Guided tour of the seat of the Departmental Council

Name: Guided tour of the seat of the Departmental Council
Start: 2022-09-18T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Conseil départemental de la Creuse

Discover the Hotel des Moneyroux, also known as the Château des Comtes de la Marche, and its history.

Sunday 18 September 2022, 10:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Upon registration. Places limited to 25 people per visit.

Registration

©Conseil départemental de la Creuse

From the President’s office to the chapel, walk through the rooms and corridors of this listed historic site, usually closed to the public.
Through a commented visit, his story is told to you.
Two visit departures: 10am and 11am

About the location

Conseil départemental de la Creuse

Hôtel du Département, 23000 Guéret

Creuse
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Hotel of the Department very often called «Castle of the counts of the Marche(walking)» never belongs or was inhabited by aforementioned counts. It is in Antoine Allard, Lord of Moneyroux and treasurer of the counts of the Marche(walking) lasting the second half of the XVth century, that they owe the construction of this mansion trained(formed) by two distinct wings. The naming «Hotel of Moneyroux» is therefore more appropriate.
The main body was most probably built at the end of the Middle Ages, taking the place(square) of a more old(former) strengthened donjon. The west wing was realised between 1447 and 1477 by Antoine Allard.
In the XVIth century, a new phase of transformation(processing) is the work of Pierre Billon, to harmonise the south wing with the Gothic parts(parties) of the west wing. Given up(Sold) to different owners, the building(ship) will be transformed into convent by nuns of Visitation, who will however have the means hardly to maintain it and give(sell) it up in 1642 to Etienne Tournyol, adviser(councillor) of the King.
Divided then again gathered(combined) by heirs in 1892, the building(ship) will be finally acquired by the department of the Creuse, by means of dispossession; the services(departments) of the Prefecture, the school inspectorate and Departmental archives will then be installed(settled) there. Until he(it) becomes the seat(siege) of the Departmental Council(Advise) in 1962.