

1 km. S. city

of

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Bibliptheque et Archives Municipales; library contains 107,000 volumed, 464 manuscripts, from 13th century, records oontain 76 incunabula; archives and cortespoiidence

In Musee Benoit Molin

chartularies. *Musee Benoit Molin; 1888; sculpture and *paintings; also contains library and archives. MuseeSavoLsien; old Archbishop's palace formerly Franciscan' contains antiquities, Savoy costumes, furniture and pottery; priht collection. Archives Departementales; records of the revolutionary convent; period and of the office authorities. Acadkmie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres, with library of about 3900 volumes, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle,with et Arts de Savoie, of the Prefect and other

Place du Palais. de Justice Boulevard du Theatre In the Chateau, Place du Chateau In the Chateau Route de Lyon

botanical PERSONNEL

gardens.

P.

Bernard, Librarian, Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales and Archivist, Archives Departementales. Conservateur, Muse Benoft Molin. Church; Savoyard furniture, 18th century. *Basilica of St. Martin, 11th-l2th centuries; ,frescoes, 13th century. Chateau, 1513, now Hotel de Ville; Renaissance staircase. *Remains of Roman baths, now thermal establishments. 15 kms. N.E. of

Mars-Valette, AIME

Moutiers 14 kms. N. Chambery of

*AIX-LES-BAINS

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CENTRAL FRANCE - Region of Savoie Department of Savoie Abbaye de Hautecombe, Benedictine, founded 12th century, rebuilt 16th century; tombs; pottery factory. ALBERTVILLE Chateau-Rouge, 12th century. Couvent de Bernardines, 12th century. Old houses. Church; 18th century retable; gilt wood Christ. BESSANS Chapelle St. Antoine, 1526; exterior murals. BOURGET, LE *Church, former Clunisian priory; 10th century crypt; choir sculpture, hanging keystones; ruins of Priory; *gallery of cloister. Eglise St. -Maurice, 16th century; sculptured BOURG-SAINTfonts; old paintings; processional cross,1560. .MAURICE Church, exterior murals; *16th century sculpBOZEL tured copper plate. Chapel, exterior murals. HAUTECOMBE, Abbaye de: see AIX-LES-BAINS (ENVIRONS) *LANSLEVILLARD *Chapelle St. Sebastien, 1446; *murals, 1518, unusual document for history of the mediaeval theater. *Chapelle de Notre-Dame du Charmaix; celebrated MODANE (:ENVIRONS) pilgrimage (September 8). Hospice, 16th century fortified construction; MONT-CENIS portraits of princes and princesses of the House of Savoy; souvenirs of Napoleon. MONTMELIAN Chateau de St.-Jean-Pied-Gautier; *chapel, (ENVIRONS) 15th century; tours Montmayeur. - *Cathedrale St.-Pierre, 12th-15th centuries; *MOUTIERS Romanesque crypt; porch 1461; *Treasury with 12th-17th century works. Hotel de Ville, 17th and 18th centuries. *Cathedrale (Grande-Rue), 12th-15th centuries; *SAINT-JEAN-DEmarble altar and mausoleum; *15th century MAURIENNE stalls, -ciborium, episcopal seat, reliquary; cloister, 1452. Tower, 13th century. AIX-LES-BAINS (ENVIRONS) SAINT-MARTINDE-BELLEVILLE SAINT-PIERRED'ALBIGNY TERMIGNON CIapelle de Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Romanesque; church furniture. Chateau de Miola s: chapel, 15th century, restored; keep; tower. Church; interior decoration; *three 17th century retables. Chapelle St. Roch, 1630, nearby. N.W. of Aix-lesBains,'on Lac du Bourget 28 kms. N.N.W. of Moutiers 36 kms. N.E. of Modane 18 kms. N.N.W. of Chambery 27 kms. N.E. of Moutiers

13 kms. S.E. of
Moutiers

27 kms. N.E. Modane

of

3 kms. S. of Modane Col du Mont-Cenis, 10 kms. S. of Lanslebourg 14 kms. S.E. of Chambery c. 28 kms. S.E. of Albertville

31 kms. W.N.W.
of Modane

20 kms.

S.

of

Moutiers 28 kms. E. of Chambery 18.5 kms. N.E. of Modane

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7~L
SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Dauphine

Department of Drnme

VALENCE

capital of department Protestant CHURCHES (Chapelle de l'Abbaye de Saint-Ruf), 11th century, restored in HOUSE 18th Rue Saint-James

Temple

century. *Cath'drale 17th Saint-Apollinaire, Place des Clercs century. 16th century; doorway, courtyard. 7 Rue. Perollerie

Maison Dupre-Latour,

La Pendentif, 1548;

sepulcher

MONUMENT of Mistral

family.

Rue Pgrollerie

Archives

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Departementales de la Drome; administrative, juvarious

In Prefecture

dicial, civil and ecclesiastical archives; collections. Bibliotheque de la Ville; c. 39,000 volumes; Musee;. drawings, Statistique de 38 mss.,

26 incunabula, Roman mosaic; et de

Archives Municipales. d'Archeologie

Rue FerdinandMarie
In. former Bishop's Palace,.. Rue Ferdinand-Marie

engravings, sculptures, Societe la Drome.

natural history;

Maurice Caillet, Librarian, J. de Font-Reaulx, Curators Drome, Prefecture.

PERSONNEL Bibliotheque de la Ville. Archives Municipales de la d'Archeologie et

General Marc Antoine, President, Societe de Statistique de la Drome, Musee. AIGUEBELLE, BAUME-DETRANSIT *CREST *DIE *Dungeon, 12th Trappe d': see DONZERE

(ENVIRONS) 30 kms. S.E. of

*Church, Romanesque. century, unusually large. in 11th

Montelimar
28 kms. S.S.E. of Valence

*Cathedrale

(Place de l'Horloge);

century porch, columns from Roman temple; stained glass windows, woodwork, paintings. Hotel de Fontgalland (32 Rue de Villeneuve); *collection of antiquities; library. Porte St.-Marcel (Rue St.-Marcel); part of Roman triumphal arch. Mairie (Promenade de la Maiie); *GalloRoman mosaic. DIEULEFIT DONZERE Protestant church of historic interest. Ruins of a chateau fort, 15th century. bishops of

37 kms. E.N.E. of Crest

27 kms. E.S.E. of Montelimar 13 kms. S.S.E. of Montelimar

16th century Viviers;

country house of the

in mediaeval city with old houses, turrets, winding staircases.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE.- Region of Dauphine Department of Drome DONZERE (ENVIRONS) GRIGNAN Monast'ere de la Trappe d,'Aiguebelle, 12th -century Cistercian constructions: church, cloister, chapter hall (restored). St.-Sauveur, 16th century; tombs of Marquise de Sevigne' and of the Adh~mar family; painting by Mignard. de Grignan, 16th and Place d'Armes l7th 16th

12 kms. E.N.E. of Donz ere 25 kms. S. E. of

Eglise

Montelimar

Chateau of the Comtes MONTELIMAR

centuries, restored recently. House called Maison de Diane de Poitiers, century. Musce municipal, prehistoric also Library, c.22,000.volHatel de Ville: collections; umes,

Place d'Armes

82 manuscripts, 2 incunabula. (Rue Nationale); 13 16th and 17th centuries. Italian style houses 21 kms. part of abbey S. of
51 kms.

NYONS

Eglise St.-Vincgnt paintings, Market place and

S.E. Montelimar

of

PIERRELATTE *ROMANS

(Place Carnot). 17th century market. *9glise St. Barnard, 1140,

Montel1imar founded 837; **12th century main portal; in the sacristy', **leth century embroidered hangings. **SAINT-PAUL TROISCHATEAUX SAINT-RESTITUT **Cathedrale, facade; Church, 12thland 13th centuries; early use of ribbed vaults; decorated'portal on on walls, sculptured decoration. portal with capitals; 3 kms.. S.E. St.-Paul-TroisChateaux N. Valence 16.5 kms. E.N.E. century foundations, reof 12th century; 28.5 kms. S. Montelimar of 20 kms. N.E. of Valence

square tower with frieze, contains tomb of

St..-Restitut. SAINT-VALLIER *SUZE-LA ROUSSE Chateau, Gothic, family.) *Ch~teau, 11th and 12th (Owned by Chabrillan

33 kms.

of

rebuilt 14th and 16th centuries,' on Cour d'Honneur. (Owned by

Pont-St-.-Esprit

stored recently;

M. des

Isnards-Suze.)

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Dauphin5

Department

of

Hautes-Alpes

GAP

capital of department Musee Departementa.l des Hautes-Alpes; *mausoleum of de Lesdiguieres,17th century;. paintings, sculpture. (Curator, M. Vernet.) (in the Maine): Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales 4 Avenue d'Embrun

Library, c. 18,500 volumes, 60 mss., 4 incunabula; Archives, chartulary, registers from 15th century, documents concerning religious wars. (Librarian, F. Meinzel; ABRIES Archivist, W. Massot.) 34 kms. N.E. of Guillestre c. 13 kms. of Brianon of S.S.W. Gap Church, 12th century; sculptured wood retable; *pulpit from Chartreuse de Durbon. Marche couvert, 1259. ARGENTIERE-LABESSEE, L'
BATIE-NEUVE-LELAUS, LA

Church,

15th century; de

external murals, Gap (ruins).

1518.

Chateau des Eveques Church, planned turies; Musee

l0kms.E. cen-

BRIAN;ON

by Vauban, l7th-l8th portraits

paintings,' tapestries. (*that of cenItalian of 40 kms. E. Gap.. of

D1partemental;

*EMBRUN

r Vauban, presumably by Rigaud). *Eglise Notre-Dame-d'Embrun, end 12th tury; Romanesque mural; N. portal, preceded by on W. portal, remains

14th century bell-tower, rebuilt;

-style porch;

15th century stained

glass windows;

in sacristy, marble statue of Virgin, presumably by Puget; rich Treasury.

EMBRUN

Abbaye Church,

de Boscodon, restored. 1507-1532;

12th

century:

Romanesque

(ENVIRONS)
GUILLESTRE

church,

9 kms. S. Embrun 37 kms. Brianon 33 kms. S. S.

of o:

porch partly Romanesque door panels;

with sculptured lions;

MONT-DAUPHIN

wrought-iron ornaments. Church, 17th century, not completed. Fortifications, 17th century, by Vauban. of Benotte Rencurel, 17th Church and tomb century; Chateau

of of

Brian5 on 19 kms. E. Gap 23 kms. Gap

NOTRE-DAME-, DU-LAUS PONT-DU-FOSSE

pilgrimage.

de Montorsier, 12th century.

N.E. of

PRELLES

Chapelle St.-Jacques, 16th century; murals. Church, 12th century. Former Maison de Lesdiguieres, now Mainie. 16th century;

6.5 kms. S.S.W. of Brianon 35 kms. Gap S.W. of

SERRES

TALLARD

*Chateau 1522; Church;

(ruin);

mediaeval, restored 1499-

14 kms. S. Gap

of

chapel; Salle des Gardes. 16th century portal. Templiers, 13th century. Rue Chevalerie.

Chapelle des

Two Renaissance houses:

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SOUTHERN FRANCE -

Regidn of Dauphine.

Department of Hautes-Alpes
VALLOUISE Church, 15th century; 1516; VEYNES funerary carved stone fonts, ,phape1. of de -Montorsier 23 kms. S.W. of

Brian 2 on 26 kms. of Gap W.S.W.

family; 18th century painting. A Chateau de Revillasc, 15th century. 15th century houses: Rue Sous-le-Barri. Hotel de Ville, former Chateaude la Villette, 16th century; tower with clock from Chartreuse de Durbon. 15th century.

Gates,

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Dauphine

.. eprt D
GRENOBLE
-

~nt. of, Isere

capital of department Place Jouvin Place St.-Andre Place Notre-Dame

J4

CHURCHES *St...Laurent; 6th century...crypt,' 11th century chioir. St. -Andre, 13th century;.Romanesque portal, tomb of Bayardl. CathS'drale Notre-Dame, Romanesque and, othic; *Ciborium (1455-57). MONUMENTS *Palais de Justice; chapel 15th century; fa~.ade 16th century; sculptures by Jude (1521). Statue of the Connetable de Lesdiguieres (as H-erpules) by Jacob Richier (17th century), arid me'daillon-relief of Stendhal by Rodin. Hotel die Ville (former. Hotel du Conne.table de Lesdiguiees., 16th-l7th century); contains Archives Municipales. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
**Archives Municipales;

Place St.-Andre

Jardin de Ville

Rue Hector-Berlioz

important-depository with. almost

com"-.

plete municipal records after 1252. Mus~e Stendhal; rich collection of souvenirs of Stendhal..

Musee Dauphinois, 18th century convent chapel; ethnographic collections (material.relating to successive Dauphins). **Archives Departementales.;'records-.of royal and feudal authorities of the ancien regime prior to 1790; seven kilometres of shelving. Bibliotheque de l'Universite; 119,000 volumzes, 9,000 pamphlets, 142,000
9 Bibliotheque de l'E cole-de Medecine et dePharmacie; 10,200 volumes, 2,800-:pamphlets,. 115,000 theses,. 58 periodicals. Musee Pantin-Latour; valuable collection of o:14 drawings. **Musee and Bib liotheque de la Ville;. one: of best French museums outside Paris; library has 227,.000 books, 12.'500 manuscripts, incunabula and "binding's. Museum; zoology, mineralogy, paleontology, botany.; bota cal gardens. PERSONNEL J. Colomb and Hte Mftller, Conservateurs, Musee Dauphinois-, Rue Tres Cloitres. Andry-Farcy, Conservateur, Mis~ge ,Fanitin-Latour, Rue Villars.L. Rayer, Archiviste, Archives Municipales and Bibliotheque de la Ville.

In the Hotel de Ville, Rue Hector-Berlioz Corner of Rue FredericoTaulier and Rue Hauquelin (nos .1-5) Rue Tres Clottres In the Prefecture, Place de Verdun InJ'alais des Facultes, Place de Verdun 2X., Rue Lesdiguieres

theses, 39. manuscripts.

In annex, Rue Villars Place Verdun

Rue Dolomieu

GatnL Brunel, neir Librarian, rhvse Bibliotheque'de l.'Ecole de Medecine R. rhvsD~atmnae. et de Pharmacie. M.. Gremillet, Librarian, Bibliotheque de l'Universite', Place de Verdun.
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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Dauphine Department of Is ere ALLEVARD-LESBAINS

Musee Rambaud, in 1Fcole Municipale .(Avenue

Louaraz) ; sculpture by=:Piierr Rambaud (1852-93). Tour du TreuAi. (2 kms. N., of, the towni), 10th century. Chapel, 16th century, part, of former Coinmanderie de St.-Antoine; contains museum with:-Roman and Renaissance fragments. ?.Chartreuse de Silve-Benite (c. kms. to N.W.), 12th century: part of cloister; prior's house.
Tour de

40 kmns. N.E. of Grenoble

BOURGOIN

42 kins. S.E., of. Lyon

c'.

CHARAV INOES-,

LES-BA INS

35 kmss. N. W. of Grenoble

(ENVIRONS)

Clermont: (c..

'2 kms.

to S.E. ),

11th

COESAINTANDRE, LA CREMIEU

*GRADECHAR TREUSE, LA

MOIRA NS MOTTE-LESBAINS, LA NOTRE-DAME--D ELA-SALE.TTE ROUSSILLON

century. Museum, in Berlioz's birth place; portraits., mu~eical scores. Ho~tel de Ville, former Augustixiian monastery; cloister; salle, du: conseil, panelled. 16th century ceiling; contains museum. Halles, 15th century wood structure. Several Renaissance ch&teau. *Church, 15th-17th centuries; Grand-Clottre, l2th-l3th, 14th, 16th centuries.; Chapelle. des Morts, 1386;. Chapelle St..-Louis, i.7th century; Chapter Hall. Church; fa~ade and belfry, 11th century. Chateau, Renaissance.

2.5 kms . ,S. of Bour go in, 35.kis. S. of Lyon

30 kons. N. of Grenoble

Chateau' de

l~a Motte,

14th century,

restored

in 19th century.. *Basilioa, 19th.-century; *pilgrimage,- isAugust and 19 September. Chateau, 1533; ceilings with or'iginial painted decoration. SAINT-ANTOINI E *Abbey Church, 12th and 15th centuries; **l5th century -murals. by Avignon arl st; *Romani.. esque capitals; main altar 17th: century; 18th century woodwork; *reliquaries,' *Eglise de St. -Chef, 12th century, 1,5th cen*SAINT-.CHEF tury facjade; **l2th century mriaIs in chapel., ruins. Ramparts,, 13th-14th. centurie5,. n1j SAINTChurch, 15th century; Romanesque belfry. MARCELLIN. Chateau du Mollard, 13th century. SAINT-MARCEL: LAIN Chtteau de Beauvoir, 13th century, partially destroyed. (ENVIRONS) Chateau,. .17th 'century, parts style- Henri IV SASSENAGE and style Louis XIV; well preserved moats.. *Tour Sans'-Venin (ruins.),, 13th' century. SEYSSINET TOUR-DU-PIN, LA Eglise du Sacr 4 Coeur; *triptych by Jacob Binck :(1541). Nm.--~ the of Chateau .de Bouqueron (37 town), 11th century.

20 kmss. N.W. of Grenoble 36 kms. S. of Grenoble c. 25.kiss. S.E. of La Mure 20. kms,. SS.W.

of

Vienne

l3 kms. W.N.W. of St-.-Marcellin

6 kmss. W. of Flosailles 30 kmss. W. of Grenoble

7 kms.. S . of
the town 6 kiss. N.W. of Grenoble c. 3 kiss. S.W. of Grenoble 57 kmss. S.E. of Lyon. 1.5 kmss., N.N.E. of Grenoble .Place Saint-Pierre.

TRONCHE, LA (ENVIRONS) VIENNE *Saimt.-,Pie rre, partly 6th century; tower, 12th Qentury; frescoes, tombs; Muede Lapidaire.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of' Dauphine Department of' Isere VIENNE (Cont'd) Saint.-Andre-1e-Bas, 12th century; belfry, cloister. Saint-Maurice, ilth-i6th centuries; sculpture; portal decoration. L'Aiguille, Roman obelisk. **Temple d'Auguste et-de Livie; -Corinthian temple of' 1st century B.C. Roman theatre. *Mus~e Lapidaire; Roman, Romanesque and Gothic sculpture; 128 sarcophagi. Musee de" Peinture et d'Archeologie with'paintings, pottery, etc.; Bibliothecjue with, documents on local history, c. 30,000. volumes, 370 mss., 2 incunabula; Archives Municipales. Church, Romanesque and 15th century. VIRIEU-SURde Virieu, 14th-17th centuries. BOURBRE 'Chateau (.Owned' by, Marquis de Virieu. } Chateau' de Pupetieres, 19th century; tapestries. (Owned by Comte Aymon de Virieu.) **Chateau, 16th century; on pediment *eques. **VIZILLE ' trian statue of' C'onntable d'e Lesdiguieres, by Jacob Richier, 1819. Monument Commemoratif' de la Revolution FranSais e au Dauphing' -(Place du Chateau).

Place du Jeu de Paume

Place

Saint-

MauriceBoulevard de la Pyramide Place du Palais Near- Portique du Forum In church of' St.*-Pierre,

'Place

Saint-Pierre *Place-de Miremont

27 kms. S .E. Bourgoin

of'

16 kms. S.S.E. of' Grenobl'e

"'4<-'

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Gascogne-Bearn

Department of B'asses-Pyr;n es
PAU capita l ,of department *Chateau, 13th-16th centuries, museums. Palais du Parlement de Navarre, archives. ***Muse du Chateau de CULTURAL .INSTITUTI.ONS: Pau, and Muse Regional Bearnais; master18th century; contains PALACE AND CHATEAU rebuilt 19th', cntury; contains Boulevard des
Pyrenees

Boulevard Pyrenees In the

des.

Chateau

tapestries,

Renaissance furniture, sculpture;

pieces of Belgian museums and churches deposited. here.. in 1940. Archives Departementales des Basses-Pyrenees

In Palais ment de

du ParleNavarre,. Pyrjes

Boulevar ddes Musee Municipal; sculpture, natural ,hisltory. Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales; 80 manuscripts, 11 incunabula, 80,000 volumes. PERSONNEL.. De painting, Cours Bosquet Cours Bosquet

Zangroniz,
Municipales.

Libra rian-Archivist,

Bibl,othque et ,Archives.

Simin Palay, Conservateur, MuseeRegional Bearns. Emile Lemattre, Conservateur, Iusee du-Chateau de Pau. Bauby, Conservateur, Musee Municipal. BAYONNE *Cathgdraje Ste.-Marie, begun 1213, cloister 1240; 15th and 16th century stained glass windows. Chateau-vieux, mediaeval military construcRue Gambetta'and Rue de l'Eveche (Attache des Musges Nationaux, l5th-19th century drawings and Bibliotheque and Archives (Librarian-Archivist, J. Musee de l'Histoire Naturelle. In 16th century house, 1 Rue Marengo BETHARRAM Eglise Notre-Dame century; Pont, BIELLE 1687; de Betharram, rebuilt 17th 25 kms. S.E. of 17th centry decoration intact; unusual example of 17th century 32 kms. S. Pau 15th-leth centurieswith 3rd'cenof 5 Rue JacquesLaffitte Rue de l'veche, Rue de l'Espagne

tion.
**Musee Bonnat Hirsch);

paintings; Municipales

Detchepare); Musee Basque

dant Boissel);

et de Bayonne (Director, Comman3500 "items" and books.

Pau

paintings;, very famous old pilgramage. engineering architecture. Eglise St. Vivien, l5th-16th centuries; portal, 15th century. *Many old houses, sculptured tury mosaics., Ruins 'of hospice;

decoration and 2nd or mosaic,

2nd century.

,.

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SOUTHERN .FRANCE -

Region of Gascogne-Btarn

Department of Basses-Pyrenees
HOPITAL SAINTBLAISE, ITXASSOU LESCAR L' Hospice and Church for pilgrims to Co14 kms. E. of

postella, 12th century; example of Arabian influence on the pilgrimage roads.

Church, 17th-8th. centuries; ornament. *Cathedrale Notre-Dame, 12th century; remade 1635; Reaaissance stalls. fayade 12th century mosaic pavement; centuries. centuries. Renaissance. elaborate

Mauls on
25,kms. S.E. of Bayonne 7 kms. N.W.

of.--

Pau
28 kms. Pau S., of of

LOUVIE-JUZON MAULEON

Church,

5th-l6th

Old houses,

l6th-l7th

Hotel d'Andurrain,

22 kms. S. Bearn

Sauveterre-deMORLAAS Eglise Sainte-Foy, sculpture. NAY OLORON-SAINTEMARIE *Maison Carte (Maison de Jeanne d'Albret), Renaissance. 1080; Romanesque capitals. nave 12th century, rest c. 20.Fkms.: S.E. of' Pau 32 kms. Pau S.W. of founded 1089; Gothic nave, llkms. Pau N.E. of

Romanesque apse and

*portal (restored) with

9glise Saint-Croix, Eglise Sainte-Marie; 14th century; tals; liturgical

*Romanesque to

portal and capileft of Eglise

ornaments.

