Urban walk - Art Deco in Moissac

This district, which was completely razed to the ground by the flood of 1930, has a high density of terraced houses, some of them twins, illustrating the diversity of Art Deco motifs.

Until the French Revolution, the square was occupied by the Récollets convent. After the floods, the City of Paris financed the construction of the hall that would house the Chasselas market. The design incorporates classical elements such as the Tuscan columns at the corners, and brick, but the building also makes room for more modern materials such as metal, glass and concrete. Decorations in geometric shapes highlight the bunches of grapes on the exterior walls.

Note the bevelled or rounded corners of the houses and the pediments overhanging the façades.

The quay is punctuated by fairly large villas, open to the sun, with architects playing with geometric variations, both in the general structure and in the decorative details. The grain silo, which ceased operating when freight traffic on the canal fell in the 1990s, also dates from the inter-war period. Today, a collection of rare trees adorns the banks of the port.

Here, the street forms an axis of symmetry between the houses. The street names pay tribute to those who helped Moissac cope with the floods of 1930.

Not built before 1930, it was built from scratch thanks to a donation from Morocco. Here, the buildings take the form of suburban pavilions surrounded by private gardens, inspired by those built in North Africa at the time, with stoops, loggias, large picture windows... and brickwork is relegated to decorative elements. A great deal of work can be seen on the ironwork (balustrades, gates, etc.).

It is flanked by the Hôtel du Moulin de Moissac, which has lost its Art Deco cladding, the war memorial created in 1925 and the Uvarium kiosk. On the banks of the Tarn, you will also find the long rowing club building. The kiosk was dedicated to the uvarium cures on the banks of the Tarn, and its wall decorations around the doors are reminiscent of those in the Hall de Paris. The painted ceilings celebrate the excellence of the Chasselas grape in bold colours.