Vallabrix Library

Vallabrix library, member of the Réseau des Bibliothèques Pays d'Uzès.
Admire the magnificent Renaissance façade.
Listed as a Monument Historique (Historical Monument), since 1997 in the supplementary heritage inventory.

The facade is located on one of the walls of the old fort, which dates back to the 12th or 13th century. Vallabrix is unique in that the village has two châteaux, the best-known of which is the 19th-century one.
The facade itself dates from the French Renaissance (late 16th or early 17th century), and there are three Renaissance facades in the Gard: one at Vallabrix, one at Château de Lafarre in Cavillargues (1567) and one in Uzès (1571).
The decoration of the entablature and, above all, the cornice and pediment seem directly inspired by the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, but the decoration of the central section is unmistakably French Renaissance.

This façade could have remained a secret. The other walls of the building, visible from the street, are completely undecorated. It is now accessible, as the building houses the village library.