15th-7th century houses: Sainte-Croix Bibliotheque c. ORTHEZ et Archives 7000 printed works,

(Rue Labarraque). Municipales: Library, 10 manuscripts. (39 Rue BourgRue de l'Horloge, 39 kms, S.E. of Dax

Maison de Jeanne d'Albret

Vieux)., c. 1500.
Old houses: Rue Bourg-Vieux; 15 (Hotel de la Lune, ruins, 15th century). Tour Moncade (Rue Moncade), only vestige of
A

chateau built Pont-Vieux, PEYREHORADE Eglise

1242. centuries. (c. 4 kms. centuries, E.S.E 11th 34 kms. E. Bayonne of

13th-14th

Abbatiale de Sorde

of Peyrehorade), century apse;

12th-14th

good Romanesque capitals; (ruins); late polygonal furni21 kms. S.W. of Bayonne

Gallo-Roman mosaic. Chateau d'Aspremont dungeon. Chateau SAINT-JEANDE-LUZ de Montreal, 18th century; ture and objects of art, 15th-leth centuries. Eglise Saint-Jean (Rue Gambetta.), 13th century, reconstructed.; 15th century portal; Place Rue de 17th century retable. Chateau Louis XIV (Chateau Lohobiague; XIV), 1610-1643. Maison de l'Infante (Maison Joanoenia; l'Infante), 17th century. XIV), 1657; documents 34 kms. S.E. of Cambo-les -Bains Maine (Place Louis about Louis XIV. SAINT-JEANPIED-DE-POR1 Church, S. 17th side Louis

century;

16th century portal;

forms part of old-ramparts.

15th-17th century houses, very numerous in the old section of the town, especially Rue dela Citadelle,
,,r

Rue d'Espagne.
.... ~" """"~""""C

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Gascogne-Be'arn Department-of Basses-Pyrenees SAINTE-ENGRACE Church, ,former chapel of 11th century abbey; sculptured capitals; Romanesque portal; 17th century retable:
Church., 13th centuries

c. 28 kmps, Mauleon

S.

of

SAUVETERRE-DEBEARN

century.
l2th-13th

Chateau and Donjon de Montreal,

27 kms. S.W. of Orthez

(ruins).

SORDE, Abbaye de:

Old bridge (x'uins), with 14th-'century gate. see PEYREHORADE

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region. of Gascogne-Bearn

Department of Gers.
AUCH
-

capital of department CHURCHES 1489-1662, portals. of 1560; glass windows. MONUMRNTS College des Jeunes Prefecture hall Filles (former convent of the Ursulines); Avenue Hoche Adj oining Cathedrale remains of priory of St.-Orens. (former palace of the archbishop), 18th dungeons 14th century. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS century;

*Ste..Marie,

marble and

stone Re-

Place . dela Rpub.l&que

rood screen with *statues; naissance *stained

*carved stalls

1520-1529;

12th century,

Mus e; antiquities, sculpture, paintings, natural history. *Archives Departementales; records of royal and 'feuda authorl 'ities, of the Office of the Prefect and bf other authorities of the 19th century and later. Bibliotheque and Archives Municipales; Archives, "$3 incunabula in library; from 14th century on. Denise _Etavard, c. 50,000 :volumes,, important.documents

Rue

Guynesner des

In Couvet

Cordeliers, Rue,' Gambetta In the former chapel, Carmelite

Placedu Bartas
PERSONNEL Bibliotheque et

Librarian and Archiviste, Archiviste, Musee. Archives

Archives Municipales. Benjamin Faucher; Lacomme, BASSOUES CONDOM Departementales. *square Flamboyant 7.5 kms. W. 21 kms. S. Ner.ac conof of Conservateur,

Chateau des Archeveques d'Auch;

dungeon of 14th.century.
Ca.thdrale Saint-Pierre, side portal; Old shops 150.6-21; 16th century cloister. (part of Ancien Evd~che);

Montesquiou

adjacent to the Cathedral. et Archives Municipales; 25 mss.; Archives,

Hotel de Ville

tains Bibliotheque

Library, 3500 volumes,

important records of city from 14th century, accounts from 1543. (LibrarianArchivist,. CONDOM (ENVIRONS) FLEURANCE 'GIMONT LECTOURE A. Camuset. ) Abbey of Flaran, 12th S. 8.5 kms. Condom 24 kms. Auch 14 kms. Auch -36 kms. Agen N. E. S. of of of of Church of Cistercian

century; cloister, 14th century. Church, 14th century; *three stained glass windows of 16th century; fonts, 16th century. 'Church, 14th century; Byzantine Christ; century triptych and tribune. 15th

Cathedrale Saint, ervais et Saint-Protais, in part 12th-l3th centuries, largely restored in leth-17th nave 13th century, centuries; choir 16th; tower'1488;. 18th-cen-

tury statue of the Virgin.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE. Department LECTOURE (Cont 'd) of Gers

Region of Gascogne-Bgarn

Ancien Evech , houses

16th

and 18th centuries; Post Office and

H'3tel. de Ville,

'Mus4e with Gallo-Roman antiquities, funerary inscriptions, local history (portraits (Conservateur,' LOMBEZ of generals), Dr. paintings. de Sardac).

*Cathkdrale Ste.
tower', 15th dows,

Marieo,

14th century, brick;

stained lead fonts, glass win13th cen-

c.

30 kms. S.E. of Auch

century;

15th century; 14th-16th

tury.
MARC IAC MIRANDE Church, spire; Eglise centuries; *unusual brick sculptured portal; baptismal fonts. Notre-Dame, early 15th century; 29 kms. W. Mirande Auch of of

28 kms.' S.W.

*bell-tower; 16th century stained glass. Musee; modern paintings, faience, local' history. NOGARO. ROMIEU, LA. Church, cloister. Church; Sacristy; S IMORRE . *Church, three rose early windows; 14th century paintings cloister 15th in 11th century; remains of Romanesque

19 kms. Eauze

.S.W.

of of

12 kms.' N.E. Condom 34 kms. S.E.

(restored-). 1304,

fortified;

reconstructed 13th' century portal;

of

and 19th centuries; 36 sculptured stained century St. VIC-FEZENSAC stored frescoes; Church, glass, Pieta; Cerat. 1090, 1616;

Auch

choir stalls, reliquary bust;

1492-1519; 15th 'of re28 kms. Auch N.W. of olifant

l4th-l6th centuries;

fortified 15th century, *Romanesque century sacristy fonts'.

with

18th

100.-

SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Gascogne-Bearn

-:

-Department

of Hates-Pyrenees

TARBES

capital

of department

Cathedrale, Romanesque Romanesque

with restorations

and alterations; font; 18th 18th

39 kms.

E.S.E.

o f

capitals .in chevet;

13th century century,

Pau

century altar .and decoration. Brauhauban),' 17th Hotel de Gonnes .(Rue century places *Jardin cloister *Musee (in ings, wrought-iron of Barere Massey; with Jardin portal;' de Vieuzac, also other

with (birth-

housies

'Gautier
capitals; modern and

and Tailhade). 15th and 16th century Tour sculpture Massey. and paint-

19th century sculpture; 48 sculptured Massey);, casts,

Gallo-Roman,

Romanesque Mie. A.

Gothic

objects., and Societe Romanesque market. (pre22 kms. .Tarbes 27 kms.. S. of

Bibliotheque
incunabula Academique ARREAU

(in

Hotel de

Ville),

with 36,.000 volumes, mss..,

Bouissi),

(Librarian, Church, portal., *Towikall,

des Hautes-Pyrenees. l5th-l6th centuries; with old wooden Lannemezan

Old houses,
BAGNERES-DEBIGORRE Bibliotheque sumably in

16th century.
et Archives -otel de Ville Municipales ),

S.S..E.

of

Library with

45000 volumes, books abdut'the Pyrenees, 94 mss. (including *one of 14th century); Archives from 1171, well-preserved. (Archivist, V: Cazenave). Boulevard du Casino); some 17th censculpture, natural engravhistoy. c.8 kms. Arreau 2 kms. from Arreau to Luchon of S. of Musie, (in Villa Theas,

Italian,- Spanish paintings,

tury French portraits; ings, drawings, coins;

BOURISP

E.. Berot). (Conservateur, Church, 15th century; 11th century tower; *completely decorated with 16th century ). murals (restored

JEZEAUL

Church, 12th century; 16th century retable;

*remarkable frescoes; leather-covered altar.

on route 19 kms. Tarbes

LOURDES

Basilique, modern, pilgrimage; statues, exvotos, stained glass windows, altar; below Grotte de tions) A Chateai; Massabielle

S.W.

-(site

of apparialtered Muske

with miraculous 14th century Tour de

fountain. rest Garnabie, 13th or

dungeon; 17th;

l6th'century;

14th century, remade

contains

Pyreneen with local collections, history, of Pyrnees; Library; ethnography, art

Museum of natural history.

L. LUZ

.(Conservateur,
16th N. 31 kms. S. Lourdesof

LeBondidier). *Church, l2th-l3th centuries, fortified; chapel; Romanesque sculptured century portal; in Salle deGarde of tower, of antiqiities.

museum

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Gascogne-Bearn Department of Hautes-Pyrenees SAINT-SAVIN *Church, rebuilt 12th century; sculptured Romanesque tympanum; llth century tomb of St. Savin; Romanesque holy water basin; wooden Christ, 13th or 14th century; 14th century tabernacle; 15th century paintings; organ enclosure, 1557; Lady Chapel with 17th century woodwork; capitals in apse; stalls, late 15th century. Musee, in 12th century Chapter Room, N. transept of church; casket, reliquaries, liturgical comb,,12th century Virgins, sculpture. Ruins of priory, 12th-14th centuries. Church, 13th century; enamelled reliquary of St. Ebbons, 13th century. Old houses. Celebrated marble quarries. Eglise de Notre-Dame, remodeled in Renaissance; Romanesque portal; *15th and 16th century frescoes on porch; 14th-15th century Virgin.

3 kms. S. of Arge lz-Gazost

SARRANCOLIN

18 kms. S. of Lannemezan

TRAMESAIGUES [AUDRESSEIN]

12 kms. S.W. of St.-Girons

-PI f.m

I
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S:OUTHERN

FRANCE

Region of Gascogne-.Bearn

Department of "Landes
MONT-DE-MARSA'N' - capital 'of .department Archives 'Dipartemta e:n ;rcords corporations; the 6500 J. Prefect

of royal

and

feudal auand

In the

Prkfectur-,

thorities .prior to .1790; :of "re'ligious :ins titut ions

26 Rue Victor-Hugo

of ::revolutionary period; of the Office of and of other authorities of the Departement;

regis.ters, . 168,.o' .bundles, 2450 volumes.. (Archivist, Mangin).. Biblioth'eque Munciiale; 1:3,O;0 volumes, 5 manuscripts, incunabula.
Muse-es AIRE-StJRLADOUR fDubaln; :P.
rpaint cgs,

'In Hotel de Ville, Place Clemenceau Place PascalDuprat 33 kms. $.E. of Mont-de-Marsan To R. of Cath'drale

,fa.ience., natural P. Lumnmiau).

history. nave has

" (Con-

servateurs,

lubalen,

Cathedrale, ce'nturies,;

.12t''h :century;

15th cenl17th-l8th 18th cen-

tury va-uts:

partially remodeled
'Epi"scopal,

14th ;century ,portal. 12th,

Ancien 'Pal:ais ;centuries". Egl ise du Mas

turie.s, (mutilated); *sacrophagus century.. DAX Eglise built Egl'ise

1.6th,

d'"Aire,

13th and 16th

brick;

sculptured

,portal

Faubourg du Mas d'Aire

Romanesque cryjpt with of 'Ste. "Quitter.ie, 5th.

(ancienne .Cath'drale ), re1656-1719; 13th ce~ntury portal. Saint-Vincent-de-Xaintes (modern.);

Notre-Dame

'Place d I'Hotel
de Ville Faub.ourg Vincent, Rue Gambetta In Hotel de Ville (ancien evech ), Place de 1'Hatel

Gallo-Roman . mosaic,; tomb of -St. 'Vincent. Muse Municipal Borda; prehistoric, GalloRoman and. Assyrian ;ant:iquiteies , coins, Carolingian 'marble:tomb; a few paintings;

natural
GRENADE-SURL 'ADOUR HAGETMAU LESGOR MIMI:ZAN 'Hpital, Church, tions 'Church tine MONTFORT-ENCHALOSSE SAINT-PAUL-LESDAX; SAINT-SEVER Bastide

'history

;and ethnography;

also

de Ville.
25 ,kms. N.W. of Toulouse

Bib liotheque

Municipale. (mediaeval fort), 13th :enclosing *Romanesque ed 'English

century. crypt capitals. of for-

mer' church,

with sculptur

40.kms. N.E. Ort'z

10 kms." W. Tartas 28 kms. W. of Laub ouheyre 23 kms. 1 km. E. S. of of

of

:13th century,;

fortifica-

of 14th and 15th centur'ies. (ruins ),' forme'rly. ehurch -of Benedicabbey; tower (:beiacon),; 12th, century

*sculptured portal " (;mutilated ). 'Bastide .'(mediaeval fort), 14th century. i) fortified nave, 15th :century,; Romanesque choir with :sculpture. Church; **Romanes:que apse with sculpture, Church: unusual example of the Midi. of -Romanesque .:sculpture

Dax

of town,

at tatsempe 14 kms. N.W. of Dax 'Place du Tourdu-Sol

Eglise Saint-Sever,
17th' century:; tympanum; 18th century wrought-iron

'12th centnry, rebuilt

capitals; wood altar. and 'gilt

*Romane's:que

18th century buildings balconies.

with arcades

Place du Tourdu-Sol

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SOUTHERN FRANCE.-.Region of Gascogne-Bearn Department of. Landes. SAINT-SEVER (Cont 'd) Halle aux Grains tformer Jacobin Abbey and home of G~n~ral Lamarque); unusual 17th century cloister. Hote'l de. Ville, in 17th century monastery buildings;, contains Bibliothhque with a number of fine manuscripts. Rue Lamarque

Place du Tourdu-Sol

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SOUTHERN FRANCE

Region of Guyenne

Department of Aveyron
RODEZ
-

capital

of department
CHURCHIES-*.

*Cathedrale

Notre-Dame,

l3th-Sth centuries; *towe.r

1510-

Place d'Armes Place de I'Olmet

15i26
St.-Amans, Romanesque; exterior altered' 1758-1'761.
PALACE Palais 1875; traits, Mus~e episcopal, tower ceiling' of 17th Corbi:res with centuryenlarged contains 17th century, *other

"AND

'HOUSES. "and collection paintings; restored of 'poralso Place de :l.' Olmet Boulevard d1E tournel, Rue.Frayss incus

tapidaire. *Hotel d Armagnac and

old houses;

15th century.

Lycee,

17th.century;

entrance

MONUMENTS gate and chapel

in Jesuit

Boulevard Gambetta, Rue., du, Bal

style..
CULTURA.L INSTITUTIONS *Archives Departementales; records of the royal and authorities of the ancien. regime. Socigte des Lettres:, Sciences et Arts de I'Aveyron; feudal

Presumably in Prefect.ure, Rue Louis-Oustry In Palais de Justice 2 Rue

Library of 16,000 volumes; colors, drawings, etchings, antiques. 310 iricunabula, Musee Fenaille;

Museum with portraits, water natural history and 120 manuscripts, ethnography. (Muse

(former Hotel Rouvier ), Laumiere: Place Rue du Marche Couvert St.-Just Denys

Bibliothhque and Archives Communales; over 80,000 volumes. archeology,

natural history, Aveyronnais Denys

Celtic antiquities, paintings, .drawings, water colors. Mus~e des Beaux-Arts Denys Peuch); works des Artistes by sculptor Boulevard Puech Puech.

Denys

Puech,

PERSONNEL Conservateur, Musee Denys Puech, Biblioth~que

Boulevard

Denys Puech. L. Lacroix (1937), Librarian, Municipales, Bernard RODEZ de Gaulejac (1938),

et Archives

Place du Marche'Couvert. Archiviste, Archives. Departe-.

mentales, (ENVIRONS)

presumably in Prefecture,
Trappe de esque Bonnecombe,

Rue

Louis-Oustry.
14 knis. Rodez S. of

former Cistercian

Abbey, fqunded in 1162 ; church

Roman-

AGUESSAC . AUBIN

(ruins); church, 16th century; tower, 14th century. Chateau de Cabri'res, mediaeval.: Church, 12th and 15th'centuries; tury bronze font: Chateau., uins; ..towers . 13th cen-

kms..N. Millau

of

c.37 kms. S.E.

Capdenac

of

AUlBRAC

Large statu :of the Virgin (on a hill). 'Remains of bierie or Hepital de Notre-Damedes-Pauvres, founded 1120; building, 15th16th centuries; Tour des Anglais, 1353..

28 kms.

N.W. of

Marvejols

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SOUTHERN FRANCE. -Region Departmnent~of Aveyron

of. Guyenne

AUBRAC "(ConV'd) 'Church.,.Romanesque. B01NNEC0MBE, -Abbaye de: see RODEZ (ENVIRONS:) BOZOULS Chuch,- Romanesque; sculpture. CONQUES.
'**Elise Ste.-Foy,

1035-1060;

one of most A.m-

portant Romianesque churches for its archsculpture, and treasures; sculptured miain portal, capitals, 12th13th century. sarcophagi'; :l12th .centifry iron work; 15th .century frescoes in sacristy; Muse (in cloister) with sculpture, frescoes, tapestries, woodwork;. Salle. du Tresor wi~th unique sequence of gold and silver. work from 9th-l8.th. centuries. Well.- reserved, small old town .with 14th. tentury \r'amparts, " portals; , l5th-leth century

22. kms.. N.E.. of. *Rodez c.40"kms. 1{.W. of .Rodez

itecture,,

COUVERTOIRADE., LA:

c. 14

kns .

S. of

'Nant

dwellings;,
.(restored,). CGRANSAC (ENVIRONS ) "ESPALION

ruins

of- chateau; church

S. of c.15 kms. S.E. Aub in 33 .kms. N.E. of Rodez

*Chateau de; Bourr'aze l ; (10: kms

Renaissance. *Chapelle St.-Hilarion, (1

of

Cransac),

ESTA ING LUC-PRIMAUBE.

km.BE.- Espalion"), of 12th century. Chateau, 1572.; tgwers.. Pont-Vieux,. 13th century. Chateau, l~th-l~th centuries. Bridge, 13th century. Chape lle Notre-Dame.-de-Ce ignac (4 kms . S.,W.
of th,

village ),.*15th-18th

centuries;

1O.kms. 'N.W. of Espalion 11 kmvs. S.S.W. of Rodez,

MILLAU.

12th century Madonna; tomb; sculpture, 18th century;, pilgrimage. Eglise Notre-Dame .(Place d. I'Hatel- de

Ville.),l;4th-l6th

centuries.

Elise des Penitents (Rue St. 'Martin); paint-. ing by Crayer (17th century). Old houses ; arcades (l2th-leth -century) ; DP o a c ), e Got hic e u r it e l ~ ; s e dV l e.Be n e as pr i s o in 17th century. Bibiiothiq-be et Atchives 'Municipales HAtel.de Ville).; Library, 10,000 volumes;. *Archives, rich collection, dating back t~o 14th century, includingl important chartu.lary -(Livre d rEpervier ) church, 14th-1. th centuries. Many old houise's. Fortified gate. Church, l2th-l3th cetre;rose window; statues.*Chtiteau,. 1110, rebuilt 1249; towers, dungeon. Eglise St.-Pierre ,.16th century, remains of
Benedictine

'f u t(Ri lfry ue

MUR-DE-BARREZ

35 kms:.

S. E. of

Aurillac c.23 kms. S.W. of Villefranche-deRouergue 40 kms. S.E. Millau of.

NAJAC

NANT

abbey; sculptured

capitals..

SOUTHERN.' IRANCE.
SAINT-Ct3ME

-,

eg&on.of
Church,

Guyemne

Department' of Aveyrcxn 15th century.,

Renaissance.

Chateau,,
SAINT.JEAN-.ETSAINT-PAUL (EI4VIRONS ) S~VRAC. LECHATEAU VILL FRANCH{E-DEROUERGUE

4 kins4 S.E. ,of. Es palion S..W. 35 kkms. of Millau1 32 kms N. Of Mai lasu

Houses, .1$th-17th centuries. Abbey de Nonenque 1 3 k3ms.. ;S. of the village.), 12th .and 15ti, centuries, restred Old -uses, 12th "century,. Chateau, .mediaeval and 17th century. Eglise Notre-Dame (Place Notre-Dame), 12601561: Chape lie :des Penitents Noirsy. 177th century; ~wprks <;of art- and. Museum :'of local. history. Old-houses: *Plac e Noti'e-Dame .(surrounding square:, and-particularly *two of 15th16th ceuntiiy on south s ice ); 2 Rue

Marcellin

-Fabre

(15th .century)..,

*Hospice (near R.R. station.), in former Chartreuse,. founded- 1450~ cloisters.; woodwork;. 16th. century stained glass. windows.
Bibliotheque et

"Archives'

Munic ipa les

'(pre-

sumably .in'Hotel de. Ville );Library, c.3O00O volumes; Archives, municipal deliberations 16th; from 1582:, police registers from century real, estate. books.

2485,

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Guyenne

Department of Dordogne..
PERiIGUEUC
-

capital of department Rue de la Citet Place Daumesnil,

Place

CHURCHES. St. Etienne, .12th century. **'*Cathedra le S. Front, 11.25-50; west front 10th century, resred19th century; cloister of old abbey with architectural and sculptural'fragments. MONUMENTS ruii's. Roman, arena, 3rd century A.D.; .. Couvent S. Marthe, modern, inclosik1g remains of Ancien'Ev~che with Renaissance sculptures. Eveche, chapel de .l Tour. Mataguerre, 1447; remains of ramparts. .*Tour de Vesone, circular brick cella of Roman temple dedicated to .Vesuia,. protectress of t~he city. Old houses with portals, fajaedes, staircases, etc.-.of 12th10th centuries:, 10 Ruie S.. Front; 17 Rue Aiguillerie; 1, 3 and 5 Rue Limogeanne; 9 Rue de la Sagesse; 4 Rue des Farges; Hotel d'Abzac de Ladouze, and Ho~tel de Sallegourde, Rue Aubergerie. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Bibliotheque de-la Ville; 70,000 volumes, 128 manuscripts,

de la

Clautre

Boulevard des Armnes Rue de la Cit( Place Francheville Rue. St. .. Pierre-esLiens

20 Cours Tourny Allees de Tourny

incunabula.
***Musee du Per gord. prehistoric pieces of the .region, cavepaint'ings, Gallo-Roman mosaics, painting and sculpture; $lbayArchives Municipales, in old dwelling of Lagrange-Chancel of 15th century. Archives Departementales. Societe Historique et Archeologique du Perigord; within remains of chateau of 10th-l2th centuries; library of 11,000 volumes.. PERSONNEL J. fltboscq-, Archiviste des Archives Departemnentales, Prefecture., Rue

Hotel de Ville In..Prefa ure, Rue Paul-Louis-C our ie r Chateau Barriere

Paul-I-;ouis

fCourier.

