Discover the history of an emblematic building, witness to the privileges and fame of a famous fair

Name: Découvrez l'histoire d'un bâtiment emblématique, témoin des privilèges et de la renommée d'une célèbre foire
Start: 2023-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Hôtel de ville

Built on the site of the former Ostal del Consul, the town hall was, from the beginning, partly dedicated to the «Office of the Conservation of the Privileges of the Fair». It is the only hotel in vi.

Dimanche 17 septembre 2023, 10h00, 14h30Passé

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Built on the site of the former Ostal del Consul, the town hall was, from the beginning, partly dedicated to the «Office of Conservation of the Privileges of the Fair». It is the only town hall in France built by order of the Council of State of the King: the importance of the fair justified the representation, in facade, of the double royal sun framing the coat of arms of the Crown. Formerly, the banners located above the suns carried the motto of the city: «CLARA FORO, FIDE CLARIOR» which means «famous by its Fair, illustrated by its fidelity». Opening proposed by the association Renaissance du Vieux Beaucaire.

À propos du lieu

Hôtel de ville

Place Georges Clemenceau, 30300 Beaucaire

Gard
Occitanie

Built on the site of the former Ostal del Consul, the town hall was, from the beginning, partly dedicated to the "Office of the Conservation of the Privileges of the Fair", it is the only town hall in France built by order of the King’s State Council: the importance of the Fair thus justified the representation, on the facade, of the double royal sun, framing the arms of the Crown. In the banners above the suns, the motto of the city was once inscribed: CLARA FORO, FIDE CLARIOR, in other words, «famous by its Fair, illustrious for its fidelity».