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One of the oldest buildings in the village,
as shown by the medieval architecture of its foundations, this
house belonged to the local commune for two centuries. It is
mentioned in a 1635 document as a community property under the
name of the House of the Brotherhood of Saint-Claude (Confrèrie
de Saint-Claude) and was used both as a town hall and as a chapel,
under the name of Saint-Claude, when Saint-Félix,
on top of the hill, was not operational. Mass was said there
until a new parish church took over in 1851. The old chapel
is now the workshop of a potter.
During the Revolution, the town hall was transfered to the old
presbytery. The Saint-Claude chapel became a primary school
for boys and one of its pupils was the future president of France,
Emile Loubet.
Above the door was an inscription, which could still be read
a few years ago, saying: ECOLE MUTUELLE (MUTUAL SCHOOL). The
words can be made out on the old print from the early 20th century
– below left.
In 1854, the old house, considered to be in too poor a state,
was sold by the commune. It only survived thanks to the efforts
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