Mlle C. de la. Motte, Bibliothecaire de la Bibliotheque de la Ville, 2V Cours Tourny. E. Pouineau, Archiviste des Archives Municipales, Hotel de Ville. Chanoine J. Roux, President de la Societe.Historique et Ardheologique du Perigord, Chateau Barriere. Bibliothe~que et Archives Municipales, and BERGERAC Musee, in Hotel de Ville; Library; 20,000 volumes;:Archives, rich documents relating to the English Wars, .16th century and-revolutionary period; Museum, prehistory, antiquities, paintings, sculpture,-furniture, faience, arms, coins, medals, .natural history. (Librarian,: A. Galand;. Archivist, A. Jouanel; Conservateur of Musee, A. Tamarelle.)
108
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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region o~f Guyenne Department of Dordogne *BOURDEILLES Church, *Chateau; BRANTOME *CADOUIU 12th century. 14th century fortress; octagonal

c..26kms.N.W.
Perigueux 27 kms. 37 kms. N. E. of of

of

dungeon;- Renaissance

dwelling.
Perigueux Bergerac

Church, part of old Benedictine abbey, 12th, 13th centuries; *11th century tower.

*Church of former abbey,

century *portal; relics bytery, scripts 12th (St. Suaire); five Aubusson

founded 1116; 12th

collection of manuin Prestapestries,18th

*15th century cloister;

and l3th,centuries;

century, and woodwork. *CASTEVAUDEt=FAYRAC CHAN.ELADE *Manoir de works Church; stalls. Chapel., Fayrac, 15th and 16th centuries, c. 18.kms. of Sarlat 5 kms. W.N.W. of Peri gueux 11 kms. N.N.W. of P.erigueux of of of old dergerac S. of S.

restored;

interesting collections of
fa 2 ade; 18th century

of art. 12th century Romanesque. de Perigueux,-15th (c. 3 kms. W. of the

CHATEAUL'EVEQUE COUZE (ENVIRONS) *DOMME

Chateau des Eveques century. Chateau de village), **Private Dr. A. Lanquais

c.19 kxis.E.S.E. 12 kms. Sarlat 5 kms. S.E. of

l4th-16th

centuries.

Ruins of fortified castle, 13th century. archaeological,collection H. Bastin. in the ruins de Beynac; (Librarian, Library of 'M.Elie Perrony.

EYZIES, LES

*Musee prehistorique, castle of Sires 2,000 volumes. Various caves the and R.
animals.

Perigueux

of prehistoric men, notably (between the village of 1.5 kms. from the village, on road to Sarlat 33 kms. S.W. Thiviers. 42 kms. S.E. Bergerac of of

Cro-Magnon cave R. station).

*Grotte de Font-de-Gaume with paintings

*HAUTEFORT MONPAZIER

*Chateau,
17th

11th century, rebuilt in 16th

and

**Civic

architectural group 13th century. Biron

and porticoes,

13th century. Old houses, Chateau de llth-l7th

IOTHEMONTRAVEL, LA

(7 kms. S."

of the village), staircase. tower23 kms.

ce-nturi

s;" chapel; *entrance

Chateau

of Montaigne;

S.E.

dwelling of famous writer with bed-room, beams, Greek and with painted library example of valuable Roman inscriptions; a 16th century dwelling. 1lth-12th centuries, recarved wood retables, *Former Cathedral, *Chapelle private example La Botie);. Brons); Aulaire); 14th century).
-

Liburne

*SARLAT

constructed in 17th; sepulcrale

28 kms. W. of Souillac

(behind cathedral, in

garden), 12th century; unusual of Romanesque "lanterne des morts". near cathedral la (Birthplace Liberte (Htel (Hotel de St.Plamont, of (Hotel de Place de nearby street Rue Gambetta

Old houses:

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SOUTHERN FRANCE -'~Region Department of Dordogne. *SARLAT (Cont'd' *TERRASSON

of Guyenne

Post Office in 14th century church. Church, 15th century; and ruins of abbey. **Private archaeological collection of
Dr. A.

20 kms. W. Brive 37 kms. N.'W. P5rigueux

of
of

Cheynier.

THIVIERS

Church, 12th century, remodelled 15th century. Chateau de Vaucocour, l5th-l8th centuries.

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~~C~Bmb~mnrr

SOUTHERN FRANCE
Region of Guyenne

Department of Gironde
BORDEAUX capital of department CHURCHES to 14th centuries; 11th century porch; Rotowers; sculptured portal; crypt; 16th century 12th

*St..Seurin, manesque St.-Bruno,

Alles

Damour.

choir stalls. 1605; vault paintings, 1771; Assumption by Philippe de Champagne; statues by Bernini. **Cathedrale St.-Andre; nave, 12th century; choir, l4th-18th centuries; paintings; stained glass windows; tombs. PALACE
A

Rues du Mange and d' Ares Place Rohan

Hotel de

Ville

staircase; Archives.

(former Archbishop's palace), 1772-1781; sculpture; painted decoration; Municipal MONUMENTS 3rd century A.D.; remains of Roman

Place Rohan

Palais Gallien,

Rue Fondaudege All's de Place de Tourny la Comedie

amphitheatre. Monument to Gambetta,..1906. *Granb.theatre, 1773-1780.

Tour Pey-Berland,
*Tour St.-Michel,

c. 1440.
l4th-leth centuries.

Place Pey-Berland, near Cathedral Near Quai de la Grave

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Musee d'Histoire Naturelle; collections of natural history,

Jardin public
In Hotel de Lislefenre,Jardin public Terrasse Jardin In du public 39

archaeology.
Musge Prehistorique Muse de et Ethnographique; alogy, prehistoric pieces. l'Institut Colonial; furniture of French colonies. and objects of 18th century. (Italian, 16thethnography, miner-

collection of the

products

Musee d'Art Ancien; **Musee 17th de Peinture centuries,

Hotel Dallfas, Rue Bouffard

et de Sculpture; French, 18th-l9th

paintings

Cours d'Albret. In Hotel de Ville, Place Rohan 30 Rue des Freres-Bonie 3 Rue Mably

centuries).

Archives Municipales; ancient, revolutionary and modern archives, iconographic collections; Library with c. 8000 volumes and brochures. furniture, Arabic and Russian objects. Publique de la Ville; 1800 mss., 300 incunaMusee Bonie; *Bibliotheque bula, c.

300,000 volumes;

collection of Montaigne and (or Lapidaire) with c. cen-. 20 Cours Pasteur in marble and stone. incuna-

Montesquieu;

Musee des Antiques

160 Gallo-Roman, tury inscriptions

Merovingian, mediaeval, 15th-18th and memorials cut pamphlets, Anciens; de Bordeaux; 200 mss.,

*Bibliotheque tJniversitaire bula, c.460,000 volumes, photographs. Musee d'Armes et d'Ob ets arms, models.of boats,

2,400 archaeological Domaine de Carreire, Chemin de Bethmann

Egyptian antiquities,

folklore of Gironde.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Department BORDEAUX

Region of Guyenne

of Gironde (Cont'd) Hotel de

PERSONNEL Xavier Vedere, Archivist, Archives Municipales, Ville, Place Rohan. A. Hahn, Chief Librarian, Bibliotheque

Universitaire de

Bordeaux, 20 Cours Pasteur. Alexandre Nicolai, Pres., Societe Arch.ologique de Bordeaux,

52 Rue des Trois-Conils.

ARCACHON Societe Scientifique d'Arcachoni (Station biologique); laboratories, aquarium, museum. (Dir., Prof. ARVEYRES (ENVIRONS) BASSENS *BAZAS R. Sigalas, Librarian, L. Metzger S.W. of the 5 kms. S.W. of Libourne 8 kms. 30 kms. N.E. of N.W. of Bordeaux *Cathedrale St. Jean, begun 1233, often remodeled; tower 15th-16th centuries; choir 15th century; sculpture. *Porte ramparts. Hotel de Ville, BIRAC BLAYE CRfON GRIGNOLS *GUITRES LABR DE i'agade with 13th century 13th century; remains of Casteljaloux *Chateau du Grand-Puch (7 kms. village), 14th century Chateau de

Beaumont, 15th century.

du Gisquet,

1553. Old houses surrounding Place de la Republique. Church, 12th and 15th centuries; late 15th century murals; stone Virgin, 14th century. Roman fortress, restored in 17th century by Vauban. Mediaeval Chateau, *Church, Chateau, fort, 13th century.

*c. of

5 kms. S.E. Bazas

49 kms. N.W. of Bordeaux 17 kms. 16 kms. Bazas 17 kms. c. S.E. of S.E. of N.W. S. of of

Bordeaux
14th century, restored. part of a Benedictine abbey, 12thtimber-work. 16th centuries; of art; valuable of birthplace 13th, 15th,

13th centuries; furnishings Montesquieu. LAINGON '*LIBOURNE

Libourne 21 kms. Bordeaux 47 kms. S.E. of

and works

Church, 16th century. Hotel de Ville, brary, 16th century;;contains and Museum; *Li.

Bordeaux Municipal Archives

26,000 volumes, 18 manuscripts; rich Emile Flouret.) (Librarian-Archivist, archives. NIZAN' *Chateau de Roquetaillade, 14th century, stored; six towers; keep. Chapel, remains of ruined centuries. REOLE, LA Eglise St. Pierre, c. N. tury chapels; paintings re10 kms. Langon S.

chateau, l2th-l3th three 14th cencentury; 18 kms. E. Langon of

1200;

portal 15th

17th and 18th centuries. valuable civil construccontains BiblioLibrary, from records Municipales:

Old Hotel de Ville; theque et Archives

tion l2th-l4th centuries; c.6,POO volumes; A-rchives,

13th century, municipal deliber'ations from 1530; 'also Musee. -112

SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of (Guyenne Departii'nt of Gironde

-SAINT-ANDRI-

*Church,

11th 'century; 'bell.-tower;

apse.

DE--CUBZAC SAINT-EMILION

23 kms. N.E. of Bordeaux

*Collegial church,

12th ahd 13.th' centuries; portals; Romanesque bell-tower; cloister 14th century; 13th dentury miurals ; stalls, stained glass windows, 15th and:.16th 'cen*tunies.

"c.'',

kms.. S.E.

of :Libourne

*Monolithic. Church (near Church), in .the-'rock.

.the Collegial

Chapelle-de la Trinite.; lth century;-.crypt:' in-rock;.nearby grotto of~ St, Emllion; columbarium. Ramparts with_ remains of walls with Roman-

Adug

esque windows.
SAUVE-MAJEURE, LA *SOULAC.LES-. BAINS

VAYRES VERTHEUIL

Ruins of Abbey, rebuilt in 13th century: church, filth-13th centuries. *Basilique de INotre-Dame-de-la1-Fin-deS-TerrIeS, 12th century, restored iii 19th; *figured capitals;.venerated statue of Notre-Damedel-i-esTre Chateau, partly 13th century. Medieval houses.

c. 22 kms. S.E. of Bdrdeaux c. .26 km's. N. of' *Lesparre

Church,

Romanesque.'

K~eep, 12th centuiry.

9 kms. W. ofLib ourne 56 kms. N. "of Bordeaux

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of etne

Department of Lot
CAHORS
-

capital of department
CHURCHES 111$, altered sculpture; in 13th-15th cenPlace Champollion

*Cathedrale St.-Etienne, turies; in dome, capitals. Tour de'la Barre mediaeval **North portal restored.

14th century

frescoes, Rue GeorgesClemenceau

St.-Urcisse, l2th-13th centuries;

Romanesque

figured

(des Pendus.),

MONUMENTS* 14th century;

remains

of

Rue de la Barre Place Thiers

fortifications. tower and finest in

Palais du Pape Jean XXII, 14th century; crenellations. France; three towers. by Falquiere '(1884).

.**Pont Valentre, fortified bridge of 14th century, Monument Gambetta,

End of Rue du
President Place de la Republique Wilson

Musee;

Egyptian, Roman,

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Gallo-Roman, Celtic and mediaeval histor2. Municipales: Library with c. Archives with 403 mss.;

In

Palais de1'Evch5, Rue Emile Zola

pieces; ,coins; natural Bibliotheque et Archives

Place Aristide Briand In the Prefecture, Rue des Cadourques

40,000 volumes, 6 incunabula, records of city authorities. authorities; records of

Archives Departementales;.records

of royal and feudal

the Office of the Prefect and

of other authorities', 19th century and' later. PERSONNEL J. P. L. Calmon, Librarian, Bibliotheque et Archives-, Conservateur, Musee.
Municipales.

Lavignac, ARCAMBAL *ASSIER

Chateau, 15th'century.. Church, Renaissance., *Chateau,. early 16th century, partly destroyed; sculptured interior fajade; *staircase, some halls. .*Chateau de Castelnau (4 kms. S.E. of town), ruins, 11th, 14th, l th, l7th centuries, one part restored and inhabited; contains furniture and works: of art of Middle Ages; decoration of chapel; covered gallery with sculptures,. 11th and 12th centuries; *possibly some of the Louvre pictures are sheltered here. (Owned by M. Moulierat.)

9 kms.E.of Cahors c. 15 kms. S.E. of Figeac 22 kms. Martel E. of

*BRETENOUX (ENVIRONS)

CABRERETS

(in the valley of the Sagne); **Grotte David prehistoric paintings. Grotte de Marcennac (in valley of the Sagne), and other prehistoric grottos opposite the village.

34 kms. N.E. of Cahors

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Lot Department of CABRERETS ICont'd) CAPDENAC *CARENNAC CENEVI.ERES FIGEAC

Region - of

Guye-n

Private
A

'archaeological

collection

of

Abbe 7 kms S. , E
E..

Lemozy. Chateau : de :Sully.. Ramparts, tury; 16th *gLlise l3th-l4th centuryinow in ruinzs. 12th; cencurious *Church. of priory, Romanesque, Gothc cloister. 15th, .16th centuries;., tapestries.. (on the Promenade );- ,Abbey " 12th century century Chateau, A-13th, of. of
of

Figeac c. 17kms. Martel c.. 36 kms. Cahors

St. Sauveur

church, fonts;

l2th-lth centuries Romanesque capitals.

Notre-Dame-du-Puy (in upper part of. the town, above Place Champollion).; 12th, 14th..c'nturies; retable, Hotel example theque W. facade 16th century; sculptured fine 1696. de la Monnaie of early Municipale Rule Abel

(Rue Ortabadial); Gothic; contains.

BiblioRe-

and Muse Lapidaire. (Maison de Sully,,

Old houses:

naissance portal); Impasse Champollion (15th century birthplace of' Egyptologist

Champollion); Rue de Balene ,(!Htel de Balene, 13th century, now prison.). Eglise des Cordeliers, 13th centuryr; tower restored. Oratory of Notre-Dame-du-Majou; pilgrimage.

.GOURDON

48 kms. N.N.W. of Cahors

Aglise

St. Pierre, former col egial, 13041415; fajade with portal and rose window; 2 rectangular towers; 16th centurytsundial; remains of stained glass windows, 14th century.

Old

houses in old part of the city (Vieille Ville), some of 13th century: Rue de 1'Hotel de Ville,
A

fue'Bertrand-de-Gourdon. 15 kmsh E. of Souillac

.*MARTEL

*Church, 15th century; 12th century sculptured portal; tower 1513; fortified ;chevet, with stained glass window, 14th century. *Hotel de Ville, battlements; century) remodeled called la Raymondie, 14th in 16th; belfry with

sculptured wood mantelpiece,

MERCUUS

18th century, with painting; wooden retable and bas-relief, 16th century. Chateau, 18th, .17th and 18th centuries; former residence of the bishops of Cahors; collection of portraits of 17th century;, 18th century Gobelins tapestries.'(Owned 4 y the bishops ;of Cahors, )

9 kms.

N.W., of

Cahors

RAMPOUX *ROCAMADOUR

Church, 15th century murals;

of St. Peter, 13th century.

wooden statue

c. c.

14 kms. S.W. of Gourdon 31.kms. S.E. of Souillac

*Eglise St. Sauveur, end 12th century; inscriptions, paintings, stalls and woodwork, 18th century; crypt of St. Amadour, 3 reliquaries, Jean-Baptiste, paintings; Chapelle St. Chapel. 2rth century;

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SOUTHERN :FRANCE.- Redon. of auyenne' Department of 1 ot *ROCAMADOTR.

(Cont'd)

St. Bla'isa;_. Chapelle .Ste.; aline,

(style

***SA'INT-CER9

15th century). *Chapelle de la Vierge (on Esplanade St.lJiehel )., 1479; murals; _ancient 'Woodep statue of, the, VJirgin; nearby Ohapelle St.-Michel, Romanesque, dug .n,thbe rock. Ch'Iteau; now dwelling of chaplains of Rocaniadour, .enlarged; alj~red in, '4th ,centiury style.. Egl'ise .Ste. Esprie, some parts 12th, 18th

'*Old

-centuries,

rebuilt;

retablea 17th cenitury;

9 kms. SE of Bretenoux

*SOUILLAC

VIGAN,

LE

-modern murals. *Eglise des Recollets,17th century; painted coffered ceiling. **,*Chateau de Montaal (1:5 .kms.. W. of St. 4.Cere), 1523-1534;. two Renaissance fay~ades; *square staircase tower; the 'whol&' building richly decorated; completely restored, 'furnished and donated to the State by M.. Fenaille; the rnost important, pictures from the Louvre stored here. *Church, 12th century; Romanesque; ***sculp. tured portals, one, inside church; painting by Chasseriau. H6tel de Ville, in former parish church, 17th century; belfry 16th century; above door, *sculptures taken from the Abbatial church. Church of former monastery, 14th; century; **stained glass windows, 14th and 15th centuries. Old houses near church.

37 kms . S. Brive

of

5 kms . E.

of

Gourdon

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Gujenne

Department

of Lot-.et-Garonne

AGEN

capital

of

department 12th CHURCHES century; restored 12th cenRue Richard-Coeurde-Lion 8 Rue Raspail. 12th century; transept and choir Rue Cavaignac Rue Chaudordy

Notre-Dame-des-Jacobins, tury frescoes.

Chapel of the Ecclesiastical College St.-Caprais. *Cathe~drale St.-Caprais, 13th century; capitals. Notre-Dame-du-Bourg, 13th century. HOUSES de Jean de Vaurs;, l'Hotel contain museum. conHotel Presidial;

L'Hotel d'Estrades; Verges tains Hotel de Ville, Hotel Hulot la Poudre,

1'Hotel,

Jean

Place de

'Hotel

(1575), carefully,

restored;

de Ville Place de l$H tel de Ville South end of Promenade du Gravier

17th century,, former

library and paintings.: de la Tour, .mid '18th century; 14th century. CULTURAL. INSTITUTIONS and La Tour de

*Musee,

in three 16th century houses; du Mas}, **Goya

Greek sculpture

Place de l'Hotel de Ville In Hotel de Ville,

(**Venus

paintings, natural history, 65.000 volumes, 44

ethnography. Bibliothque Municipale; contains manuscripts,. 16 incunabula. Archives Departementales, office of the Prefect. Louis Recours, Ville. Rene BonnatlArchiviste Place de Verdun. BARBASTE Moullin fortifie, 14th, 15th centuries, with 4 towers; finest example of a fortified mill, well preserved. DURAS FUMEL LAFOX LAYRAC Chateau, 15th century. keep; important. ruins. Old houses.. Chateau 'de Bonaguil; Chateau, Keep, 2.3 kms. N. Marmande 50 kms. W. Cahors 8 kms. Agen c..11 kms. of Agen N.N.E. 26 kms. of Casteljaloux S.E. of .of 6 kms.' from Nerac (193(), Arqhives 'Departementales, PERSONNEL Conservateur, Muse,- Place de l'Hotel de Place 'de l'Hatel de Ville records of royal and feudal records of the Place de Verdun authorities, 19th century and later,

15th century. century.

S.E. 'of

10th

Church, consecrated 1096, completed 12th century; choir; apse vaults with 18th century frescoes by Frances chini. 13th and early 15th 14th century; *Mise 'glise Notre-Dame, fayade

MARMANDE

centuries;

au tombeau, carved wood, and retable,. 17th centurry; remains of Renaissance cloister.

-,

1.17

SOUTHERN FRANCE

Region of' Guyenne

Bibliotheque et Archives 14unicipales' (Place Clemenceau): -Library,. c.: 8.,500, volumes,. 15, mss. ; Archives, vital statistics from 1591, real estate books from 1582; notarial registers, 1474-96. (Librarian,, J. G. Cazaban.) ~glise St. Vincent, early 12th century, parts co 14 kms. S.E. ISth~ capitals; *17th century stalls; 4th of Marmande century sarcophagus; interior sculptured cornice. Church, llth-12th centuries. 8 kms. S. of Agen Archaeological collection of M. L. Coulonges.. c. -48 kms . N.W. of Cahors Statue of Bernard de Palissy, by Barrias; 2\9 kms, N.N.E. bronze. of .Agen Old houses with porticoes,, 13th century, around Place Lafayette. Porte de Pujols, 12th and 15th centuries. Bridge, 13th century.

Department of Lot-et-Garonine MARMANDE (Cont 'd).

MAS-D 'AGENAIS, LE -

MOIRAX SAUVETrERRE-LAs LEMANCE VILLENEUVESUR-LOT

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Guyenne

Department of Tar n-et-Garonne

MONTAUBAN

capital of department brick, CHURCHES 14th and 15th centuries; painting by Ingres. MONUMENTS Guerre 1914-191.8, sculptured Rue de la Republique Near Place des (tats-Unis

St.-Jacques, pulpit; Cathedrale,

paintings. 1692-1739;

Monument *Place

aux

Morts

de la

by Bourdelle.

Promenade du Cours Rue des Carmes and Rue Michelet Before Pont du Tarn and Bourse Place du Pont

Nationale,

17th

century square;

original arcades,

buildings and gates. *Monument aux Morts de la Guerre de 1870-71; important modern sculpture by Bourdelle and Maillol. *Pont du Tarn; *seven brick arches (1303-16).

