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Hotel
de Ginestous (18th century) , 2 rue du Marquis. It belonged
to M de Ginestous , the first consul elected at Le Vigan.
Presently occupied by the bank Caisse d'épargne. It
has an elegant façade and a beautiful gate.
Hotel
Esterhazy ( 18th century) , 2 rue du Barris. It belonged
to Count Esterhazy , grandson of a Hungarian immigrant , Knight
of the Order St esprit.
Chateau
d'Assas (18th century) , 11 rue du Barris. The court of
entry is shaded with chestnut trees. The windows on its façade
have sculpted heads , a triangular fronton , a spur shaped
balcony that overlooks the French garden.
St
Pierre church (place Bonald) : 18th century façade
, 19th century interior.
The
Protestant Temple (rue du Palais) : the ancient Capuchin
friar chapel with its adjoining cloister.This temple was given
to the Protestants as a place of Worship in 1804.
Statues
: Heros born at Le Vigan ; Sgt Triaire and the Knight
of Assas.
As
strange as this may seem , a statue of Colouche stands
in the garden of the former hotel de Ginestous. The sculptor
Christine Zénéré offered this statue
to the mayor of the village where this comedian died , but
he refused it. The mayor of Le Vigan accepted it with pleasure.
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