The garden city of Fontgrande was built near the main shafts of the Carmaux mine to provide more suitable housing for mine employees and large families.
This small spiral staircase served the upper floors of a large bourgeois house. It also served as a watchtower. It stands at the corner of rue de l'église.
A walk through the hamlet of Les Vallons means discovering a society that was structured around a dairy farm where the milk was harvested every day, in winter on the farms, and in summer at the Criou...
The old town of Cruseilles revolves around the Place de la Halle. For centuries, this square was the vital center of the town. Here, the past can be read on the facades and the footsteps of history...
The historic center of Grand-Village-Plage is home to some of the finest examples of traditional Oléronnais architecture.
Yesterday's houses, local materials and techniques!
Founded in 1601 thanks to a generous donation from notary Jean Reynaud. Education was reserved for boys. They learned philosophy, mathematics, law and fencing.
The bell tower is porch-style, with a west-facing entrance. It had a roof flanked by 4 belfries and topped by a spire bearing a rooster. The whole structure was swept away by a storm in 1871.
Former gateway to the town, in the 14th century, on the western side of the ramparts, now completely lost. The Rue de Verdun was one of the city's main roads, running east-west.
"La Mémoire des rues d'un fort à l'autre" Discover Colmars all year round!
The "little stories" that made the big story! Anecdotes from the streets and squares of the fortified military town.
The knights of the time (Dragons) used to take it with their gear, their load, to reach the camp above the church. The Four Banal was the place where the city's breads and caillettes were baked in...
This narrow street in the old town is paved with "cat's head" cobblestones. It allowed villagers to fetch water without having to pass through one of the gates, Porte Murine and Saint Symphorien.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the butcher's shops on the Bishop's Bridge were in a bad state. In 1824, the city decided to build new slaughterhouses and butcher shops nearby, at the confluence...
The Citadelle is a reminder of Napoleon's passage: horse-drawn museum, Napoleonic sites, epic museum from February 26 to March 20, 1815, sound point on the Emperor's passage on the south terrace...
The redevelopment of an urban wasteland in the heart of the city has been a success for the city of Grenoble, as it was awarded the grand prix écoquartier 2009. Its aim is to foreshadow the compact...
In 1905, Dr. Eugène Willemin commissioned architect Antoine Percilly to build the Chalet Saint-Sauveur as an extension of the distinctive atmosphere of the Second Empire chalets.
The Blanche Monier eco-district is located in the Ile Verte district.
The district includes 50% social housing, two public facilities and an area reserved for commercial activities.
Montbrison historical heart/centre
The biggest heritage centre in the Loire département with 18 monuments listed or registered
From street to lane, cloisters to internal courtyards, chapel to...
Many homes and former private mansions from the 18th century offer a harmonious and remarkable architectural alignment. Some houses possess interior courtyards with cast iron rails and handrails...
One of the most important streets of Lyon in the Middle Ages, Mercière street is today a lively street that recalls the Renaissance past of the Presqu'île.