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS **Faculte de hundred private Theologie Protestante.; paintings of Louvre collections. depository for and of some several important Rue de la Republique In 14th-l7th of Place century Chateau, du Pont

Rue Ste.-Claire

Mgseum

Bibliotheque de la Vile;
***Musee Ingres; Ingres; Louvt'e world's also depository Museum; for

135 manuscripts;
3000 most important Arts

3800 volumes.
paintings

best collection of drawings by, Muse des Decorati'fs and Musee

Archeologique. PERSONNEL de Bibliothque E. Ducasse, Librarian, Bouisset, Conservateur, Musee Ingres. Andre Chamson, Andre Varagnac, BRUNIQ.UEL Conservateur Conservateur Chateau, 12th restored. Gothic CAYLUS Church, houses. 14th century, including fortified. Maison des Loups, and on 29 kms.S.W.of Villefrancbe-de-Rouergue du Louvre du Louvre at la Ville. Musee Ingres. half30 of kms.' E.N.E. Montauban

at Musee Ingres,

and 16th centuries,

Gothic houses Grande-Rue.

14th century:

opposite church

de Ville); Old market (Place de l'Hotel stone construction, 15th century. MOIS.SAC St.-Martin, 9th ***St.Pierre; or 10th century. 12th century very important, 32 kms. N.W. of Montauban

portal and cloisters with carved capitals. Bibliotheque Municipale (Maison Achon, Rue *MONTPEZAT. DE--QUERCY *SAINT-ANTONIN Sainte-Catherine); .3660 volumes; 10 mss. *Eglise St. Martin, founded 1334; *numerous sculptures, tapestries and works of art. *Former Hotel de Ville., called le Monument; Romanesque dwelling, 12th century., restored; pillars belfry; on the with statues. second floor, 26 kms. Cahors ,41 kms. N.E. Montauban of S. of

Old houses, some Romanesque.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE .Region of .Languedoc-Roussillon

. Department of Ardeche

PRIVAS -

capital of department Contains nothing of outstanding cultural significance Chapelle de Trachin, .14th century. of chateau. in former 30 kms. Privas S.W. of 34 kms. N.W. of Fortified gate and ruins Tournon

ANNONAY

Musee d'Ethnographile r~gionale, Couvent Ste.-Marie. AUBENAS Church, tower; Chateau

15th-16th

centuries;

15th century mausocen-

Renaissance wood-carvings; (now Hotel towers;

leum, 1630. de Ville), 13th-16th dungeon; woodwork; Bibliothegue turies; pre-

sumably contains

et Archives

Municipaleswith 4200 volumes, and minutes of deliberations of city authorities, 16th century and BOURG-SAINTANDEOL Church, 12th later. century with octagonal tower; with relief .25 kms., N. of Tournon 37 l'ms. S.S.W. of Valence 26 kms. W.S.W. .of Montelimar

Gallo-Roman sarcophagus. Fontaine de Tournes, 2nd century, taken from a rock and representing Mithra. Church, 11th century, Romanesque., with Roman sculpture and columns. *Church, 11th-l2th century remains of a Romanesque abbey; capitals and 9th century crypt; Romanesque sculpture;. 11th century mosaic;

CHAMPAGNE CRUAS

JOYEUSE

14th century tomb. Church, 17th century. Former chateau, now Mairie. Ramparts, in ruins. founded 15th century. century. 13th College des Oratoriens,

22 kms.

S.W.

Aubenas

LARGENTIERE

Tour d'Argentiere, Gothic bas-relief, Recolls.

17 kms. S.W. Aubenas

representing silver-work

industry., immured near the Porte des SAINT-PERAY SERRIERES THINES TOURNON Chateau de Beauregard. *Chateau de Crussol Church; mummies (ruins); dungeon. in ossuary. sculptured 14 kms. S. of

Tournon 31 kms. N. Tournon c. 30.kms.

of
W.S.W.

Old houses, 16th century. Church, 11th-12th centuries; lintel; statue of the

Virgin.

of Largentiere N..N..W. 18 kms. of Valence

*Chateau, 16th century, well preserved (now used as prison, tribunal court and Hotel de Ville); du Rhone. contains Mus-e de l'Histoire

VALLON

Cha.teau (now Hotel de Vilie), 7th century; Aubusson tapestries, frescoes, iron work; Museum of palaeontology and numismatics.

21 kms.

S.E.. of

Largentiere

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Languedoc-Roussillon Department of Ardeche VERNOUX VIVIERS-SURRHONE Chateau de Villard, unusual example of Renaissance architecture. in southern France. Cathedrale St. Vincent; Gothic bell-tower; 'Romanesque nave; stalls; Gobelin tapestries. Former Palais Episcopal, 17th century. Hotel de Roqueplane, 18th century Maison des. Chevaliers; fine Renaissance facade.. Chateau, 16th century; works of art. (Owned by Vogue~ family.) Chateau, l4th-l6th centuries; Italian Re30 kms. W.S. W. of Valence 15 kms. N.N.E. of Bourg-Saint-Andeol

VOGUE VOULTE-SURRHONE, LA

naissance relief

and statue.

kms. S. of Aubenas 17 kms. S.S..W. of Valence

10

121

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SOUTHERN FRANCE

M-

Region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Department of Ar Iege

FOIX -

capital of department
CHURCH

St. Volusien, esque *Ch'ateau; gate.

14th century;

vaults

17th

century; Roman-

Place St. Volusien

CHATEAU

AND HOUSES

13th-14th century, restored; dungeon, vaulted halls. century houses: Faurie; Rue de la prefecture.

ramparts,

towers,

On rock near Rue

des Moulins

15th-l7th

Place du Marcadal;

Rue de la

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Musee de l'Ariege; Musee Lapidaire. Archives Departementales;. records of ancien regime prior to 1790; records of revolutionary period, 1790-1800 (mostly destroyed by fire); tal authorities. Bibliotheque; come 19th century records of Departmenof which *8 In.Hotel de Ville, James Rue St. In Hotel de Ville, Rue St. James
PERSONNEL

geology, palaeontology, prehistory, and

In Palais tice,

de Jus-

Rue de Roch'er

In Prefecture, Rue, de la Prefecture

.14,500 volumes, 87 manuscripts from Cathedrale de Mirepbix.

Archives Municipales.

Eloi Laval, AUDINAC

CABANES, LES

Archivist, Archives,. Departementales. Private archaeological Begoudn, at collection of Comte the Chateau de Pujol. 5 kms. N.E. of St. -Gi rons 11 kms. S.E. of Tarascon-surAriege 13 kms. S.W. of St. Girons c. 10 kms. N.W. of Ax-les-Thermes N.W.

Church, partly 12th century. Chateau de Gudanes, 18th entury. *Ruins of Chateau Verdun;'*chapel, 12th cenpilgrimage. Romanesque, 13th cenwith 16th century gate. tury;

CASTILLON LORDAT

Chapelle St. Pierre, tury;

Chateau, 13th and 15th centuries, partly destroyed 1632; remains of portals, dungeon. Caves where prehistoric pieces, graved walls were found; tools, en-

MAS-D'AZIL, LE

small museum.

37 kms. Foix
27 kms. St.

Private collection of Saint-Just Pequart. MASSAT

MIREPOIX

Church, 17th century. Eglise Sai -Maurice (former Cathedrale), rebuilt 1401-1433 and 1497-1537; *15th nave one of boldest in

S.E.

-Girons N.E.

32

kms. Foix

century spire;

Gothic architecture.
Ancien Palais Episcopal and Chapelle,1497; adjoining Saint-Maurice. *Place Centrale old houses
MONTFERRIER

surrounded by arcades and mediaeval. 6 kms. S.W. of

Lavelanet

with sculptural decoration.

Chateau de Montsegur,

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SOUTHERN FRANCE -

region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Department of Arige MONTJOIE, NIAUX PAMPERS RIMONT SAINT-LiIZ IER Fortified village of 14th century; fortified 2 kms. N.E. of

church with bell-tower. *Grotte de la Calbiere; cave with prehistoric murals. Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Camp, 17th centuries; Old castle. Eglise Saint-Lizier, 12th-14th centuries, in.corporating Gallo-Roman remains; Romanesque cloister with capitals; 14th century tower; 13th-14th century tombs of bishops. Ancien. Eveche (now Insane Asylum), 17th century on Gallo-Roman substructures; century Chapter Hall; work; Chapelle.Ste.-Marie, 12th 18th century wood14th century; 14th century Mediaeval fort, 13th century. and 18th fajade. fortified

St..-Girons 5 kms. S.S.W. of Tarascon 19 kms: "Foix 14 kms. E. of St. -Girons 2 kms.. N.W.. of St.. -Girons N. -of-

tombstones; capitals. Roman remains; Visigothic wall; 12th century dungeon; Ftour de l'Horloge, 14th century. SALAU SENTEIN TARASCON-SURAR GE Church, 11th century. *Fortified church, Eglise St. Michel, Chateau 14th century. 13th-15th century. *c. 30 kms. S. of St..-Girons 25 kms. S.W. of St. -Girons 15 kms. Foix S. of

(ruins);

tower.

Fortified gate.. Old houses.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Languedoc-Roussillon.

Department
CARCASSONNE *S. S. **S.
-

of Aude

capital of department

CHURCHES Vincent, 14th century; west portal, statues. Michel (Cathedral), late 13th century, restored century; rose window. Nazaire; nave,. 1095; transept and choir, centuries; stained glass; Carolingian and century sculpture. ,MONUMENTS

19th

Rue du 4 Septembre Rue Voltaire La Cite

13th-l4th l3th-l4th

Pont Vieux, early 14th century; chapel of 1525 at entrance. ***Cite and, ramparts; a complete mediaeval fortress city; double walls with 52 towers, chateau and church. of S. Nazaire, on Roman foundations with a.dditions of 5th-7th, lth-13th centuries; restored in 19th century.

Rue

du Pont

Vieux

Across Aube

the river

*Chateau;
sculpture.

with 6 towers, of

2th-l3th century;-

contains

La Cite.

archaeological

museum with drawings,

engravings,

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales; 24,000 volumes, 692 manuscripts, 72 incunabula. Musee; "ALET French paintings of l7th-18th centuries. Eglise Notre-Dame, 12th century, damaged 1577; ,14th century ambulatory and Chapter House with Romanesque door. Eglise 15th Saint-Andr6, and 16th some late 14th century; century frescoes. 13th century, with proadded 15th and

Rue de Verdun Rue de Verdun 34 kms. W.S.W. Carcassonne,

*of

Old houses,

jecting second storys 16th centuries. BIZANET ( NVIRONS) *Abbaye early

de Fontfroide (4 kms. S.E. of the town), founded late 11th century, restored; 13th century *cloister; church mid12th century, 12th century vaulted cellar. caves. 15th century 'chapels, Romanesque portal with 15th century tympanum; chapter house; 13th century

14 kms. W.S.W. of Narbonne

BIZE BRAM

Prehistoric. Church,

'21 kms.N.W.of Narbonne

Gothic. Chateau,. 17th century. Saint-Michel, 14th century, altered in 18th century; two Gothic doors. Archives Municipales (in the Mairie); documents from 1286; deliberations beginning minutes of municipal from.1515; tax records from of 14th century. works of art.

23 kms.W.N.W. of
Carcassonne 37 kms. N.W. of Carcassonne

CASTELNAUDARY

CHALABRE

Chateau, 15th-l6th century; (Privtely owned.)

46 kms. S.W. of Bra.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Languedoc-Roussillon Department of Aude COUIZA Chateau des Dues 16th century. 21 kms. Quillan E.N.E. of

de Joyeuse;

4 towers,

Bridge, 16th century. FONTFROIDE, Abbaye de: see BIZANET (ENVIRONS) LAGRASSE Eglise Saint-Michel, 1359-98; *Abbaye: Maison des Medailles (.fondation Berlioz) tury cloister; coes

paintings. Militaires

40 kms.

S.W. of

Narbonne

.in 10th and 13th cenchapel of 1:290 with fresand pavement; l3tL-14th century

dormitory; 15th century Grande Salle; Asile des Vieillards in 18th century additions, with court, cloister, stairway, 16th 14th century chapel with sculpture; century tower. 14th century houses: Renaissance *Halles LASTOURS LIMOUX *Pont-vieux, facade,

Maison Mailhac with

(Market place), 14th century. "Tours de 17 kms. 25.kms. N.N.E. of S.S.W. of

14th century. *Four ruined castles, called

Cabaret". Eglise St. Martin, 12th-15th centuries. Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Marceille, 14th

century.

Carcassonne Carcassonne

Bridge, NARBONNE

15th century.

CHURCHES St.-Paul-Serge, 13th century, 15th and 16th century 'century necropolis. **Cathedrale. St.-Just; begun 1272, only choir two 15th century towers; with three portable in metal and enamel. HOUSE **Ancien Archeveche; contains Musee, three l3th-l4th century towers altars, manuscripts,

repairs

Rue Arago

and additions; sculptures, Christian sarcophagi' from 3rd

finished, 1340; Treasury objects ivories, Place du Tribunal

sculptures, tapestries,

between

Place de

l'Hotel

two 19th century towers;

building now Hotel de Ville;

de Ville

Bibliotheque and Archives. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

*Archives

Hospitalieres;

collection dating back to 1122.

In ISpital de la Charit6 (Hpital 0rral), Qiai de la Charite and Rte

Voltaire

*Musee;

prehistoric objects, of l7th-18th

antique

sculpture, paintings

In

Hatel de Ville (ancien Archevtc1e), 1'Hotel de de Place de Ville Ville

and drawings

centuries.
In

Bibliotheque Municipales; volumes. *Archives Municipales; having and *Mus6e great interest

300 mss.,, incunabula, 60,000

Hotel

important accumulation-of records for the history of the Mediterranean

In

Hotel

de

Ville

of Mediterranean commerce. Lapidaire; architectural fragments, Gallo-Roman, Romanesque and Gothic tombs, sarcophagi and other objects, from local monuments and excavations.

In

Church Beedictire

of

the Convent

old

(a

1 burgui ), 13th-

,14th centuries
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SOUTHERN FRANCE- .Region of Languedoc-Roussillon Department of Aude NARRONNE (Cont.'d) of the 15 kms. S.S.W'. Carcass onne. ruins. unusual 12th *11th 14th and 8 kms.. N.E. of 16.'kms. 26 kms. 1' kms. N.W. of of of Q.uillan RIEUX-MINERVOIS
SAINT-HILAIRE

PERSONNEL Pierre Caillard, 2 Rue Corneille, Secretary-general Commission PO [AS PU'IVERT Archgologique Calvary, Chateau,. Chateau, Church, de "Narbonne. 16th century. 14th century. l2th-l4th centuries;

of

early 12th century; rotunda; century nave,

E.S.E. S.S.W.

capitals. *Monastery:' Church, 13th century apse;. 14th century sarcophagus century cloister; ceiling chapter
*SAINT-PAPOUL

Carcassonne century pulpit; of St.-Hilaire; of kitchen Carcass onne-

Presbytery with painted remains

of"1520; house.

*Cathedrale, Pieta;

early Romanesque;

16th century with capitals';

14th century

cloister

Castelnaudary 18 kms. S. Lagrasse 13'.kms. S. of

TERMES

17th century sculpture. Chateau de Termes, 12th century, ruins; two walls, dungeon,. Romanesque chapel (window only).

VERZEILLE

*Eglise St. Hilare;

11th century;

*Tomb

of St. -Hilaire,

of

cloister, 14th century.

Carcassonne

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Re gion of Langudeoc-Rousosui l,lon

Department, .of Bard

NIMES
-

capital. of department CHURCHES Boulevard; Victor-Hugo Place de I'Evrcha

by Hippolyte, Flandrin. St.-Paul,, 1840-50; frescoes Cathedrale Notre-Dame et St.-Castor', 1096, rebuilt 16th17th centuries; de Bernis; Romanesque vestibule; Tomb of Cardinal 9th century, sarcophagus. MONUMENTS *Jardin de la Fontaine with, ruins of so-called Temple of Diana; antique origin, reconstructed 1'7'4O on designs of Le Notre.. Tour Magne, Roman tower. ***Maison Carre'e, 1st or 2nd century; in France; the outstanding example Museum of

Boulevard de I'Esplanade Boulevard de I'Esplanade Place de la Comdie Place des'Arrnes Place des Carmes

of Roman architecture
Antiquities..

now contains

**Arenes *Temple

or Amphith6ltre,. 1st Protestant, Pradier,

or 2nd century A.D.; very good

state. of. preservation. 17th century. 1848; statues by Pradier. 1st century Fontaine aplanade

*Porte. d'Auguste mental door

or Porte d'Arles,

B.C.;

monu-

Boulevard. de's
Casernes

crowned with cornice,

inscription.

*Archives Departementales; tions, records of

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS records of royal and feudal auins.titu-

20 Rue

des

thorities prior to 1790, archives of religious the.-Prefect

Chassaintes

19ti ,century
repository.

and. later, In Hetel de Ville, Rue des Greffes and also de Boulevarid Courbet Rue Cite-Foulc In old Bishop's Amiral-

15,000 bundles and 7,000 registers.

Archives~o

mmunales;

important

*Musee Archeoiogique,

ancien lycee;.Roman

inscriptions

.sculpture, epigraphy, Romanesque Museum of Natural History. Musee

sculpture, .asts; Philippe

des

Beaux-Arts; Nimes;

paintings

by Van Loo,

Champagne,

Poussin, etc.;

sculpture, archeology.

collection Foulc.

Musee du-Vieux

local

Palace

adjoining cathdrale, Bibliotheque Municipale; 16,000 books, 722 manuscripts. Place de l.'Evche Rue Amiral-Courbet

PERSONNEL M. A. M. Esprandieu, Archeologique Curator, Musee des Antiques and Mus~e

Eloy-Vincent, Curator, Musee des Beaux-Arts. H..Bauquier., Curator, Musee: du Vieux Nimes. Gouron, Librarian, Archives Departementales. Bibliotheque.

M.,Peyson,1 Librarian, Archives Communales.

Joseph de. Loye, Curator, Municipale.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Languedoc-Roussillon Department of Gard AIGUES-MORTES Notre-Dame-des-Sabions, 13th .century. ***Ramparts with towers . surrounding; entire 13th century; outstanding monument of mediaeval military architecture. *Tour 'de Constance, 13th century; Salles Gardes; ALES Cathedral with two Salle des Chevalers. Saint-Jean, :18th *centry; facade 12th century windows; Gothic Place city, St. Louis

des

.In Northern of

corner

ramparts, 44 kms. N.W. of

Nimes

tower; decorated interior. Fort (former Citadel), 18th century, by Vauban. Hat.e 1de Ville, 18th ,century; .contains Pibliotheque Mauicipale with, c.9000 volumes, 20 mss. (Librarian, V.F.. Chabrier. ) Ancien Evech6, 18th century; contains Mus~e with paintings; works of A. Perrot. Bibliotheque' Municipale (Place du March), in 17th century house; 4500 volumes, 130 mss.; also Lapidary Museum. (Dir..,. Madame Armand.) BEAUCAIRE CHURCHES *Notre-Dame-des-Pommiers, Saint-Paul; 15th 18t'h century. sculpture nave 14th century, choir 15th century; century. early 13th century. Rue Rue Ledru-R oll in de IHatel de' Ville ,Adjacent tQ chAteau

BAGNOLS-SUR-

11 :kms'. S.
Pont-St.-Esprit

of:

Chapelle Saint-Louis,

**Chateau;

ruins

CHATEAU of a l3th-l4th century castle.

Rue du

Chateau.

Square with 15th century *Hotel de Ville, sculpture.

MONUMENTS arcades and houses. fragments of Roman

1679-1683 by Mansart;

Place de la Rpulique Place de-l'Hatel de' Ville

CULTURAL 'INSTITUTIONS Mus6e Lapidaire; Musee du Vieux artistic antique and medieval scilpture. et de la Tour; 'objects costumes, of historic, Rue Ledru-Rollin,near Ncre-t eez-des-Fbirmiers Rue Barbs, near

Beaucaire

and religious

interest,

liturgical In the H8tel de Ville.

objects, pottery. Bibliothbque et Archives Municipales; documents from the middle of 12th century on, fragments of Romanesque sculpt ure. PERSONNEL Dr. Julian, Conservateur, Musee Lapidaire, Vieux Beaucaire et de la Tour. BOISSIERES FONTANESLECQUES MAS-SO UBEYRAN Chateau; Eglise

and

Muse

du 12' kms.S.W.of Nimes pilc. 13 30 kms. W. of of

4 towers, restored. de Notre-Dame-de-Prime-Combe; grimage. (originally home of Calvinist of Calvinist hero revolt.,

Nimes
kms. Ales S.W. 1702); revolt;

Muske du Desert Laporte, souveviirs costumes;

of Camisard

and 'archibes

Napoleonic proclamation.

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SOUTHER

FRANCE

-. Region of

:Languedoc-Rouss illon

Department of Gard MONTAREN MONTFRIN Chatteau, 12th-l1th centuries; interesting c..3 kms. Uzes 20 kms. N.W. of S.W. of

late medieval, military architecture. Church.) 12th century; bas-relief; paintings. Chateau, 17th century,. by Mansart; 12th cen-

Avignon 17 kms.S.W.of Uzes S.E. of Nimes.. 15 kms. S. of

tury tower.
MOUSSAC

YAGES

Chfteau de CA73telnau,.' lth-l7th centuries. Oppidum;.pre.-1oman ramparts with three towers remains; fragand many portals; pre-Roma ments of Roman mosaics and aqueduct. St.-Saturnin, 15th century. Citadel, *Bridge, arches 1595-162.0. 1265-1309; are old. 12th century; re-ten. of the twenty-five

,c.1O kms.

PONT..SAINT-, ESPRIT

Bourg-St.-Andeol

PONT-SAINT"ESPRIT (ENVIRONS ) PONT-SAINTNICOLAS REMOUIINS

Chartreuse tored *Bridge,

de Valbonne,

10 kms. town 9 kms.

S.W.

of.

in i8t~h.century; c.'1250.

Gothic cloister.

N.

of Nimes or

Chateau, 13th century.. Former church, Romanesque;. now Hotel de Ville. ***Pont-du.Gard (3 kms. W. of village), 19 B.C. by Agrippa; one Roman aqueducts of the finest and loftiest in existence.

22 kms.. W. Avignon

SAINT-GILLES.

**Church,. begun 1116, mutilated in 16th century, rebuilt 1655; *Romanesque facade with sculpture;' Mus~e Lapidaire. collection of E. Private Archaeological Passemard. walls, palace, churches, towers

19. kms. S.S.E. Nime s 39 kms. Ales S.W. of

of

SAINT-HIPPOLYTEDU-FORT
UZES

The whole city of Uz*es, and old dwellings

should be considered CHURCHES

a national monument.

St.-Etienne, end of 18th century. Cath6drale St.-Theodorat, Fenestrelle tower. CHATEAU AND'HOUSES d'Uzs.), 14th century; dungeon 12th tower, crypt with tombs; good example of Renaisl2th-l7th century; 12th century

Boulevard Victor-HugoPromenade des

Marronniers

**Duche(Chateau des Ducs

Place du Duche

century; *faade, portal, archives. sance

Hotel Renaissance, 16th century; Hotel Dammartin, 16th century. . (Ancien Evgche),: 17th Tribunal Hotel de Castille, late Maison du Chanoine

architecture in Southern France. century; stairway and chimney.

