Montrosier de la Vilatelle Hotel

The hôtel Montrosier de la Vilatelle, in Clermont-Ferrand

The hôtel Montrosier de la Vilatelle is an elegant private mansion of the eighteenth century, classified as a Historic Monument, in the heart of the old centre of Clermont-Ferrand. The Clermont-Ferrand audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this fine dwelling of rococo style, raised for Antoine de Montrosier, receiver of the tailles, witness of the refinement of the Clermont aristocracy in the century of the Enlightenment.

History

It is to Antoine de Montrosier that is owed this magnificent private mansion, raised for him in the middle of the eighteenth century. Montrosier was receiver of the tailles of the généralité of Riom, an important financial office under the Ancien Régime, that assured him a fine ease. His dwelling offers a very fine example of rococo-style architecture, then very in vogue, characterised by its elegant lines and its refined decorations. Located in the heart of the old centre, rue du Port, it has preserved fine façades, although those giving on the street were remodelled over time, like the wings on the courtyard. A testimony of the taste of the Clermont aristocracy in the century of the Enlightenment, the building is today classified as a Historic Monument, rightly so, so much it illustrates the residential elegance of that era.

What to see

Here you admire an elegant private mansion of the middle of the eighteenth century, raised for Antoine de Montrosier, receiver of the tailles; a fine example of rococo architecture with refined lines, located rue du Port, it is classified as a Historic Monument and testifies to the taste of the Clermont aristocracy in the century of the Enlightenment. The hôtel Montrosier de la Vilatelle illustrates the residential elegance of the old centre. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The hôtel Montrosier de la Vilatelle lies rue du Port, in the old centre of Clermont-Ferrand, reachable on foot. It is a classified private mansion whose façades you admire from the street; the interior is not necessarily open to visit. You discover it during a walk in the old centre.

For whom was the hôtel Montrosier de la Vilatelle built?

It was raised in the middle of the eighteenth century for Antoine de Montrosier, receiver of the tailles of the généralité of Riom, a rich Clermont aristocrat; a fine example of rococo architecture then very in vogue, this private mansion of the rue du Port is today classified as a Historic Monument.

Where is the hôtel Montrosier de la Vilatelle in Clermont-Ferrand?

Rue du Port, in the old centre of Clermont-Ferrand, in France.