Loto du patrimoine 2023: discover the 14 sites selected in the Occitanie region

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Goutets pastoral site in Port en Ariège
Medieval housing estate in Marcillac-Vallon in Aveyron
Domain of the castle of Azas in Haute-Garonne
Flamarens castle in the Gers
Aulanac water mill in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie in the Lot
Church of Saint-Pierre de Sarniguet in the Hautes-Pyrénées
Bastide des Vassaux in Saint-Grégoire in the Tarn
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Bouillac in the Tarn-et-Garonne
26 million euros in aid collected in 2022
The 6 sites selected in the former Languedoc-Roussillon

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The Heritage Foundation unveiled this Monday, September 4, the 100 new monuments selected for the Loto du Patrimoine 2023. Eight of them are located in the former Midi-Pyrénées region and six in the former Languedoc-Roussillon region.

The heritage lotto, carried by Stéphane Bern and supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Française des Jeux (FDJ), is back to school… The Heritage Foundation unveiled this Monday, September 4, the 100 new sites in danger selected. And in the list eight are located in the former Midi-Pyrénées region and six in the former Languedoc-Roussillon region.

Goutets pastoral site in Port en Ariège

Located at the foot of the north face of the Pic des Trois Seigneurs, this hamlet is an emblematic site of the pastoral life of Couserans in the 19th century.^e and XX^e century. It testifies to the activity of breeding and the pastoral life of the last centuries, as well as the ancestral methods of construction in dry stones.

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In the pastoral hamlet of Goutets au Port, a very nice day of inventory of dry stone heritage thanks to the Wikipedra platform and the involvement of the association. Friends of #PNR and elected municipal officials. A magical site… (ud83dude4fud83dudcf8 R. Danis)@kamelchibli @LandscapeOcc pic.twitter.com/UGj0VvCPrI

– Ariège Pyrenees Natural Park (@PARC_PA) September 19, 2022

Medieval housing estate in Marcillac-Vallon in Aveyron

Located in the old center of the village of Marcillac-Vallon, this medieval building from the beginning of the 13th century was in turn a wine cellar in the Middle Ages or a residential building. It has been abandoned for several years.

Domain of the castle of Azas in Haute-Garonne

The estate was founded in 1612. Over the centuries, the property has been extended with magnificent outbuildings dating from the 18th century. The castle has beautiful gardens. Henry-François de Boutaric, parliamentarian, artist, member of the Academy of Sciences inherited the castle and built around 1780 the pavilion in the axis of the fishpond and an orangery which no longer exists.

Flamarens castle in the Gers

This castle is one of the finest representatives of Gascon seigniorial architecture. It has been open to the public since 1983 and has participated in Heritage Days since then.

Aulanac water mill in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie in the Lot

Attested as early as 1317, this mill has architectural witnesses dating from the 15th century. In 1927, three pairs of millstones were still working. In 1956, the water mill was transformed into a hydraulic flour mill, with the installation of “industrial” equipment and in particular an engine.

Church of Saint-Pierre de Sarniguet in the Hautes-Pyrénées

Sarniguet Church was built in the 18th century and is located in the rural village of Sarniguet crossed by the Adour. It is a symbol of architecture and religious art of the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly present in the Hautes-Pyrénées.

Bastide des Vassaux in Saint-Grégoire in the Tarn

At the gates of Albi, this set of buildings (dungeon, mill, bridge, etc.) has been identified as of historical, archaeological and architectural interest by ABF 81 and DRAC Occitanie.

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Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Bouillac in the Tarn-et-Garonne

This church would have been built in the 12th century. Burned down and ruined during the wars of religion, it was rebuilt in 1632. The recent and rapid appearance of evolving pathologies jeopardizing the stability of the building led to the implementation of emergency works launched in 2022.

26 million euros in aid collected in 2022

Since the first edition in 2018, Mission Patrimoine has helped 850 sites for their restoration work, including more than 100 emblematic regional heritage projects and more than 750 departmental sites.

The Loto has contributed more than 125 million euros to the Heritage Mission – including more than 26 million for the 2022 edition.