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Hôtel Plamon

XIVᵉ–XVIIᵉ siècles · Sarlat-la-Canéda

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Hôtel Plamon

The oldest private mansion in Sarlat

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Gothic private mansion with a Renaissance façade, Sarlat

Listed historic monument·XIVᵉ–XVIIᵉ siècles

Also known as the maison des Consuls, the Hôtel Plamon was built around 1330–1340 by the patrician d'Albusson family and remodelled through to the 17th century. Listed as early as 1889, it ranks among the finest medieval residences in Sarlat.

1330Construction (around 1330–1340)
1473The Plamon family
1889Listed Monument Historique

History

The story, stage by stage

Scroll down to follow the monument's evolution. A one-minute read.

  1. vers 1330–1340

    vers 1330–1340

    The construction

    The patrician d'Albusson family had the mansion built.

  2. XIVᵉ siècle

    XIVᵉ siècle

    The Gothic of the rue des Consuls

    Pointed-arch openings on the ground floor, Gothic windows on the first floor.

  3. XVᵉ siècle

    XVᵉ siècle

    The second-floor windows

    The second-floor bays were rebuilt in the 15th century.

  4. 1473

    1473

    The Plamon family

    The notary Guillaume Plamon bought the residence, which then took his name.

  5. XVIIᵉ siècle

    XVIIᵉ siècle

    The classical alterations

    North wing, balustered staircase, trompe de Montpellier and a wrought-iron Louis XIII balcony.

  6. 1950–1970

    1950–1970

    Expropriation and restoration

    Expropriated by the town in 1950, the mansion was restored by Yves-Marie Froidevaux until 1970.

Key figures

The great figures involved

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The places

Explore the building

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3 things to remember

1330

The oldest mansion in Sarlat built around 1330–1340, its façade ranks among the town's finest of the 14th century.

1473

The purchase that gave it its name the mansion owes its name to the notary Guillaume Plamon, who bought it that year.

1889

Among the first to be Listed it is among the very first privately owned buildings to be protected in France.

The site's future

What future for the Hôtel Plamon?

Owned by the town since its expropriation, the oldest residence in Sarlat has no fixed plan for its upper floors. Its future use is still to be written, and your voice counts.

237 habitants ont déjà donné leur avis · la commune s'en saisira.

House of medieval Sarlat

An exhibition trail on the consular city and its great families, in the town's oldest mansion.

158 votes

Heritage hosts

A handful of exceptional guest rooms behind the Gothic façade, to spend a night in history.

96 votes

Fine-craft artisans' workshops

Convert the upper floors into live-work studios for the Périgord's fine-craft trades.

71 votes

Community associations centre

A place for meetings and workshops opening onto the rue des Consuls.

34 votes
Another idea for this place?Propose your vision: it will be put to the vote and passed on to the town.

Map & access

Getting there

Rue des Consuls 24200 Sarlat-la-Canéda · Dordogne

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