Maison des patrimoines
A town house with a model of the bastide on the ground floor and a permanent exhibition on life in Sauveterre de Rouergue on the first floor.
This house on Rue de la Tour has retained its original architecture. The magnificent stone staircase leads upstairs to the former kitchen/living room, now transformed into an exhibition room. The Association de Sauvegarde du Site Archéologique de Sauveterre de Rouergue (ASSAS) displays memorabilia from the bastide.
On the 2nd floor, ASSAS has collected various documents gathered during historical research on the fortified town. These are grouped together here, and made available to all:
- local and departmental history books on the bastide ;
- books on the bastide phenomenon;
- documents and writings that contribute to our knowledge of local life, past and present;
- photographs and postcards that provide an image of the commune and its events;
- recordings by old-timers describing the uses they once had;
- objects used by local people, both in their jobs and in everyday life?
For groups (10-15 people), guided tours are available by appointment.