19 Boulevard Victor-Hugo Place Dammartin Place de I'Evech6 Place de l'Evech6 3 Rue St.-Julien

18th century.

Sconin, 18th century. MONUMENTS

Place de and Hotel de Hopital,

la.Republique, Ville, 1773; 1746;

all surrounding houses 16th, museum.

17th

Place de.la Republique Place du Duche Boulevard Viaor.-go ard Avnue 4rechal Foch

18th centuries. contains contains 18th century chapel.

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SOUTHERN~ P'RANCE'- Region of Languedoc.-Rouss'illon Dlepartment of Gard UZES (Con.'d.) CtTLTURAL INSIUION4B Musee; paintings, sculjture, 'natural hxistory.. Biblioth~que. et Archives, Municipales:; library c.5,000. printed works, 2 manuscripts. 14us~e of the pdoacelgqe prehistoric pieces found in nearby excavations. In. NHtel de Ville, Place .dui :Duchy *In Duche, Place du Duchd

go 44

PERSONNEL Piala, 'Conservateur, Mushe, Hotel de Ville. VALflONNE, Chartreuse de: see 'PONT-SAINT-ESPR-IT, .(ENVIRONS)

-130p

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Department of Haute-Garonne
TOULOUSE.capital of department CHURCHES furnishings, paintings and sculpture. -*Egiise des Jacobins, 13th century brick edifice with seven central columns; *tower; 14th century mutalpaintings. ,**St..Serninn, llth-l3th centuries; tower 1478; one of largest, best preserved Romanesque churches; *sculptured portals; in crypt with ambulatory; treasury in choir *bas-relfiefs relics; choir stalls, 1670. Ancienne Chapelle des Carmelites, paintings. Notre-Dame-du-Taur, 14th century; facade and tower. Cathdrale St. -Etienne; nave early 13th century; choir begun 1272; Western portal 1445; tapestries 1533 and later; portal decoration. HOUSES *Hotel Bernuy, 1504-1533; *Hotel d'Ass statuary. late Gothic church of brick; interior Rue de la Dalbade 1537. (St:.-Michel), 17th-l8th centuries; Notre-Dame-de-la-Dalbade; St.-Exupere 1822;. 18th, century Biblioth,4que Universi taire, 56 Fide du Taur Rue du Taur St.-Pierre, 1607-1.12 and late 18th century; 21 Rue Valade. Rue Lakanal Place Saint-Sernin

Place Saint-Etienne

Alle4 Saint-Michel

zat,

Renaissance court. 1565-1562; center for learned. societies

Rue Gambetta Place d'Assezat

of Toulouse with six different

libraries;

Acadmie

des
15 Rue CroixBaragnon 25 Rue de la Dalbade

Jeux Floraux, founded 1323, *14th century manuscripts. Maison Ancienne, l2th-l3th centuries; the oldest house.in Toulouse. Maison de Hotel Pierre (Hotel de Clary), Chevaliers de 1606. now occupied by 1530. century. St.-Jean(des Malte),

32 Rue de la 36 Rue 22 Rue

Dalbade

the Ecole. Suprieure Hotel du Vieux-Raisin *Hotel Felzins; Old portion of the city

de Commerce, 1665-1685. (Htel Bkringuier-Maynier), 1550-1556. changed scarcely

du Languedoc de la Dalbade

two courtyards,

since 18th

MONUMENTS Capitole paintings. *Tour des Archives; la Ville. dungeon, 1525-29; contains Archives de furnishings Rue Roschach Place. du Palais de Justice (Hotel de Ville), 1750-1753; furnishings and Place du Capitole

Palais de Justice, 17th century, restored; and mural paintings of 17th century.

*Musee Saint-Raymond; matic collections. Bibliotheque de

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS archaeological,ethnographic,

numis-

In farmer Collge St.Iayzaxx (1510, restored 1852), Place St.-Payincl Rue Lakanal

la Ville, 1782; 230,000 volumes,

1130 mss.,

850 incunabula.

--

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SQUTHERN FRANCE -. Region of, Languiedoc-Roussillon Department of Haute-Garonne TOULOUSE. (Cont 'd) 464 mss., 51
CULTURAL :INSTIrUT1IONS, Bibliotheque Univarsitaire; 344,0O volumes,

19,000 theses,

56 Rine du Taur (Iara ad Arts);":3'7Alle sde Sciences) Jules (ltdicire ani

incunabula.

**Archives

de la Ville;

one

of the

outstanding

municipal

depositories of Southern France. Archives Hospitalieres 14th and 15th century documents. **Musee des Augustins (old Augustinian convent with *15th

:In Tour des'Archives, Rue Roschach

iInl

Htel-Dieu,

Fauburg Saint-Cyprien Rue de Metz-

century cloister, and modern building);

one of most

important French collections of sculpture-,(Roman,, mediaeval, .Renaissance);, paintings in church. **Archives Departernentales; archives prior to 1790. in Prefecture; archives after 1790 in

In the Pfecture, Saint-tien

Place

the

Palais

de 'Justice.

; and in the

PaFais de Justice, Place du FPlais de Jztice Musee Museum du Vieux-Toulouse; d'Histoire" Naturelle collection of documents of art. Zoologique; anthroJardin des Plantes mineralogy, preand. Jardin of local 6 Rue Saint-Jean history, ceramics, and various works

pology, zoology, paleontology, geology, history, ethnography.

PERSONNEL. Fourcade, Conservateur, Muse Saint-Raymond. A. Biscons, Conservateur, Musee duVieux Toulouse. Prof. H.V. Vallois, Administrateur, Museum d'Histoire Naturelle and Jardin Zoologique. Archiviste, Archives. Ddpartementales. Fr. Galabert, Archiviste, Archives Municipales and. Archives B._ Fauchey, Hospitalieres, BLAGNAC GRENADE MARTRES and- Librarian, Bibliotheque re; *14th de la Ville.

Mlle. Arduin, Head-Librarian,

Bibliothkque Universitaire.
century

Chapelle Saint-Exup

paint-

8 kms. 25 kms.

N.W. N.W.

of of

ings; restored.
Church, 14th century. Church, late 13th century; *tower; falence. Villa: de. Chiragan; ,fragments of Roman villa excavated MONTESPAN *Grotte de 1893-1911. prehistoric cave with the

Toulouse Toulouse 21 kms. N.E. of St.-Gaudens c.11 kms. E. of

Montespan

Magdalenian frescoes and sculptuire, MONTLAUR {URET oldest statues in the world. Chateau de Fourquevaux. Eglise Saint-Jacques; Toulousian Gothic octagonal tower, style.

St.-Gaudens 19 krs.- S.E. Toulouse 2.0 kms. S.W. of Toulouse of

Musee Clement-Ader;' local history; -Salle des Archives Anciennea, 15th and 17th centuries, with valuable documents on the Etats de .Comminges.

PIBRAC
RIEUX

*Chateau, c.1540; 16th century furnishings painted'decoration. Eglise Sainte-Marie,

and

23

kms. W. Toulouse Muret

of of

13th and 14th centuries, enlarged in 17th. century; tower; statues and church furniture,, 14th-7th centuries.

27 kms.

S.W.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE, - Region of (Languedoc-Roussillon: Department of Haute-Garonne RIEUX (Cont td) Ancien Palais Episcopal; portal, 1696. 15th century tower;

15th-17th.century houses. Pont, 17th'century, brick. SA INT-AVENT IN Church, late 11th century; portal with *historiated capitals and tympanum; three basreliefs, c. 1100; 12th century wrought-iron choir screen; votive altars SAINT-BEAT 15th century stalls; immured in E. three 24 kms. S. of apse wall. i2th century century; statue 13th of. Montrejeau 5 kms. N.W. Luchon

Church, . 12th. century; complete Romanesque seated Virgin. Chateau century Virgin. Marble quarries, (ruins), 14th

well-preserved and church; and 15th

dungeon;

colossal

'bronze

SAINT-BERTRANDDE-COMMINGES

**Cathedrale tribune, tomb

Notre-Dame, 1120-1.140,

known from Roman era. 1304-1349; 16th century wooden de Ch'tilon .(14th

8 kms.

S.

of

12th century portal; of bishop. Hugues

Montrejeau

organ enclosure, and *66 stalls; *cloister with three sarcophagi. (.in 18th century house,

century); Trsor; Romanesque galleries; Musee deComminges

behind Cathedrale); Roman and Gallo-Roman antiquities; sopme sculpture.' (Conservateur, Betrand Sapne). SAINT-GAUDENS Church (former Collegdiale),- 11th and 12th 13 kms..E. of centuries, restored; *capitals; sacristy.former VALCABR RE *Eglise antique Ruins Saint-Just,. N. century fragments of 4th *sculptured flamboyant portal; Montrejeau

murals, tapestries, stalls'; Chapter Room),' 12th century llth-12th portal, in. choir. Roman basilica with centuries'; 12th century; some c.7 kms. S. of Montrejeau

mosaic, temple, and substructures

Christian basilica..(4th or' th VILLEFRANCHEDE-LAURAGUAIS VILLENOUVELLE Mediaeval fort with church, 15th Church, 14th. century. century sarcophagi.

of

century)with 5th 33 kms. S.E. of Toulouse century. 27,"kms. S.E. Toulouse. of

"~i"""f~"l""~PI~~"I~ak

1$3

SOUTHERN /

FRANCE.

Region of Langtiedoc-Roussillon

Department
PUN, LE capital of department Notre-Dame; 12th century

of Haute-Loire

**Cathedrale

CHURCHES Romanesque

edifice; porch

Rue

Seguret, at

top

famous statue and cloister; and des Morts; St.-Clair

of the Virgin;' sculptures two frescoes in Chapelles

in South

of Rue des

Tables

des Reliques octagonal Rue du Jardin de 1 'Eu, in'Aiguilhe Rue du Jardin de 1'Evque, in Aiguilhe

wooden doors 12th century., (incorrectly known as Temple of Diana);

12th century edifice. **St.-Michel d'Aiguilhe; 10th cehtury oratory with 11th cen-

tury sculptured doorwJay.

MONUMENTS Colossal statue of the Virgin, cast in 1860. Fontaine Crozatier; 19th century fountain with bronze figures. CULTURAL Mus~e Notre-Dame; 1lth-l2th century capitals. Archives Departementales. Archives Communales. 40,000 volumes, 237 manuscripts, collection; prints; INSTITUTIONS

Le. Rocher de Corneille Place du Breuil

in north gallery of cathedral cloister,

Adjoining cathedral
Boulevard Jules Valles In Hotel de Ville, Place du Martouret Rue St.-Pierre In Jardin Public, on Rue Antoine-Martin

Bibliotheque Municipale; 21 incunabula. *Musee Crozatier;

French paintings, lace

natural history collection. PERSONNEL Ulysse Rouchon, Conservateur, AURAC-LAFAYETTE **BRIOUDE Musee Notre-Dame. of Joseph Bernard, Directeur, Muske Crozatier. Chateau de Chavagnac-Lafayette,. birthplace Lafayette. **Eglise turies; St. Julien, rebuilt 12th on N.: side

25 kms.

S.E. of

(Belongs to an American society. and 13th censculpmurals; wooden doors; *open porch with **Romanesque

Brioude 40kms. W.S.W. of La Chaise-Dieu.

tured decoration and ancient in Chapelle St. *capitals century), **CHAISE-DIEU, LA **Eglise Michel,

in nave; *retable by Vaneau (17th and other paintings; crypt. 1343-1352, finished *4 1378; caryatids 42 kms. Le Puy N.W. of construction;

St. Robert,

important Gothic attributed

to Coysevox;

tombs including

*tomb of Pope Clement VI by P. Roye; Danse macabre, 15th century, on 3 panels; *Gothic stalls; **14 Flemish tapestries. *Cloister, adjoining church, 1378-1420; two vaulted galleries, with heraldic keystones; Gothic flamboyant door. *Tour Clementine, 1420, attached to the machicolated dungeon, 1378chevet. of church.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Department

Region of Languedoc-Roussillon

of Haute-Loire Old houses: Rue de, la Cote (one with Gothic

S**CHAISE.DIEU,LA (Cont'd )

Pieta in niche, also"La Cloze," fortified 15th century house); neighboring streets (houses with turrets; some with Romanesque windows). *Church, 11th and i2th-centuries *murals; Romanesque holy.watrer basin; remains of *cap. tombs from 12th to 15th centuries.' Church, 12th century; remains of abbey; itaLs; Tower, Renaissance stalls and chapel. Gothic, fortified. central, bell-tower. upper c.6 14th century; 12th century;.

*CHAMALIRES

18,kms.

N.W. of

Yssingeaux

CHANTEUGES

6 kms . S.E.
Langeac

of

*LAVAUD IEU

*Church,

*Cloister,

12th and 13th centuries;

kms. S.E.. Brioude

of

story made of wood. *Refectory; **Romanesque murals, Chapter Hall and kitchens, MONISTROLSUR-LOIRE Eglise

12th century.

now private houses. Romanesque 21 kms. Ys N.N.E. of

St. Marcellin, .12th century; Ev~ques du Puy,

nave with cupola; Chateau des turies. Old houses.

two monolithic columns. 15th and 16th cen-

ingeaux

POUIGNAC

Church, 12th century; Chateau de

century, Romanesqee;

porch, 14th dungeon

5, kms. Le

N.W.

of

*capitals.. Polignac ('ruins):; square

Puy

1385; a number of Roman sculptures, inscriptions found near Chateau. (Owned by Duc de *SAINT.PAULIEN Polignac.. ). *Church,, 12th century, altered several ,times, built over ruins of 4th century construction; fa~ade' with'Gothic tower, . four Romanesque chapels; on side altar, antique carved stone, 3 kms'. S.W. of 14 kms. Le Puy N.W. of

perhaps Roman. Chateau de la Roche-Lambert, turies;

15th-16th

cen-

Renaissance gate with round tower' and chapel; octagonal staircase tower; collection of furniture, fa!ence, arms, tapestries, enamels, some works of art in the chapel. SAINT-VIDAL SAUGUES Church, Romanesque. Chateau, 15th century. Eglise St..M4dard, Gothic;
15th ceintury..

St..-Paulien

9 kms. processional cross,

N.W.

of of

Le Puy 44 kms. S'.W. Le Puy

Chapelle-des-enitentBlancs; retable, 18th century. Tour des Anglais; turies. TENCE Eglise St. Martin, 15th century; stained glass Renaiswindows, 15th century; wood carving, 18 kms. E.S.E. of Yssingeaux large keep, l2th-l3th cen-

YSS INGEAUX

sance. Chateau du Besset, Gothic. Hotel de Ville, Gothic building with battlements, flanked by Tour de l'Horloge; part of Chateau built c.1490.

28 kms. Le

N.E.

of

Puy

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Languedoc-Roussil'lon

Department. of Herault
MONTPELLIER capital of department Saint-Pierre, CHURCH 14th century, largely restored Rue de de l'Ecole

Cathedrale

19th century; lateral porch with sculptures.

MONUMENTS 12th and 14th centuries; contains Archives Chateau d'Eau; 1776, Porte du Peyrou;

Medecia'e

Tour des Pins,

Boulevard Henri IV Promenade du Peyrou Place de la Comedie La Grande-Rue

Municipales. **Aqueduc St.-Clement;

out-

standing ensemble;

bas-reliefs on Porte.
by Etienne d'Antoine.

Fontaine des Trois-Graces, Iktel Saint-Cme, 1775.

**Archives Municipales;

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS splendid accumulations dating

back

to the 12th century. Archives Departementales;

In Tour des.,Pins, Boulevard Henri IV 40 Rue des Patriotes

important repository; records. prior to 1790, and of revolutionary period; notarial records.

Jardin des Plantes and Institut Botanique, created in 1593, the oldest in France; valuable botanical garden. "Bibliotheque de l'Universit; 800 mss., 88 incunabula, 200,000 volumes, 250.000 brochures and theses; founded 13th or Bibliotheque Mus~e Atger; 14th century. de I'Ecole d' Agriculture; :20,000 volumes, 139

Rue de

l'Universite

periodicals. valuable collection and paintings, also Library. prehistoric pieces, *mediaeval antiinscriptions. **drawings and **engravings; Mus~e Aicheologique.; Faculte de Medecine, Rue des Carmes 14 Rue Eug~neLisbonne 37 Boulevard de l'Esplanade

quities, Renaissance -sculpture, coins,

*Musee Fabre and Bibliotheque; paintings and drawings; Library; manuscripts, incunabula and c.150,000 books. Societe Archeologlque de 14ontpellie; tLibrary. Musee d'Art Romain. PERSONNEL M. Pitanque, Bibliothecaire, Rue de I'Universit6. la Ville Bibliotheque de I 'Universite.

t i crypt _of Notre-mTe-desTables, Place Jean -Jaur s

Mlle.

en chef, Bibliotheque de et du Musee Fabre, 37 Boulevard de I'Esplanade. Maurice Oudot de Dainville, Archivist, Archives Municipales, Tour des Pins, and Archives ' Departerentales, -40. Rue des Patriotes. J. AGDE BASSAN Cordier, Bibliothecaire, d 'Agriculture. *Cathedrale Bibliotheque de I'Ecole 22 kms..E.S.E. Beziers 9 kms. N.N.E. Beziers of of

Page-Delauney, Biblioth4caire

Saint-Etienne,

12th century,

fort ified.. Fortified church,

12th century.

City gates, 14th century.

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SOUTHERN. FRANCE

Region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Department~ of Herault
0

BEZ IERS CHURCHES St.-Aphrodise, church 13th and century; Musee sculptures. 12th,. 13th and 14th centuries; in cloister,: Avenue de Murviel *St. .Nazaire, 15th centuries, crypt 12th Place St.-Aphrodise

Lapidaire.

Theatre;

MONUMENTS facade with bas-re~liefs by David d_'Angers. Pont-Vieux, 13th century; seventeen irregular arches.. 18th century. CULTURAL, INSTITUT:IONS ib.liotheque registers

A14jes: Paul-Riquet Over-- Orb. River Over Orb River

*Pont-Aqueduc,

-et

Archives

Municipales; .Library with. 36 Archives with, c.23,,,Q

s..iz

Place

St.-Flix

11 incunabula,' Mus.ee Lapidaire; Musee

2.1,5.00 volumes;

and 2.,000 bundles. Roman antiquities. antiquities, paintings, sculptures, In Cloister of St -1MZaiz, Avenue, de. Murv iel 6 Rue Auguste.

Auguste-Fabregat

medals., ceramics, drawings,' pastels. PERSONNEL Musee Augus.te-Fabrgat., Lapidaire.. 17th century; park presumably, by,-

:Fabragat

Cambon, J. CAESTRIES

Curator,

Darde,- Curator, Mus~e Chft.eau,

12 kms.

N.E. of

Le Ntre. Aqueduct,, 17th century,, by Riquet.,

CLiRMONTi'HERA:ULT LA ALOU-'LESEglise Saint-Paul, fa~ade; tower. Romanesque (12th.? 14th century; fortified.

Montpellier 3.7 kms:. W. of

Montpellier
37 kms.. S.W., of,

Eglise St. Pierre-de-Rhedes, founded by Charlemagne.

3AINS
(ENVIRONS)
LA

.priory century),.- said to have,. belonged to a.

Lodeve.
c..6 kms. S.W. of

TERUNE

Ch~teau,
Chateau, Cathedrale centuries; dow; cloister; stalls. Bibliotheque

early 18th
15th century.

centry, by Dailer.

Montpellier LIEURAN-RIBAUTE LODEVE 10 kms..N..of Beziers rebuilt fagade '15th and in with i3th-l4th rose win.-. 1651:.; (in on 17th century tomb, 54. kms. W.N.W. 'of Montpellier Saint-Fulcran, fortified tower; frescoes et Gothic

chapel; Muicipales

Archives

H8tel de Ville, 18th century); documents parchment, 14th century and later, and

LUNEL

other Bibliotheque c.7,O00 mss.,

records. et Archives Municipales: editions, Library, 23 kms. N. E., of volumes, rare bindings; mediaeval Montpellier

Archives, 1204 ff.

c.450 dossiers c.13.kms. S. of

and registers; MAGUELONE

*Eglise Saint-Pierre

(ancienne Cathedrale), llth-l2th centuries, restored;, *colored marble fa,5 ade with relief and inscription. of 1178; *Romanesque capitals; of large marble blocks of tombs

Montpellier

MURVIEL-LESMONTPELLIER

of bishops.. Prehistoric' town walls stone.

c.12' ifms .

W.

of

Montpellier

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OUTHERN Depatment

Languedoc-Roussillon FRACE - Region of of Hea~lt Chateau, Ramparts. Old houses. 15th and 16th century houses, especially Hotel, c'Alfonse, Rue de Conti, and feote Malibran. Abbaye tie Valmagne, l3th-l8th centuries; altar, 17th century. 10:kms.. N. Lodeve 23 kms. .Bez iers c. 13 kms. E.N.E. of N.E. of of

PEGAIROLLES-DEL 'ESCALETTE PEZENAS

PEZENAS.

(ENV IRONS.)
SAINT-GUIHEMSLE-DESERT SAINT-PONS

fountain. *Church, lth-i2th centuries; 6th century sarcophagus; Saint=Pons, late

138;

of P~zenas c.30 kms. E. Lodeve 50 kms. B iers N.W.

sculptural frag12th century; in sacristy;

ments.
Cathedrale

chevet

(former faade)
and arcades;

with .sculptured
capitals Romanesque

tynpanums

SETE,

[CETTSI

door with wooden panels. Bibliotheque et Archives Communales (in College); Library, 23,000 volumes, 3 mss. (Conservateur, F. Richard.) 4 Mus e Municipal (Place Victor-Hugo); paintings, sculpture, drawings, engravings, antiquities, ethnography, natural history. (Conservateur, Joseph Moulin.-) Station Biologiquf, Biologie pellier; annex of the Institut de Generale de l'Universite de Mont-

18th century woodwork;

23: kms. Agde

N.E.

Library with c.10,000 volumes. 18 kms. E.S.E. of Beziers 16 kms., S.S.W. Montpellier S.W. c.32 kms. Lodeve of of

VIAS VIC-LA-GARDIOLE

Church, tower. Church,

14th century, fortified; rose window; L2t-h century; unusual example of small

VILLEMAGNE

fortified Romanesque church. Eglise Saint-Grgoire,, 13th century, restored; tower; Ruins inscription on portal. arcades; part of old gallery; of Abbey;

columns with capitals, and sculptured jambs. Romanesque house. Hotel des Monnaies (Mint); facade decorated with metal plaques dies. Ruins of 13th century ramparts and old bridge. representing the original

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SOUTHERN FRANCE

Region of Languedoc-Roussi llon Department

MENDE capital of department Saint-Pierre, towers, i4th-15th centuries, restored stalls with wood-carvings Black.Virgin; cross, old 17th Rue du Chastel and Faubourg des Capuc ins Place d'Angiran Place Urbain V

of Lozere

Cathedrale of 1690; Vieille houses

1599-1620;,

1508-24;' ornament.

