The house occupies the former priory residence of the Enclos des Cordeliers convent, next to the remains of the former convent church, in a calm street, a short walk from the old market buildings. The edifice is flanked by two other houses, one of which boasts a tower topped by a pavilion roof. A gate opens into a small, walled and carefully tended front garden, which underlines the three-storey, 18th-century facade. Two vertical rows of openings on the side, punctuated by tall windows topped by bullseye dormers and triangular pediments, both stand adjacent to a central vertical row including an entrance door, bullseye oculus, a window and a dormer. The edifice is built with white stone masonry topped by a roof made of flat tiles. To the rear, an urban garden extends from the house, revealing the traces of an even older building in the facade. In a protruding central section, there is a semi-circular arch. Once through the entrance door, a hall leads to the reception rooms and main staircase. The upper floors contain the bedrooms, a former oratory transformed into an office and the converted attic space. The whole property boasts many period features from the 17th to 19th centuries.

The residence

On the ground floor, which is on one level, two vast rooms boast the same dimensions. The kitchen occupies one of them while the lounge can be found in the other. They are both bathed in light through the wide windows. On the first floor, the same large volumes have been partitioned to create bedrooms with cosier dimensions and functional rooms. The stone staircase and its landings are a major feature of the house. It stands in the middle of the building and has many intriguing nooks and crannies.

The garden-level floor
The entrance hall, with its low arches, is paved with modern tiles. The core wall in the stairwell is adorned with a stone geometrical pattern. An old door, with a hatch closed by a small shutter, leads into the lounge, which boasts wood strip flooring. On one side it faces the street and on the other the garden. The high, French-style beamed ceiling has been carefully sanded, while a white stone fireplace stands against one of the lime-rendered walls. These walls are in turn dotted by several niches and even an old stone sink. On the other side of the entrance, the second living room is occupied by a kitchen tucked behind a counter. The ceiling is similar to the lounge’s and a wood-burning stove has been installed in a more modest fireplace than in the lounge.
The first floor
After a first flight of steps, two alcoves are set on either side of the intermediate landing. A second flight of steps, bathed in light through a tall window, climbs to the house’s main level. The stone floor is made up of a large slab originating from a former tombstone. The bedrooms can be found on either side behind double-leaf doors. The first, with an 18th-century moulded fireplace and a ceiling with white-painted exposed beams, is adjacent to a large bathroom. Next to this first suite, there is a utility room, a linen room and a lavatory. A large bedroom with a stone fireplace, a small closet and a more modestly sized bedroom occupy the other side of the landing. The ceilings are also painted.
The second floor
The landing leads to a glazed office installed in an oratory or former private chapel, which is bathed in light through Gothic windows on the side walls, through one of which it is possible to see the cathedral’s spires. Though the office/study has been converted in a modern style, the period features are worthily highlighted. On the lower side of an arch stone, the inscription 1636 can be seen, while the letters IMS are also visible on its inner face.
The attic
Opposite the glazed office and behind a door, a last flight of wooden steps with balusters leads to a large, open space, on either side of which stand two bedrooms. The entire level has been recently fitted with wood strip flooring.