Hôtel dit de Jean Briçonnet

Hôtel dit de Jean Briçonnet

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Mérimée ID

PA00098171

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Inscrit (1928)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Hôtel dit de Jean Briçonnet — Hôtel in Tours (Indre-et-Loire) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1928 under the French Heritage Act.

Historical notice

La maison aurait appartenu à Jean Briçonnet, maire de Tours, puis à la Famille Berthelot (par alliance). Elle a été très restaurée.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00098171. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.

Protection status

The building is inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) (since 1928), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Les façades : inscription par arrêté du 10 janvier 1928

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.3935°N, 0.6818°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Ancien château de Roncée Panzoult 1924
Maison du 15e siècle de Beaulieu-lès-Loches Beaulieu-lès-Loches 1949
Immeuble de Richelieu Richelieu 1932
Eglise paroissiale Saint-Saturnin Souvigny-de-Touraine 1948
Oppidum de Château-Chevrier Rochecorbon 1980

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the 15e siècle.

Relative significance

Among the most recently protected sites of the département — typically 20th- or 21st-century inscriptions.

UNESCO landscape

The Loire Valley is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2000 as a cultural landscape. Read the anchor page: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Hôtel dit de Jean Briçonnet located?

Hôtel dit de Jean Briçonnet is located in the commune of Tours (Indre-et-Loire).

When was Hôtel dit de Jean Briçonnet protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1928 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00098171 in the Mérimée database.

When was Hôtel dit de Jean Briçonnet built?

The main construction campaign dates from the 15e siècle.

Data source: Ministère de la Culture — base Mérimée (data.culture.gouv.fr). Last updated: April 14, 2026.

Geographic location

location_on Tours, Indre-et-Loire

Coordinates: 47.3935°N, 0.6818°E