Aubusson tapestries, 1706;

century sacerdotal

Ville with fortified gate, (Hotel des Seigneurs

Gothic

de Ressouche, 17th century),

and Pont Notre-Dame-Peyrenc,l14th century. Hotel de Ville, 18th century; Salle du Conseil with Aubusson tapestries; Muricipales; *Archives incunabula, 60 mss. Departementales; records of royal and feudal of Office contains Biblioth'que et Archives printed works, 100 Library with c.18,000

4 Rue Lkon-Boyer

authorities prior to and corporations, of the ment, Musee; "CAZE, LA

1790, of religious' institutions

of revolutionary period,

Prefect and of other-authorities of the Dparte19th century and later; 20,.000 registers and medals, antiquities, some 15th century manor; Rue du Muske S.W. of

bundles. natural history, coins, Chateau paintings. (now hostel), 8 kms. vaulted dining room; ceiling decorated with paintings by Prunier (1637). furniture; St. LANGOGNE LANUEJOLS MARVEJOLS Eglise *"Lou Gervais et St. Protais, 12th century;. figured capitals. flanked by three niches; Old houses: in center Maselet," Roman mausoleum, 2nd? century, inscribed lintel. of the town, especial(Hotel Ste.-Enimie 40 kms. N. of Vi lle fort c.18 42 kms., S.E. kms. Mende N.W. of of

Mende

ly Rue des Carmes,"Rue Jules-Daud4 Salanson, 17th century). Three fortified gates towers, MOLINES in old ramparts

flanked by machicolated surrounding the and 12th 11 kms. Florac N.W. of

town. Chateau de Rocheblave, ruins

century.

16th century,

of Castel de l'Aiguillette.

QUEZAC

Church, l4th-l6th centuries.

Gothic 16th original bridge century plan. 5 kms 2 knls. Mende Church; Romanesque apse;. frescoes. Romanesque chapter house; 37 kms. S.E. Florac Monastery of S.W. of S.E. of of six arches, 1365, destroyed 17th century on and rebuilt 10 kms. Florac N.W. of

SAINT CHELY.DU-TARN

Old houses. Church, Romanesque.

Chapelle Church; Notre-Dame-de-Cenaret. 13th century.

Ste.-Enimie

SAINT-JEANDU-BLEYMARD
SAINT-MICHELDE-D*ZE SAINTE-ENIMIE

(ruins);

two toweis

and remains

of ancient walls.

27 kms. W.N.W. of Florac

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Languedoc-Rouss lion

Department of Pyrenhes-OrI.entales
PERPIGNAN capital of department CHURCHES
**Cathedrale St.-Jean, -1324-1509, and church of Vieux.St.-Jean,

Place Gambetta

c.

1200;

organ loft 1504;

altar 1620;

Romanesque

statue of Avenue Grande la Real Rue de l'9glise

the Virgin;

*Spanish wooden crucifix-of 16th

century.

Ste.-Marie-la-Ral, 1320; parish church of kings of Majorca; Catalan retable and fonts. St.-Jacques, l4th-l8th centuries; 15th century altarpiece.

Castillet, *La Loge, stye

. PALACES 1368, restored 1478-79; contains Archives rebuilt 1540 as court town halls. MONUMENT .. of 15th-=l7th centuries around 13th of maritime law, in

Place

de

la

Communales. 1307; of Italian

Victoire Place de la Loge

*Citadelle;

fortifications

century castle

of kings of Majorca. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS In Castillet by French-and Spanish Rue de l'Universit'e Rue de l'Universite

Archives Communales. **Musee, 1349, rebuilt 1760; artists. Bibliotheque de la Ville; 80 incunabula. -*Musee d'Histoire Naturelle; collections. Archives Departementales.

% paintings

37,000 volumes, 151 manuscripts, remarkable palaeontological

12 Rue de la Fontaine Neuve

Rue du Bastion S. Dominique

PERSONNEL L. Delfau, Conservateur du Musee. Archiviste et Bibliothecaire et Departementales, des Archives Communales de ARLES-SUR-TECH et de la Bibliotheque altered in 12th portal; of Sts. 17th 4 kms. S.W, of Amelie-les-Bains Robin Marcel, la Ville. *Church, consecrated 1046, century; 16th century tower; cloister

entrance 1261-1303; *sculptured before fagade, miraculous tomb Abdon and Sennen, 5th century; century retable;

silver reliquary busts,

1425 and 1440. Old houses: Place de l'Ancienne-Mairie. BAINS-DU-BOULOU (called *9glise St. Martin-de-Fenouillar "La Mahut"), 10th' or 11th century; the examnple of the is an important choir first Romanesque style BANYULS-SUR-MER in architecture; *l2th-13th century :murals. Monument aux Morts, by Maillol, 20th century. Laboratoire Arago with Zoql gical ,Station, and Aquarium. 8' kms. N.E. Cret of

37 kms.

S.E. of

Perpignan

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Department BOULOU, CANET CERET SOUTHERN FRANCE - 'Region of Languedoc-Roussillon of Pyrgnees-Orientales LE Roma nesgi~ppr~tal; Church, 11th century bell, , 1436; retable, 17th century Church, 16th century; Tour de Castel-Ros'sil] Church, Romanesque, tury; remiainis of11th century. on, 12 -l3,th centuries. in
-"'"'. -~I: ~Ci~~""~':;:

21 kzi.

S.

Perpigzan
10 kms . E.
Pe rp, gn9 kmsI.tE{ZNr . of Antei.e-es-Bains--

'of

remodelled

18th

cen-

portal.,1398; main alt ar. . ' Fortified gate and towers of. old' ramparts. Pont de Caret, 1321-1340, restored in 18th century.: Monument COLLIOURE COUSTOUGES Church; Chateau, aux Morts retables, de 1914-18, .1y 17th century; restored. fortified tower; restored.,
c,

Maillol. 27 kms.
21

treasury.

S.S.E,, of
of

12th century;

Per rignan
k~.SS.E.

Church, consecrated *sculptured portal. Chateau de Pradells;

1142;

Arles-sur-Tech recently 13_ kms. S.E.:of

ELNE

*Cathedrale Sainte-Eulale, middle 11th cen-, tury; Romanesque tower, reix forced 141; late 14th century painted, retable; 14th century tomb; **cloister, .12th century,, with .14th century sculptured panels, 12th13th century

Perpignan

tombs

including that of
Romanesque portal. 10 kms.. N..N. W. of

Guillaume Jorda.
ESPIRA-DEL'AGLY FONT-ROMEU Church, 13th century;

13th **Ermitage de Notre-Dame-de-Font-Romeu; century statue of the Virgin transferred *pilhere every summer ' from Odeillo for grimage, 8 September; woodwork. miraculous statue. fountain;

Perpignan : 7 .kms. W. off'

Mont-Louis.

LLAGONE, MAURY

LA

Church; Christ.

*12th century Qpaeribus

wooden

of'

3 kms.
8 kms.

N.
E.

of
Qf St.-

Mont-Louis (above Cucugnanr, 11th Paul-de-Fenouillet

Chateau de

(ENVIRONS)

century; ruins.
Chateau de Pierrepertuse (above Rouffiacdes-Corbieres). l2th-13th centuries; ruins.

MONT-LOUIS

.*City founded in 1681: by Vauban; ramparts; citadel; church, 1736, with late 16th century statue of Christ; monument to General Dagobert Church, Romanesque; on doors. (died 1794). 13th century ironwork

35 kms. S.W. of Prades

PALALDA

N. of: kms. Amelie-les-Bains of

PRADES

Old houses. Eglise Saint-Pierre, Gothic; Lombard Romanin retable; esque tower; 17th century

43 kms.. S.W. Perpignan

front of fagade,
PRATS-DE-MOLLO

*fragment of llth-12th
24 kms. S.W of

century cloister of St. -Michel-de-Cuxa.' Church, 1649-81 in Gothic style;. 13th century crenellated tower; fonts; 12th-l3th century Ro13th 1690-93; sculptured retable ironwork on portal.

Amelie-les-Bains

manesque

Fort-la-Garde,

by Vauban, built around

century watch-tower. Tour de Mir, 13th. century watch-tower.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE:- Region -of Languedo-Rousillon Departments of Pyrenees-.rientalesSAINT-ANDRI-. DE.SOR*DE. Church,, consecrated 1121; *early 11th. .cen-" tury sculptured tympanum; 11th century holy water basin and altar. Church., restored; *12tI~ century ironwork on,
-

7 kus:. SOW, of

Argeles-sur-bier'
13 kus. W.S.W. of Perpignan 9 kms. W. of'

SAINT-FfLIUdoor. D'AMONT *Church, 1020; **lintel inscribed 1020, oldest SAINT-GENISdated piece of Romanesque sculpture. DES-FQNTAINES **Church,' 1001--1009, reconsecrated 1028; . reSAINT-M4ARTIN= stored ;20th century, cloister with *sculp. DU'CANIGOU tured capitals,_ 14th century grave slabs. *Abbaye, founmded. 878, nave dedicated 974, 'reSAINT-NMICHELGothic era, choir 16th century; modelled -in DE-CUZA Romanesque tower; crypt c. 1000;. white marble portal of abbots house; . ruins of 12th century: cloister. Port, 1497-1504; fine example, of 16th cenSALCES tury military architecture. Church; *painted paziels, 1342; 13th century SIRDINYA reliquary; 14th century paintings. Church, 1816; statue, of Notre-Dame-DesTHUIR Victoires, 12th century. Chateau,de Castelimu,. medieval; restored. Church; reliquary, 13th century;. choir VERNET-LESstalls, 14th century. RAINS Chateau,' rem toredg Church, 12th :century, 'remodelled .n,14th cenVILLEFRANCHE-' ,tury; two Romonesque portals; 14th century. DE-CONFLENT inscriptions. Fortifications, 18th "century, remodelled in 1'?th 'bk ,Vauban; fort "le"hteau", :7th century. .Pont Saint-Pierre, 13th century, bridge.

Argei~s-sur-Mer
c.

14 km. S.S.W. of Prades

*S.

"3 km.

of

Prades

15 lbs. N'NE. of Perpignan 11 km.. S W. of Prades 13 kms. S.W. of -Perpignan 11 km.. S.S.W. of Prades ,. kas., .W Prades of-

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Department of Tarn
ALBI
-

capital

of department
Boulevard GeneralSibille Rue Marie's

CHURCHES **Cathgdrale Sainte-Cecile, 1282-1390; south porch early 16th century; rood screen, c. 1500 and Italian frescoes, 15091512. St.-Salvi, l0th-leth centuries.
PALACES

AND HOUSElS
Near the Cathedral Rue Timbal

*Palais de la Berbie, 13th century;. contains mus:eum. Hotel Reynes and Maison Enjalbert, 16th century. MONUMENTS *Pont.Vieux, 1036; one of the oldest-bridges in France. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS *Muse; Romanesque remains, drawings and paintings, especially by Toulouse-Lautrec. Archives Departementa-les;. records' of royal, feudal, and religious authorities of the region. Bibli-otheque et Archives Municipales; library 72,000 printed works, manus'cripts, incunabula; Collection Roc heg~ude. PERSONNEL P. Masson, Bibliothecaire, Biblioth~que~et Archives Municipales and Conservateur, Collection 1Rochegude, Hotel Rochegude, Avenue Gambetta.
P. Bayaud, Arch~ivist, Archives

Quai Choiseul. ad Rue de la GradeI Cote 1n Palais de la Berbie In the Pre'fecture, Rue Marie~s In the Hotel Roche-. gude, Avenue Gambetta

Deopartementales du Tarn,
42 kms. S.S.E. of Alb i

*Pre'fecture, Rue Marie's. Edouard'Julien, Conservateur, Musee, Palais de-la Berbie. 16th-17th century-houses: Rue FredericCASTRES Thomas (Hotel-de Nayrac); Rue Chambre de Hotel. de Ville (ancie? evechg), 16ee by Mansart; Romanesque tower; gardens designed by Le N~tre; contains: Bibliotheque de la Vil'le with 'c'13.500 volumes, 24 mss., I in.cunabulum; Archive2 Municipales (Archivist, R. Nauzieres ); also *Musee d'Histoire Naturelle et d'Archeologie; natural "histo-ry, mediaeval pieces, paintings including *5 original paintings by Goya, among which. is celebrated **Junta of the Philippines. **The entire town of Cordes is an unusually well-preserved example of a mediaeval city, 12th-leth centuries, almost unchanged since the 16th century. Rue Froide: Chapelle de la Capelette (1621); H~pital Saint-Jacques (14th century); Chapelle Saint-Louis (1321); Escalier du
-

CORDES

24 kms. N.N.E. of Gaillac

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region Department of Tarn CORDES (Cont'd)

of Languedoc-Roussillon

9glise des Trinitaires (16th century), old gates and ramparts. Eglise Saint-Michel, 15th century; older tower. Hotel de Ville (Maison du Grand-Fauconnier), 14th century; 16th century wooden door; 28 kms. N.E. of Castres 22 kms.: W. Albi of

Pater^Noster,

FERRIERES.
GAILLAC

"Livre ferr ," 1273; sculpture in court. Chateau, ruins; Renaissance sculpture, towers.
Eglise Saint-Michel (former Abbey church); Romanesque choir and fortified tower; 13th century nave. Eglise Saint-Pierre, 13th-14th centuries. Old brick houses: Place Thiers; Place Solferino; Rue de l'Ancienne Mairie (Maison de Pierre de Brens, 16th century). Fontaine du Griffon, 15th or 16th century.

LABRUGUIERE LACAUNE-LES-. BAINS

Belfry, 14th century. Chateau, 13th century; *Fontaine, 1399. Hotel de Ville;

9 kms. now hospital. on region(1236-

S.S.E.

of Castres 47 kms. N.E. of Castres

contains Archives Le Livre

al history including

Vert

1617).
LAVAUR Cathedrale towers, Saint-Alain,. 14th century, brick; one 1515, one restored 1669; valuable Roold fres26 kms.. S.S.W. of Gaillac

manesque portal in chapel;

paintings..
Eglise Saint-Franjois, in apse. Pont de St. Roch, unusual' examlple LESCURE Eglise Chapel, RABASTENS St..Michel, 14th century.. 13th-14th cenfortified tower;Rrnomanesque porcentury murals. 23 kms. S.W. Gaillac 26 kms. S.W. Castres 44 kms. S.W. Rodez 17 kms. S.W. of Gaillac. sculpture. glisej Notre-Dame-du-Bourg, turies; tal; SAINT-SULPICELA-POINTE SOREZE College, important from 17th century on; library of 50,000 volumes; church; 19th century sculpture in court. called Viaduc du Viaur,. 1897-1902. *Church, l4th-15th coes 13th. century;

1789, single arch bridge; of 18th century engineering. 12th century; portal 3 kms. Albi N.E. of

14-th century, restored.

TANUS

Railway viaduct

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Provence-Nice

Department of Alpes-Maritimes
NICE capital of department CHURCHES Eglise Russe, Russian church, 1912; copy of Iaroslav altar; Avenue Nicolas II Place Ste.-Reparate Rue Rossetti Place de la Prefecture PALACE du Roi et du Gouverneur), MONUMENT Chateau (formerly Citadel), almost entirely razed in 1706; ruins of ramparts. CULTURAL Musee d'Histoire paleontology. Mus~e Jules-Cheret; 19th and 20th century paintings. furniture, pottery, collections of the In In In Palais des Arts, 33 Avenue des Baumettes Palais Rivoli des over 65,000 volumes, mss. from furniture, works of Anglais (19th century), Promenade Villa Rambourg, 21 his Boulevard Dubouchage Naturelle botanical library; INSTITUTIONS 60 Boulevard Riss o shells, (Musee Barla), 19th century; Rue de la church in Moscow. Cathedrale Sainte-Reparate, .woodwork. Eglise du Gesu Chapelle de Bernardini. Prefecture (.formerly Palais (Saint-Jacques), la Misericorde, 1650. 1736; painting by

1650, restored 1901;

1611, restored 1907.

Prefecture

collections of birds,

*Musee Massena

(Musee du Vieux-Nice);

prints, primitives time of Napoleon.: Bibliotheque de Vieux Logis, 15th century on.

(school of Nice),

la Ville;

small museum since 1936;

art of mediaeval and Renaissance periods. PERSONNEL G. Borea, Conservateur, Musee Massena, Palais Rivoli, Jules-Cheret, l7th.century; Palais Carolin3.5 kms. N. of city Promenade des Anglais. Gustave Mossa, Conservateur, Musee des Arts, NIC CE ENVIRONS) Abbaye de St.-Pons, sarcophagi Arenes de theatre.

33 Avenue des Baumettes. gian fragments in walls; Gallo-Roman 2.5 kms. N. of city

in cloister. Cimiez; ruins of Roman amphicentury; de putpit and 17th la Garoupe; cen-

ANT 'IBES

Church, 17th

Boulevard du Frontde-Mer Cap d'Antibes

tury retable.
Chapelle Notre-Dame nave; two 17th 13'th century Gothic nave Chateau des Grimaldi; anda '16th century 16th century ramparts; contains

century wooden Virgins. Boulevard du Frontde-Mer In old chateau, Place Championnet

16th and 17th. century building; Mus~e du Vieil Antibes. Mus~e M. Historique de et Gologique. la Souchere.)-

(Director,

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Provence-Nice Department of Alpes-Maritimes BAR, LE Church; contains 15th century school of Nice altar screen, and,,15th century Dance of Death painting. BEAULIEUSURMER BREIL Villa Kerylos (Pointe de l Formica); collection of antique art; T. odore Reinach 10 kms.. Nice E. of

10 kms N.E. o Grasse

foundation.
Church, 18th century. Ruins of ramparts. Old houses with arcades. CAGNES CANNES Notre-Dame-de-l'Esperance, south French Gothic tury; late GothJic wood sculptures, Virgin on altar. *ToureMont Chevalier, begun 1070 by Adalbert Lerins, castrum. Musee Lycklama; Oceania, antiquities. Bibliotheque et Archives Municipales; manuscripts. Mus~e Rothschild,' antiquities CONTES' GRASSE 35,000 volumes, 86
In Hotelde Ville

20 kms. N. Menton 12 kms. Nice Place

of

Chateau des Grimaldi', 14th and 17th centuries; mural paintings by Carlone. of 16th cen-

S.W.

of

de la-Castre

17th century statue of II, abbot of Place de la Castre

completed 1385;

surrounding walls belong to Roman collection of objects from On hill near Tour

miscellaneous

Persia, Central America, and Gallo-Roman

Mont Chevalier

from Near East and Persia, century; fountain,

In Hotel 17 kms. Nice 18 kms.

de Ville N. of of

paintings and prints, mostly gifts of Baron Rothschild. Church; altar-piece, 16th 16th century.

Ancienn9 cathedrale, late 12th century with additions in 17th century; 15th century triptych and painting by Fragonard. Muse Fragonard (Boulevard Fragonard), 1771; drawings, paintings by Fragonard. servateur, Tripet-Skrypitzine.) Bibliotheque et uscripts, Archives Municipales 25,000 volumes, Hatel de Ville);

N.E.

Cannes

(Con(in

67 man-

GREOLIERES

12 incunabula. (Librarian, J. C. Martin.) Church, 15th century; retable of St.-Etienne, unusual example of the primitive school of Nice. Chapelles La Trinite and St.-Sauveur, possibly Carolingian;, unusual architectural forms. *Chateau fort and Monastere fortifi6', 10881190, alterations 14th century; abbey hall, dungeon, Chapelle Fort, Ste.-Croix. famous prison. retables statue of the

20 kms. N. Grasse N.W. side

of

LERINS,

ILES DE

of

Ile

St.-Honorat S. side of Ile St..Honorat side of Ile N.E.

*early 17th
13th

century; five

N.

St.-Marguerite LUCERAM Church, 15th MENTON century; 27.6 of kms. Nice century Nice school; century. Rue Saint-Michel Rue Lore'dan'Larchey of Ste.-

Marguerite, 16th Saint-Michel, Bibliotheque volumes;

1675;. predella'of 1565. et Muse Municipale'; c.20', 000

in museum, bones of prehistoric

146

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Provence-Nice Department of Alpes-Maritimes MENTON (Cont'd). PUGET-THENIERS ROOUEBRUNE SAINT-DALMASLE-SELVAGE SAINT-ETIENNEDE-TINE Menton man, paintings, etc. Louis Hebras.) Church, 13th
a

(Librarian, 1525. 60 kms. Nice 6 kms. N.W. of

century;

*altar-piece,

Chateau, 13th century, with small museum. *Church, 17th century; century. Chapelle St.-Erige (Plateau d'Auron), 1451; mediaeval frescoes. Chapelle St.-Maur, 16th century; frescoes. *triptych, 16th

N.E. of of St.-

Monte Carlo
8 kms'. N.W. Etienne-de-Tinee 90 kms. N.N.W. of

Nice

SAINT-JEANCAP-FERRAT SAINT-PAULDE-VENCE

Chapelle St. -Sebastien; 16th century frescoes. 'Couvent de Trinitaires; chapel with 17th century frescoes Musee Ephrusi, modern (belongs to Institut de France); furniture, tapestries, paintings and sculpture'. The whole town of St.-Paul is an example unusually well preserved mediaeval architecture. Church; Gothic building altered in 17th and 18th centuries; sculptures, paintings and of 14th, .15th and 16th centuries. objects art Church, 18th century; *painting, 16th century. Eglise de la Madone del Poggio; Romanesque 1st centower; 16th century frescoes. (Trophee des Alpes), of

c.

4 kms.

E.

of

Villefranche 3.6 kms. Vence S. of

SAORGE.

30 kms.

N.E. of

Sospel
7 kms. N.W. of

TURBIE,

LA

*Tour dtAuguste
tury A.D.;

UTELLE

carefully restored ruin of mon.ument to Roman Emperor Augustus. *Egaise St.-Vran; carved altar-piece, 16th century; tury; stucco decorations, 17th century painting. 12th century with 14th, cen16th and

Monte-Carlo 49 kms. Nice 10 kms. Cagnes N. of N. of

*16th

VENCE

Cathedrale,

16th century additions; Early Christian, Carolingian, and later sculptures; paintPorte tombs. du Signadour, 14th century; old city gate with parts of walls. Citadelle, late.16th century; example of Renaissande military architecture. Place de la Paix; streets and houses town. of old ings,

VILLEFRANCHESUR-MER

7 kms. Nice

E.

of

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Department of

Basses-AAlpes

DIGNE - capital of department CathedraleSt.-Jerome, 1490-1500; *NotreDame-du-Bourg, 16th centuries.. Grande Fontaine, 1829 in Doric Mus4e Municipal; medals, coins, regional ethnography. Bibliotheque Municipale-; c. 21,000 volumes. (Conservateur, E. Musee Chabrand; Musee Napoleon Napoleon. BARCELNNE TE

fajade

19th century.

