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Maisons toulousaines

Ces maisons ont porté le nom de leur dernier propriétaire (la maison Bégué et la maison Dandine), avant qu'elles ne soient achetées par la commune.

La maison Bégué a abrité pendant de nombreuses années plusieurs commerces et en particulier un marchand de chaussures. Elle est occupée actuellement par le café-restaurant "Le Braxéen".

La maison Dandine, au début du XXe siècle, était occupée par un charron forgeron, puis elle a appartenu à M. Dandine, magistrat à Toulouse, avant d'être achetée par la commune. Le premier étage a accueilli de nombreuses associations, tandis que le rez-de-chaussée hébergeait le club de pétanque et la bibliothèque. Elle sera vendue ensuite pour y installer un nouveau commerce.

The Bégué and Dandine Houses

On either side of the road stand the Bégué and Dandine houses.

These two houses are very representative of typical Toulousain-style dwellings.

The traditional Toulousain-style house, formerly known as a market gardener's house, is exemplified by the Bégué house. Built towards the end of the 19th century, this house consists of a single floor, the height of which is marked by a small brick cornice clearly visible along its entire length. A brick molding, called a listel, marks the boundary between the living space and the attic, a loft space under the eaves where farm produce was dried and, in winter, cured meats were stored. This space is ventilated by attractive circular terracotta openings called oculi. These vents enable air to circulate from above to cool the house in summer. This house is symmetrical, divided by a central hallway with two windows on each side, and has a gabled roof covered in tiles.

The Dandine house represents the two-story version of the traditional Toulousain house. It is nicknamed the "raised Toulousain house" or the "high-heeled Toulousain house."