Maison des Consuls, Medieval house in Mirepoix, France
The Maison des Consuls sits at the center of Mirepoix as a residential building with carved wooden beams and around 104 sculpted figures adorning its support pillars and beam ends. The structure was rebuilt in this form after the town was redesigned following a flood disaster.
After a devastating flood of the Hers River in 1289, Guy III de Lévis granted land to residents for building a new town. This building emerged as part of that resettlement and bears the typical marks of medieval reconstruction.
The building displays medieval craftsmanship through detailed carvings showing human faces, animals, and scenes of daily life on its wooden elements. These artistic details reveal what mattered to people in that time and how they saw their world.
The building now operates as a hotel with seven rooms, each dedicated to a different historical figure from the town's past. Visitors can explore the medieval structure from inside while the original carved wooden details remain visible throughout.
A 2020 mural painting in the hotel's lounge shows Mirepoix as it looked in the 18th century, created by artist Chloé Préteceille. This modern artwork provides a visible contrast between the original medieval structure and a later chapter of the town's history.
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