Place du Marche

12th century;

wall paintings

15th

and

Boulevard Gassendi Boulevard Gassendi Boulevard Gassendi

style. paintings, natural history, 6. incunabula, souvenirs of col-

34 manuscripts, Martin);

Rue du ColonelPayan Hotel ErmitageNapol on

contains ornithological

lection, ethnography and South African, Mexican and Japanese pieces. ENTREVAUX *Remarkable Church, FORCALQUIER Ancienne example of fortified town, 18th century. *altar-.piece, 17th 1 th un7 kms. N.W. of altered, since Puget-Theniers

16th century; cath~drale

century.
Notre-Dame, 12th, and 17th centuries. Fontaine de St.-Michel (on a small square near Place du Bourguet), 15th century; rare-example fountain. Bibliotheque and Archives the Mairie); GANAGOBIE *Ruins of an old Eglise city Communales (in 20 kms. N. of of council records from 1474. priory: cloister and church, altar made of 5th cen(Grand Rue); bell-tower of a'well preserved Gothic

12th-13th centuries. MANOS.UE

Notre-Daie; tury sarcophagus. Eglise St.-Sauveur with wrought-iron campanile, Romanesque and Gothic. Porte Saunerie and Porte Soubeyran, 14th century; north and south gates of the old city. Archives Ville, MOUSTIERSSAINTE-MARIE Coinmunales Place de (presumably in H8tel de de Ville); records l'Hotel

Manosque 22.5 kis. S.E. Forcalquier

from 1206. Church; 12t4 century nave, Gothic choir. *Musee

bell-tower and 1929;

"

15 kms. Riez

N.E. of

des :Fai'enc-es. Anciennes,

unusual 15 kms. S.W. of Moustiers-Ste.Marie

collection of old "Moustieres RIEZ *Le Panthgon century; museum. contains

pieces. 5th and 6th

(former Baptistry);

small archeological

148

Il~sr&

SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Provence-Nice Department of Basses-Alpes SENE21 SEYNE SISTERON Former cathedral, 1243; with two retables and tapestries. Church, 12th-l3th century; valuabi& 1.7th century furnish ings. 'Eglise. Notre-Dame, 12th century; fine altar screen. Porte du Dauphins (Rue Saunerie ); mediaeval (restored). 19,kms:. NW. of cas1tellan4 45 kms. N. L. of
Diane

14 kms. N .W Volonne

of

-.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE
Region of Provence-Nice

Department

of 'Bouches-du-Rhere

MARSEILLE

capital

of department CHURCHES (La Major) , 12th century; bas-relief ), ivory *Chapelle della Place de la Major

**Anc ienne Cathedrale.. de St.-Lazare, Robbia; **Npuvelle

15th century; altar.

by Lucca

*Romanesque Cathgdrale

(Ste.-Marie-Majeure 12th century

1852-1893; reliquary. towers 13th

Place de Rue Rue

la

Major

wooden Virgin; century; porch

mosaics;

St.-Victor, early 5th century, rebuilt 1040; of middle. 12th century. 16th century; Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 17th century; 17th century. 1864. CHATEAUX AND HOUSES*Chateau d If; famous prison. *Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde,

de l'Abbaye M'ry Rue du

apse and

fa.ade

pulpit

and stalls. On hill, IDrag.on On Ile

d'If in

S.

harbor of Marseille 19th' century; medical school; library, 48,000.volumes, c:9O,000 pamphlets. *La Maison Diamantge, 1552.; important Renaissance facade. Chateau Borely, 1766-1778; contaims Musee Archdologique. MONUMENTS Fort Saint-Jean 1664. Saint-Jean (or 1905. (d'Entrecasteaux); bas-reliefs founded 1188, built after plans Sante), 18th century; paintings, "'St.Roch" by David; statues by Puget.. (Grasse-Tilly); tower, 1447; 'fortificaN. of entrance to Vieux-Port Quai du Port tions, *Consigne including Fort Chateau du Pharo, Parc du Pharo, off Avenue Pasteur 13-15 RuE de la Parc Bor6ly Prison

Pont Transbordeur, Saint-Nicolas

Entrance to Vieux-Port
S. of entrance" to Vieux-Port by David d'Angers rebuilt 1865. Cbmmunales. Place d'Aix

by Vauban, 1660-1665. Arc de Triomphe, 1825-32; and Ramey. Hotel-Dieu-Saint-Esprit, **Hotel de Ville,

Place Daviel
Rue du Vieux-Port

1665-1672;

contains Archives

Archives to the 1701. **Archives nitude

de

la Marine;

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS registers and records-pertaining Maritime in Marseille from magon.

former Departement Communales; and

Presumably in the Hote 1 de la Marine, Rte-des Phoceens In In Htel Palais Rue In the de de Ville, la

a depository of considerable documents. from 9th century

importance;

Quai du Port
Bourse. (1852-60), Cannebiere Pre'fecture 2 Rue

*Archives de la Ch'ambre de Commerce;. important records, dating back to 16th century; modern records of the city of Marseille; 15,000 bundles and registers. ***Archives Departeientales; splendid accumulation of records of-r.oyal and feudal authorities; rich archives of religious later; Office institutions records of the Prefect archives and corporations, period; of other and 10th authorities century and of the of the of revolutionary of notaries. records

(1861-67), Sylvabelle

DWpartement;

SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Provence-Nice Department of Bouches-du-Rhone MARSEILLE (Cont'd) - CULTURAL .INSTITUTIONS *Collection of Comte'de Demandoix-Dedons; collection in France Musee d'Archeologie; phagi, Observatoire.

the

best private painting.

21 Rue

Sylvabe lle ,

of Provencal primitive

close to the
Prefecture In Chateau Borely, Parc Bor ly

Greek and Roman .antiquities, sarcoEgyptian collectidn:

In Jardin Zoologique, behind 'Palais Naturelle; fossils, birds, corals, Longchamp .In.Palais Longchamp, Boulevard Longchamp paintings (Perugino, Ruysdael, French In. Palais Longchamp,

*Musee

d'Histoire

paleontology. *Musee des, Beaux-Arts; *Musee

17th-19th centuries);

sculptures

(Puget).

Boulevar.d Long champ..

140 Boulevard Longchamp 2 place de la Bibliotheque In modern building, Parc Amable-Chanot Parc Amable-Chanot

Grobet-Labadi'; medieval sculpture; 13th-l5th century wooden statues;' tapestries; models by Puget; drawings (Watteau); paintings; furniture; violins. *Bibliotheque Municipale (1858, by Esperendieu); 1,800 mss., 140. incunabula,: c. Muske du Vieux-Marseille; library; furniture. 'Institut Colonial; museums; A. J. Guithard, laboratory. PERSONNEL President, Director, Institut Observatoire,, Colonial, Jardin Parc Amable-Chanot. Zoologique. Fournier, Director of Historic Services, Bibliothqtie, and Archives de la Chambre de Commerce. Raoul Busquet, Archivist, Archives Departementales, 2 Rue Sylvabelle. Dr. L. Laurent, Director, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Palais Longchamp. Augustin. Carrera, Curator, Musee Musee des Beaux-Arts, Palais Jean Bosler, 150,000 volumes; topography colonial **2.2,000 of the and city, medals. pottery,.

commercial

Long champ. B. Roberty, Curator, J. A. Gibert, Director, Dubois, President, Longchamp. Marius

d'Archeologie, Chateau Borely. 'Musee Grobet-Labadie, 140 Boulevard Muse du Vieux-Marseille, Parc

Amable-Chanot. AIX-EN-PROVENCE **Cathedrale Saint-Sauveur, cloister, CHURCHES 1284-1350; south aisle, 1175; tapestries in choir; triptych Place de l'Univers it e

12th century; (The. Burning Bush.) by Nicolas Froment; carved door panels; 6th century octagonal .baptistery. *Ste.-Marie-Madeleine, 18th century; Annunciation by Van Loo. Chapelle des Jesuites, 1681. *St.Jeande-Malte, 1234-1264; tower, 1376; l7th-l8th cen-

Place des Rue d'.Italie

Precheurs

Rue Felicien-David

tury paintings.
HOUSES *Hopital St.-Jacques, 16th century, rebuilt 18th century, enclosing 15th century chapel; sculpture and paintings. *Pavillon de Vendomg, 1665-67; fine furnishings. Faculte des Lettres (former Hotel St.-Paul), 18th century; contains Bibliotheque de l'Universite d'Aix-Marseille. Avenue Rue de Place Pasteur la Molle

S't.-Sauveur

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'

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SOUTHERN FRANCE

-Region

of Provence-Nice

Department of Bouches-du-Rhone AIX-EN-PROVENCE HOUSES (Cont'd) l7th-l8th centuries, Place de la Rotonde to Place Forbin

**Cours Mirabeau with palatial houses, nos. .2, 3,10,14,18,19,20,22,27,38. Houses, Rue Gaston de Saporta: 19 17

(Hote

d'Estienne de

Saint-Jean, 1$th century, faSade by Puget;' contains Musge du Vieil Aix); stairway); Hotel d'Aqui 21 (1676); (Hotel de Chteaurenard with 1743). 2 Place deo Prechenrs 1 18th century); 17th 2 Rue Thiers... century). Carcks, early Rue Manuel (Hotel de Saporta, fajade librairie

Dragon, 1588.

Hotel de Simiane, early 17th century. Houses,,' Place d'Albertas: (Hatl d'Albertas, 6 Rue Espariat (plans by Puget, 17th Houses, Rue Emeric-David: 12 (.Hotel de

century, oldest in Aix); 16 (Hotel de Panisse, 1739). Hotel de Roquesante, early 17th century. Houses, Rue de l'Opera: 18 (Hotel de Lestang-Parade, 1650); 24 (Hotel de Bonnecourse-Lubire, de Grimaldi-Regusse, 1680). 17th century); 26 (Hotel

MONUMENTS Tombeau de Joseph Sec, 1792, by Chastel; *Hotel ture on fa~ade. de Ville, 1652-1668; decorative sculpCommunales. Avenue Pasteur Place de de Ville l'H6tel

contains Archives

Tour de l'Horloge, statuary. Fountain, 1775. 'ountains,: de Fountain, 18th '*Fountaine des

1501-1505;

17th century spire and

Place de l'Httel de Ville Place de de Ville Place de 1'Hoitel la Rotonde

la Rotonde, Chaude; century.

1860;

des Augustins,

1620;

des

NeufsCanons;

du Roi Rene.

and Cours Mirabeau Place d'Albertas Place du QuatreSeptembre

Quatre-Dauphins, 1667. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Bibliotheque de l'Universite d'Aix-Marseille; books, 158 mss.; Muse Lapidaire; sculpture. *Musee de Tapisseries et d'Ameublement and others. Ancien;

c..123,000

In Facult' Place the

museum annexed to library. Christian antiquities and mediaeval

des Lettres, St.-Sauveur Place

In cloister' adjoining Cathedral, de l'Universit6

tapestries

In foimer Palais Archie-

of Beauvais

piscopal (14th and 17th centuries),Place

de l'Areheveche and complete records of
Injs Hotel de Ville,

*Archives

Communales;

important

city authorities *Bibliotheque abula; Soci~te bust des

from the

14th century on. 1600 mss., 40 incunseat of In

Place de l'Hotel de
A

Ville de Ville

Mejanes;

246,000 volumes, by Houdon;

Hotel

of Mejanes

antique mosaic;

Etudes Proven 9 ales. central archives of Provence;. In Palais de Justice Place (1787-1831), du Palais 2a Rue paintings; sculpbure. Septembre

Archives D4'partementales;

branch of Marseille archives. Musee Bibliographique et Archeologique Paul Arbaud; archives of Provence and the Felibrige;

du Quatre-

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SOUTHERN FRANCE--

Region of Provence.-Nice

Department. of Bouche-du-Rhane AIX-EN-PROVENCE (Cont'd). **Musee des Beaux-Arts; CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS In former Priory of the Chevaliers de

Gallic reliefs; Gallo-Roman. mosaics; Greek and Roman sculpture; Early Christian sarcophagi; Renaissance and later painting Granet (salle IX). and sculpture; Muse

Malte (1675),
Cardinale

13 Rue

*Musee d'Histoire Naturelle; lections, prehistoric

important

natural history col-

Rue Frederic-Mistral

archaeology, casts, etc.

G. B.

PERSONNEL de Tournadre, Head Librarian, Bibliotheque de l'Universite d'Aix-Marseille, Faculte des Lettres, Place'St.-Sauveur. ,Durand, Curator, Bibliotheque Mjanes, Hotel de Ville.

Maurice.Raimbault, Curator, Muse Bibliographique. et Archeologique Paul. Arbaud, 2a' Rue du Quatre-Septembre. A. Roux, Archivist,

,Archives Departementales,
Curator, Mus'e Granet,

Palais deustice.

Marcel Arnaud; E.

13 Rue Cardinale. et Ameubleiment Ancien, fine sculpBaronne de 8 kms. 11 kms. S.'W.. W. of of AixAix-

Aude, Curator, Musee des Tapisseries Place de l'Archevgche. Chateau-l'Enfant, tures **Aqueduc ponscolombes.)

AIX-ENPROVENCE (ENVIRONS) ARLES

18th century;

in the park. 1(Owped by

en-Provence en Provence

4e Roquefavour,. 1842-47.
CHURCHES sculptured portal, galleries 12th cloister, S. & W.

**St.-Trophime, 12th century; figured capitals, N. & E. galleries St..-Honorat, tower, 14th century:. reconstructed

Place

de la

century, 15th,

Republique Promenade des Aliscamps

1150-1175-, chapels

16th

and.17th centuries;

Carolingian walls,

Romaneque bell-

one Merovingian and one Carolingian .sarcophagus. HOUSE

Hotel

de

Laval-Cas'tellane,

early 16th century;

contains

Rue

de la

Museon Arlaten. Palais de la Trouille; MONUMENTS ruins of a Roman Bath. towers 12th century;

Republique Rue Rue de la Trouille des Arenes

*Amphitheatrearenes, 2nd century;

Roman construction, 3 mediaeval towers. *Th6atre Roman, begun 3rd century A.D.; Roman architectural fragments. **Aliscamps, Gallo-Roman, Early Christian, mediaeval to 15th

Rue du Cloitre Promenade des

century; Roman and media-eval necropolis,, sarcophagi, tombs, remnants of mediaeval chapels'. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS *Museon Arlaten; ethnographical museum of the region, chapel with carved wood retable of.17th century. **Musee Lapidaire, formerly Eglise Ste:-Anne, 17th century;,, sarcophagi, Roman and Early Christian antique ;sculpture and architectural fragments, Carolingian capitals.

Aliscamps

In Hotel

de Laval-

Castellane, Rue

de .la Republique
Place de la Republique In the Hotel de Place de la Republique Ville,

Bibliotheque Municipale; 1000 manuscripts, 60,000 volumes; -different classes of records from' 12th century on in the Archives de la Ville.

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Region of Provence-Nice Department of Bouches-du-Rhane ARLSS '(Cont 'd)

-

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 15th century; paintings, sculpture, Rue du GrandPrieur PERSONNEL Archivist,'

Muse Rgattu, tapestrikes. F. Benot, Archives

Librarian,. Bibliotheque Municipale; CbmmlunlesL, Curator,

Mus~e Ariatan and Musge

Lapidaire.

*H. Richeb be, Curator,

ARLES

Mus:e Rgattu *Abbaye de Montmaj our: crypt, late Gothic tombs; 14th century keep; 12th centuryr.

church,

12th century, cloisters;

(ENVIRONS)

Romanesque

N.E. of 4 kms. Aries

Chapeile Ste.-Croix, works of art. 24 kms. N.W. of. Aix-en-Provence

BARBEN,

LA

*Chateau, Chateau, *The whole since

13th-1'4th centuries; middle of 18th ruins of the

BARBENTANE BAUX, LES

century. 17th century. city, church and castle town unchanged 14th

kms.

S.W. of of

Tour Angelica,

1365, restored in

Avignon 15.5 kms. S. Maillanne 13 kms. S.W. of Avignon 28 kms. N.W. of Aix-en-Provence 9.kms. Aries 14 kms. S. Avignon c. of E. of

are examples of a mediaeval the 17th century. BOULBON CAZAN FONTVIEILLE Chapelle du Cimetiere, *Ruins Tower,

12th century;

century funeral monument with sculpture. of a Roman. temple.

1343. Mill, restored.1935; small museum with souvenirs of Alphonse Daudet. Former Abbaye l2th-18th de St.-Michel-de-Frigolet, woodwork, 17th century. centuries;

GRAVESONMAILLANNE MARTIGUES

Muse Ziem, modern;

cial painters.

souvenirs, -paintings and

Ziem and other provin18th century. (Owned

42 kms. N.W'. of Marseille

sketches of painter MEYRARGUES. MONTMAJOUR, NOVES PEYROLLES Abbaye

Chateau de Fonscolombe, by Marquis de: de see ARLES

15 kms.

N.

of

Saporta.) (ENVIRONS)

Aix-en-Provence 11 kms. belfry, 17th century. painting, S.E. of

Church, Romanesque. City-walls, Chapelle Chateau, St. 14th Ecentury; Sepuicre, 14th century; (now Hotel

Avi gnon 20 'kms.- N.E. of Aix-en-Provence

16th century. 17th century de Ville). entireSAINT-ANDIQI SAINT-CHAMA S (ENVIRONS; SAINT-GABRI] SAINT-REMY CHURCHES Saint-Martin, sculpture; 1827; belfry, end 14th of 12th century. century; Romanesque capitals.
EL'

Church, 12th century; well preserved, ly fortified Romanesque church. *Pont

18 1cms. S.E. Avignon 35 kms. Aries

of

Flavien,

1st

century Roman

bridge with

S.E. of

two triumphal arches. *Church, Romanesque.

S.E. of 5 kms. Tarascon

Boulevard Marceau Route de Maussanne

*St.-Paul-de-Mausolle,

cloister with important

MONUMENTS **Mausoleum, 1st century A.D. .Plateau Antiquites des

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SAINT-REMY (Cont'd) -'MONUMENTS

*Tr'iumphal Arch,

1st century A.D.

Plateau des Ant iquites Place F'avier 3 kms. N.N.E." of St. -Reiny 45 kms. 2. of Marseille

CULTURAL 'INSTITUTION Mus~e des Alpilles, Renaissance building; Gallo-Romian antiquities. Chateau de Lagoy, early 18th century; works SAINT-REMY of art; drawings. (ENVIRONS) SAINTE-BAUME, LA Grotte de Ste. Ma~deleine or Ste. Baume; con-. tainis statue of Virgin, 18th centuzy; ,reliquary, 19th century; pilgrimage, July. HSotellerie de la Sainte-Baumne with chapel; paintings; gqulpture, 1.5th century.. *.Church, '11-40-1180,; one of purest excamples of SAINTES-MARIES-' a Romanesque fortifi~pd church; capitals; DE-LA-MER,' remains; saints' relics; crypt with .pagan, LES *pilgrimage, 24 Mayr and. 22 October. *Eglise St. -Laurent,, 3,344" SALON *Castle of Archbishops of Arles;.12th and 13th centuries.; courtyard, tomb of Nostradamus; and Muse dui Vieux Salon. Hotel de Ville, 17th century.. TARASCON CHURCHES *Sainte=.4arthe, part.12th. century, part 3.4th-1.5th century, tower c. 1475; paintings in side-aisles, sculpture in crypt. CHATEAU **Cha.teau, late 14th-middle pf 15t~h century; unusual state of preservation... MONUMENTS Hotel de: Ville, .1648. Portes de Jarn~ques,. 16th century. Hopital Saint-Nicolas;

37 kms. S. Arles

of

40 kms. W. of Aries

Rue

Pasteur

Place dii. Chateau

Rue du- Chateau

Adjacent

to Hotel

de Ville

15th century chapel.

CULTURAL

'INSTITUTIONS
nHtetL de Ville Rue du .Collage 37.-5 ka. N... of Marseille

Archives. Communales. Bibliotheque Municipale; 5 mass., '12 incunabula, c.6,000 *volumes . Old Synagogue; fa ade 13th century. TRETS City walls with two gates and towers, l4tfl century. *Chateau, 16th-'17th centuries; some furniture VAUVE-NAR9UES and :works of art.; =ramparts, 14th .century..

'Aix-ez-LProvenqe

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Provence-Nice

Department
DRAGUIGNAN Eglise capital of department des Augustins; Romanesque nave.

of Va'

Rue des Minimes, near the ramparts Rue de la Juiverie Rue Nationale

Synagogue, 13th

century. Hotel de Ville, 18th century. Tour de l'Horloge, 17th century' replacing ea-rlier, tower,; wrought iron campanile. Bibliotheque Municipale; bishops of Frejus; incunabula and Archives and 19th fine former summer residence of 1937)'; 1790> contains ;-bindings 45,.000 volumes,

Rue de la Republique, Musee Rue du

manuscripts,

(Librarian:. E;.Poup,

Departenienta.les;

contain records ,prior to century '_records (Archivist, ;Maximilian

In the. Prefecture, 1 Boulevard FochIue du Combat, Rue du Musee es d"Azemar

Courtecuisse). Musee; paintings by Teniers, Mignard et9. sclptre by Houdon, etc., and fa'dence (Dir., Edmond; P *oup\ also contains Bibliotheque Municipale. Societe d'Etudes Scientifiques et Archeologique de 21 All Draguignan (President, 1937, and natural history museum. BRIGNOLES Church, Edmond -Poup ).: archeological centuies, called with famous "de la Gayole," cen-

15th-16th

24 kms. Le Luc

W.

of

Roman sarcophagusCOGOLIN

oldest Christian monument of Gaul. Church, 16th century; triptych, 16th tury; wooden statues, 17th century.

Near coast, kms. S.W. Frejus' 30 kms. N. of

33 of

COMPS ENTRECASTEAUX

Church,

13th century, pure Gothic, well preserved.. 14th century. (above town), containing painting

Draguignan 27 kms.' W.S.W. Dragui gnan of.

Church, Chapel

by Van Loo. FREJUS CHURCHES St. Franois-de-Paule, 5th century, 1490; ex-voto 'to in St. 'Francois. Place Agricola Place lique; Cathedrale panels; Notre-Dame 15th century et St. Etienne, 13th century; **door de la Repubadjoins **Baptistere, unique France.

Cathedral Rue Jean-Jaures sarcophagi; 13th "century cloister.

