"Description
These halls consist of a 670 m2 multi-pitch roof supported by wooden pillars, and stone on its western edge. Open on the sides, they are located on a slightly triangular square whose shape they follow, and are framed by three streets. Slightly sloping facing west, its floor is paved. A series of three steps also borders its western side.
The wooden pillars have stone pedestals. The roof is supported by a strong frame with intersecting beams resting on the pillars. It is covered with canal tiles, as is customary throughout the department.
History
The current halls were built on a foundation from the 12th century and initially date from around 1665. They were probably built by the same workers who built the castle then owned by the Duke of Navailles at the same time.
Between 1784 and 1787, Mr. Dauber Dauberuf de Villée, lord of Blanzaguet and captain at the Château de Villebois to whom the halls belonged, had the framework repaired and the stone dice placed at the base of the wooden pillars.
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In 1806, the halls became communal property, along with the fairgrounds.
In 1852, according to the municipal site, the halls were listed as historical monuments. In 1855, the mayor pushed back the part along departmental road 17 by one meter in order to improve traffic. It was at this time that the seven Tuscan stone columns supporting the framework on this side, steps to catch up with the difference in level, and the second cut side of the roof covered with flat tiles were put in place.
It was also in 1853 that running water arrived in the town from the fountain of Font oubliee located 500 meters away, and that a standpipe located at the top of the halls completes the old well. It is the only standpipe that still remains today in the town.
On May 10, 1948, they were classified as historical monuments by decree, at the cost of discussions with the town hall because they were almost demolished, their maintenance costing too much (the municipal demolition project dated from 1946). Many halls from the 16th and 17th centuries disappeared in France at this time.
In 1976, the roof was completely restored and the paving redone a few years later. A renovation also took place in 2012 and 2013.
Currently, a food market takes place under the halls on Saturday mornings, as well as a small organic market on Wednesdays"