HOUSE
Hotel des Quatres with sculptures. Amphitheatre galleries. Aqueduct; Theatre Porte Porte des Roman arches. ruins century of Roman of A.D. theater. fortifications. Gaules; 1st remains Roman Romain, et Sai'sons, 18th century; important fa ade Rue de la Libert

Arenes,

Roman,

MONUMENTS recently restored.

vaulted

Near Porte Gaules

des

Near Avenue de Cannes Near Avenue de-Cannes Place Aricola nIwh of alleni

Doree,

00 ,Mette
Avenue

;i,
-il~: ~

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Provence-Nice, Department of Var FREJUS (Cont'd) MONUMENTS Roman tower rebuilt in mediaeval times.-

Lanterne

d'Auguste,

Bibliotheque incunabula,

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS et Archives Municipales; 35 manuscripts, 2 20,224 volumes. 14th century, partly fortified; PERSONNEL. Gallo-

In In

Hotel de- Ville (ancien Eveche) Hotel de Ville

Muse Municipal,

Roman sculptures. Leonard Poupe, HYERES Conservateur du Musee Municipal. Eglise St.-Louis, 13th century. Chateau Denis; contains Bibliotheque with

Place de

la

Republique 20,000 volumes, rare old. books and valuable documents; and Muse with collections of Roman antiquities, paintings, sculpturs, and natural history (Director, Poitevin de Morcillon). Old houses: House, 13th LORGUES SAINT-MAXIMIN Church; City-gates, 17th SAINT-RAPHAEL SAINT-TROPEZ Eglise between Portail de century, laRade, Porte 1931. Rue Paradis 13 kms. S.W. of Draguignan furnishings and retable by 19 kms. W. of Brignoles 3 kms. E. of

St. Paul, Porte de Baruc, Virgin, by Puget. 14th century. with valuable

Porte des

Princes.

carefully restored in

*Church, 1296, Ronzen

century decorated retable; (1620). des Templiers,

12th century. Renaissance stairway

Maison des Corsaires; and sculptures. Citadelle, Private 16th

Frejus Quai de Suffren

and 17th centuries. (Mie. Signac). 6 kms. W. of La Seyne 15 kms. N.E. of Toulon 16 kms. N. Le Luc of century; ; Renaissance

collection of paintings

SIX-FOURS SOLLIES-PONT (HAUTE-VILLE) THORONET TOULON St. Louis,

Church, l2th-l7th polyptych. Church, 12th

century. furniture, l7th-18th well preserved cloister,.

Muse Jean-Aicard; centuries.

.Abbey, 13th century;

1782-89;

CHURCHES circular choir; paintings of 18th century. parts 13th century, remainder. 1654-61; carved pulpit and choir

Rue Louis-Jourdan Rue Traverse Cathdrale

Ste. Marie-Majeure; faSade, stalls.

1696, bell-tower, 1740;

HOUSES Prefecture Maritime, Principale du Port. Hotel de Ville, 1606; caryatid's and balcony by P. Puget; Rue de l'Hotei decorated fapade; paintings. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Observatoire. de la Marine. Near Boulevard de Strasbourg 1786; presumably contains Bibliotheque Place d'Armes

de Ville

,R

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Provence-Ni.ce Department. of Var TOULON (Cont'd)

-

CULTURAL :INSTITUTIONS Boulevard de Strasbourg

Presumably in P'r~fecture

Musee et Bibliotheque Munici.pale;. naval museum (ship sculpture by Puget and school; .17th-.l8th century paintings;j 1,000 -coins;.. 60,000 volumes,. 102 manuscripts. Bibliotheque Principale du Port. Muse Maritime;. navy documents,. models, maps.

Archives de la 3e

Region Maritime.

Musee du Vieux Toulon; civic museum with varied local antiquities.. Academie du Var; contains Archives Municipales, Soci4te de Botanique, de Geologie. et d'.Entomologi.e du Var. PERSONNEL
Forget,; Curator of Archives de la Rue de l'Arsenal.

Maritime, Place d' Armes In Arsenal; presumably moved to another location Presumably in- Musee Maritime Rue Emile-Duc laux 4 Place d'Jena

3e4fg ion Maritime,

Arsenal,

Rossi., Director of Musee et Bibliotheque Municipale, Boulevard de Strasbourg.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Provence-Nice.

Department ot Vaucluse
AVIGNON
-

capital of department Boulevard- du,' Rhone Place du Palais des Papes kHue St."-Ag-ricol Rue Carnot.

CHURCHES Chapelle de St. -Nicolas, partly Romanesque. *Notre Dame des Doms, rebuilt in 12th century; frescoes by Simone Martini. St. -Agricol, founded 680, rebtilt 1321-28, chapels added in 16th century. St. -.Pierre,. rebuilt 1358-1525; 14th century bell-towez'; :

porch with statue of the Virgin, sculpture. Entombment .St.-Symphorien, 18th century; 14thcentur-y bell-tower;
of 1430.

Place des Carmes

wooden statues and

17th-leth century

paintings.

St.=Didier, 1325-59; retable 61' 1478 by Francesco Laurana. PALACES AND HOUSES Ancien .Palais Archie'piscopal (now Ecole Primaire Suprieure), 1315 by Jacques de Via; rebuilt, at end of 15th century, ***Palais des. Papes, "14th century; impressive military archi-, *tecture, restored; frescoes in Tour de la Garde Robe, museum, library. Ancien Hotel des Monnaies (now Ecole National,.deMusiqie); fa;"ade 1619, recently restored. MONIUMENTS *Ramparts, 1349-70; northern portions best .preserved, southern walls restored by Viollet-le-1Duc. Bridge with Chapelle de St.'-Nicolas, 1177-85; made higher 1234-37. *Htpital de Ste.-lMarthe; 2nd half '17th century; staircase, pharmacy, room of archives. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Mus~e du Palais des Papes; contains Muse de Moulages and Musee du Vieil Avignon with hi'storical and documentary collections. *Bibliotheque. d'Art et d'Histoire Locale. *MuseeCalvet, 1752-54; Roman and rnediaeval sculpt re,, paintings of late middle ages and l7th-18th centuries, archaeological collections; contains Mus4'e Requien and Bib io theque de la Ville. Bibliotheque de la Ville; 180O00 volumes, 4,911 manuscripts, 690 incunabula, .26, 00 autographs. Musee Requien (united with Mus~e Calvet); natural sciences, documents on local' history. Musee Lapidaire (in., hapel ,of College des Jesuits, ' now. a lycee), 17th century; sculpture of all periods through Gothic.

Place du PalaisPlace du Palais Place du Palais

Surrounding city Boulevard du Rhone Rue -St. -Bernard

In Palais des Papes

In Palais des Papes 85 Rue Joseph-Vernet

In Musee Calvet In Mus~e Calvet Avenue Jean-Jaures

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SOUTHERN FRANCE

Region of Provence-Nice.

Department of Vaucluse AVIGNON (Cont 'd) PERSONNEL Dr. Colombe, Conservateur du Musee du Palais des Papes. J. Girard, Conservateur du Mus~e Calvet. ANSOUIS. Church, 13th century. Chateau ; frescoes, 15th century. (Owned by Comte de Sabran-Ponteves.) APT CHURCHES Ste: Anne, l2th-14th cetre hplwt u(.l 1.660; Italian' sculpture; 17th century paintings; *important

25.kms. $. W.. Mano~sque

of

Rue dea Marchads

r ir(

Treasury ; Tour de'E 'orloge,

].58,, :adjacent to~ church.

MONUMENT Hospice St..-Castor, founded i4th~century; ch~apel; painting,~ by Daretd'Aix, 16th 'century, retable; old fa~ence, pharmaceutical Jars. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Bibliotheque et Archives Muni cipales;]4ylbrary ,with 8000 volumes; 5 incuinabu a 2O manuscrp s Arch4vesfom. 1355; real estate books from~ 1535,;-documents of .12th
century. -* Mus~e Municipal. .. f ,
*,*, * . ,

Avenue-. hilippe -de qi ard

In H~te1 de Ville (1754), lace , du Palais

In the- -osrfec-

ture (Azren Eveche) or9M~.z~i Rue de Pont

APT (ENVIRONS) .. ,

Julien, *one of best preserved Roman

~
,

.,aI.

France, 2ndda~,,rd centuries AD. Church, 12th-.1 th cfentu~ries, wooden piece, 16th cent4'y; pantings, ,6 tJ'

.bridges in

c. 7 kms. W. of Apt of 16tr, .:BONNIEUX 6 kms. S.W Apt 6 kms. 5S.1'. of Cadenet j 8 1lrns. N.E. of
Carpentras

CADENET (ENVI BONS) CAROMB

*Abbaye
ters

de
qn

Silvacane, church, 1200,and cloiso_ b preve Cspcachuhrches.

Church, l2th-l3th century; contains

tury.Provenpal painting

.hen-.;

and 17th century

furnishings. Synagogue, 14th

century, rebuilt 18th century; liturgical

RIe es

le

furnitir woodwork in perfect conditippn C lapeJ.e. d'Ancien College des Jesuites, 17thcn Ifetu.Blvard , *Sit-i *an ifrein, i405&l1 9, ,la f bpoyntr outhern prch. ., MONUMENTS Poe'oange, mid 14th. ceatuy. t *Arc de Triomphe, 1st century A D.; 4Suptrd

ouee dutMus e de)la R ub liqu

-

re~fs.

Grand Rue;5n court ,-o. Palais

decorative paintings on walls and ceilings; timber~work. SHotel-Dile 17O16, gtircas~e, chapel, Frth tonb of, Bishop Inguimbert; L7t1 r~ent'y. paintings;,,phrm\acy. Y

Avn r

Victor Hug o

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Department of

Region of Provence-Nice

Vaucluse (Cont'd) CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS In old Jesuit

CARPENTRAS

*Musee Lapidaire, Artistique, Scientifique, et Archeologique. de la Ville; antique inscriptions, pottery, mosaics, furniture, sculpture, Roman glass, some 17th and 18th century Bibliotheque paintings. du Musee, founded in 1746; 90,000 volumes; 1,300 city

College. (1-7th century), Boulevard du MuseeBoulevard du Mtisee

2,300 mss.; 200 incunabula; music library; Archives from 13th-l9th centur-ies. PERSONNEL Robert CAVAILLON Caillet, Conservateur du Musee..

iglise

St.-Vran, terior of apse; *in chapels and

l2th-l3th centuries; ex17th century wood-carvings stalls. 1772;' well pre-

24 kIms.

S.E.

of

Avignon

*Synagogue

(Rue Hebra'ique),

served wood and iron work. Arc de Triomphe; Roman, 1st century A.D. CHRTEAUNEUFDU-PAPE GORDES GORDES (ENVIRONS) ISLE-SURLA-SORGUE, LOURMARIN Hotel de Ville (former castle), 16th century; c. c. with Renaissance fireplace. *Abbaye de Senanque (3 kms. to r.W. ), founded 12th century; Church, 14th, occupied by.Cistercian monks. Castle (ruin), 14th century. 16 kms. N. Avignon 25 kms. Apt 4 kms. N.W. of Gordes E. S. of of Avi gnon 22 kms. Apt W. of of

16th and 17th centuries; unusually complete Baroque interior. centuries restored in 1920; **very probably contains the masterpieces of the Museums of Aix, Avignon, Marseille and others. 14th cen-

22 kms.

**Chateau, 15th and 16th

MALAUCENE ORANGE Cathedrale

Chapelle

du Groseau, 12th century;

10

tury mural paintings. CHURCH 12th century, restored in 16th century,

kms. S.E. of Vaison-La-Romaine

Notre-Dame,

Rue Notre-Dame

**L'Arc

de

MONUMENTS Triomphe, Roman, 25 A.D.; important bas-reliefs Romain, 120 A.D., restored 19th century; unusually

Avenue de l'Arc de Triomphe Place des Mounet

and inscriptions. **Theatre Gymnase; complete Roman ensemble. .founda~tions of-Roman temple of Augustan period;

Freres

Adjoining Theatre Romain

CULTURAL INSTITUTION Bibliotheque PERNES et Archives Municipales; incunabula, 5530 volumes. 24 manuscripts, 125 In the Hotel de Ville (1888, belfry 1671) 6 kms. S. of Carpent ras

9glise Notre-Daire, late 12th century; added bays of late 14th century; *south portal. Covered Hotel St. cross, 14th

century;

near

Notre Dame..

d'Anselme, 16th Gilles,

century;

and Porte de with Notre-

14Th century. *Tour Ferrande, early 13th century,

**mural paintings about 1275. Porte Notre-Dame (with bridge and Chapell

Dame),' 1548; unusual .ensemble of 16th century architectkfle.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE - Region of Provence-Nice Department of Vaucluse PERTUIS Eglise St. triptych Nicolas, restored in 16th century; 17th 13th 19 kms. N. of Aix-en-Provence

(painting), 16th century; remains of chateau,

century wooden statue of St. Roch. Tomr de l'Horloge; century. SILVACANE, Abbaye de: see CADENET (ENVIRONS). THOR, LE TOUR-D'AIGUES, LA *Church, 1202; unusually well preserved examarchitecture. Cental (ruins); 12th c. 16 kms. Avignon 5.5 kms. N.E. of Pertuis E. of ple of Romanesque

Chateau des Barons de

and 16th centuries; valuable Renaissance sculptures; Romanesque dungeon (mural paintings).

VAISON-LA-ROMAINE St.-Quenin, 12th century; turies; CHURCHES nave.17th century. rebuilt

Ancienne Cathedrale Notre-Dame,

11th

and 12th cencontains

Avenue Jules Ferry

apse and two apsidioles 8th century;

small collection of Roman and mediaeval sculpture.

A

CHATEAU Chateau des Comtes de Toulouse, 12th century, partly reGrande-Rue built and enlarged in 15th century. MONUMENTS *Vieux Bourg (Old City), l3th-l6th centuries; with mediaeval Rue de Chateau houses, two abandoned churches (15th and 16th centuries); Chemin du Thatre Theatre

14th century ramparts. *Theatre Romain; Roman theatre. Villa des Messii, Pont Romain; foundations of Roman villa. Ouveze. Roman bridge across

Chemin du

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Musee Chretien; .Gallo-Roman and mediaeval sculpture. In cloister adjoining Cathedral, Avenue Jules Ferry Musee Lapidaire; Roman sculpture, mosaics, PERSONNEL Abbe J. VALREAS VAUCLUSE VENASQUE Sautel,
.Conservateur,

ceramics.

Chemin

du Theatre

Musee Chretien and Musee 2 sculpeditions in 12th 34 kms. E. of of

Lapidaire. Church, 12th and 13th centuries;

tured portals.
Muse Petrarque; contains Petrarch

Montelimar 29 kms. E. Avignon

and documents.
*Baptistere, century; late 6th century, rebuilt unusual example of Merovingian

11.5 kms. S.E. of Carpentras

architecture.

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Vie, 604;...contains

unusual tombstone of Merovingian sculpture. VILLENEUVE-LES-AV IGNON
/

CHURCHES frescoes by Matteo Grande-Rue Near Hospice

*Chartreuse

du Val-de-Benediction, 1356; capitals;

di Viterbo. St.-Pons, 1333; tower, 1336; Virgin and Child.

ATM..

*.ivory polychromed

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SOUTHERN FRANCE -Region Department of Vaucluse

of Provence-Nice

*VILLENEUVE-L ES-AVIGNON ( Cont.' d)

PALACES AND

HOUSES
chapel, Grande-PRueGrande-Rue. Below Fort St.Andre Near Rue d'Avignon.

Palais de Pierre de Thury, c.1400; courtyard, 17th centifry. Hootel de Conti, 1'7th century; doorways. Palais dtu Cardinal de -Giffon, 1380..

MONUMENTS *Hospice,. 14th century; in chapel,,*tomub of Innocent VI, 1326;: Museum. Tour de Philippe le Bel, 1302. Fort St.-Andre, 1362-1368; fdrtified gates, ramparts, towers.
CULTURAL

INSTITUTION
In the Hospice

*Musee Municipal; paintings including Coronation of the Virgin by Enguerrand Charonton. PERSONNEL M. Ranquet, Conservateur, Mus~e Municipal, in the Hospice.

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SOUTHERN FRANCE Region of Provence-Nice

Principality of Monaco
MONACO and MONTE-CARLO *Cathedrale, 1893-98; CHURCH many old paintings of Nice school. PALACE Palais, built 1216; turies; additions and alterations in later cenPlace du Palais l8th-18th century paintings and decorative arts. MONUMENT Casino, begun 1878-79 by Charles Garnier. Avenue de, Monte-Carlo CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS anthropological collections. 1910. Rue de Tribunal

Musee Anthropologique; Musee Ocanographique,

Ruelle Avenue

Ste.-Barbe St.-Martin

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T-^~s~~

SOUTHERN FRANCE lie de- Corse (Corsi.ca)

Department of Corsica

JACCIO -

capital

of department CHURCH 1582-93; altar; treasury. Rue Forcioli.-Conti

Cathedrale,

Palais

Fesch;

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS chapelle imperiale, 1855-1858; Napoleonic Bibliotheque, Muse with some paintc.35,00 volumes. documents

Rue

Fes-h

tombs and tomb of Cardinal Fesch;

ings

and sculpture;

Musee Napoleonien, relating

1826;

sculpture, paintings, family.

Place des-. Palmiers, Quai Napoleon.. Re de la Prefecture

to Napoleon and his '177;

1rfecture,
F. BASTIA

contains Archiyes Provinciales.

Corbellini,

PERSONNEL Conservateur, Muse Fesch, Rue Fesch, and

Musee Napoleonien. CHURCHES E-lise de la Conception, reconstructed 1611; painting. Rue Napoleon Place de de Ville. 1.'H tel St. Jean-Baptiste, Ste. Marie, Palais 1604. PALACE des Gouverneurs, 145.3; tower, 1383. Place de la Citadelle 1636-1670.

Rue Notre-Dame

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Musee, 17th century; collections relating to Corsica. Rue du Commandant Bonnelli Theatre Municipal, containing Bibliotheque with 50,000 volumes and manuscripts. Ambrosi, BONIACIO Conservateur, PERSONNEL Mus'e Corse, 3 Rue du Commandant Bonelli. l3th-18th centuries; tombs. fragment At southern tip woodwork in choir. 15th century; relic, sacristy Place de,

1'Opera

fglise St. Dominique,

marble high altar; Eglise St. Fran~ois, Eglise of the True Cross;

of Island

Ste. Marie-Majeure;

contains 74 kms. Bastia S.W. of

CORTE

ivories, costumes. Citadelle, 15th century and later. Maison Gaffori, 18th century; historically significant. Mairie; contains small museum.

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FRANCE

Table of Dates

Earliest times -

c.

50 B.C.

Early cultures.(Celtic).

Palaeolithic, especially Mousterian; Neolithic and.Megalithic (58-51 B.C.). (c. culConques.t

Upper Palaeolithic,

Aurignacian

and Magdalenian;

tures;.Bronze and Iron Ages

2nd century B.C.-th century A.D.',

Roman conquest and dominion Introduction

of Gaul completed by Julius Caesar.

of Christianity

250 A.D.).

bySt.

Denis.
century A.D. Barbarian invasions (Franks, Burgundians, Visigoths).. Frankish (498). Establishment of Carolingian Empire Germany, and Middle under Hugh Capet .(987). England (-1066) with domains Hundred Years and Bur-

4th-5th

Kingdom under Merovingian dynasty under Charlemagne Kingdom. in

6th-l0th century. Riseof feudal system. Civil wars.

(78-814). Break-up of Empire into France, Norman power established in

Invasion of Normans. Capetian dynasty-in France

ith-l5th century. Feudal period. developed. under Philip IV War with England, and

France., Struggle with England;

with papacy;' with feudal nobles. Power of Monarchy (1388-1498).

(1285-1314). House of Valois

expulsion of English from France. Wars with Flanders (1481-1483)4

gundy. Centralization of royal power by Louis XI system. 16th century. Italian wars under Charles

and decline..of feudal

VIII, and Franjois 1 er* Religious Wars of Protestants and Catholics. Establishment of-House of Bourbon under Henry IV (1589). End of'religious wars;. consolidation of royal power under Louis XIII, by Richelieu. XIV. Wars of of the Fronde Marlborough, (rebellious nobility). Utrecht France dominant power in

1643-1715. Louis Europe. 171-1774.

Victories

and Treaty of

(1713) check French expansion.

Louis XV. (Regency 1715-1723). War of Austrian Succession and Seven Years War. French power in Europe declines; French colonies in North America lost. Louis XVI

(1774).
1789.Assembly of States General at Versailles opens way. to French Revolution. begin. '1792.First Republic proclaimed: King beheaded;. Revolutionary. Wars 1795..Directory. Rise of Napoleon. conquests defeat and defeats. of Napoleon at Waterloo, 1815. 1804-1814. Napoledn proclaimed Emperor. Napoleonic

1814.Restoration of House of Bourbon to throne . Final 1830-1848. House of Orleans (King' Louis Philippe)-.

1848.Second Republic.
1852-1870. 1870. Second Empire, under Napoleon III. proclaimed. Franco-Prussian War, defeat of.France. Third Republic

.1914-1918. World War I.

1940, May 15. 1940, June 22. Germany invaded France. Armistice signed with.Germany.

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Dechellette, 4 vols.,

Paris, 1913-1924. Enlart, C., Manuel d'Archeologie fran~aise depuis Renaissance, 3 vols., Lasteyrie, R. de., Paris,

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Aubert M., La Sculpture fran~aise du Moyen Age et. de la Renaissance, Paris, 1926. Arnold H., Stained Glass of the Middle Ages in England and France, London, 1913. Gillet, L., La peinture francaise. Moyen Age et Renaissance, Paris, 1928. Dimier, L. et-Reau, L., Histoire de la peinture franjaise, 6 vols., Paris, 1926-1927.

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Gromort, G., Histoire abr4g4e de l'architecture de la Renaissance en France (XVIe-XIXe siecles), Paris, 1930. Dilke, Lady, French Architects and Sculptors of the XVIII Century, London, 1900. Focillon, H., La peinture au XIXe et XXe siecles, 2 vols., Paris, 1927-1928. Huyghe, R., The Contemporaries, Paris, 1938. Les Petits Monographies des grands edifices de la France. A series of small descriptive handbooks on the most important French buildings. Many French cities are included in this series by Les Villes d'art c'lebres. leading authorities. Congrs Arch4ologique de France, Paris, 1834-1938. Reports on annual excursions throughout France, with detailed studies of specific monuments by experts. Index to 1925.

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INDEX
Page Abondance...... Abries Agd~e. .. .. .
* * * . . .

Page Arilanc Arlay............

*. *

83 91
.
.

3s .

13 63

Ares...............
Aries (Environs) Aries-suir-Tech Arnac-.la-Poste

*.153 *.154 * *

Agen
Aguessac
.

.
. . .

"

. * * * .. * * .. .. . .. . . ... .

105 27 89 13 12 8
65.

Ahuna Aiguebeie Aigueperse Aigues-Mortes......

140 . 30
.

Arreau
Arveyres

..

*.101 *

Ars-en-R4............

69

(Environs).....
:
*.

*.112 *.114

Aimie
Amn, Department of Aire-sur-I'Adour, .* Airvault Aix-en-Provence .
Aix-en-Provence
,

*..35-36 *.103 *. *.

.
.

. .

73 151

.(Environs)

. "

1'53
2;9 85 165

Aixe-sur-Vienne...... Aix-les-Bains. ...... Aix-les-Bains (Environs ) Ajaccio........ ..

Albertville Albi .
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