This is one of those towns I came to visit long ago in my road warrior trails of my off the beaten paths of my belle France, Worth the detour for the museum, me think, The choices are many and difficult to choose indeed. I found me new pictures in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me. Therefore, here is my take on this is Beaumont de Lomagne !! Hope you enjoy the post as I
The town of Beaumont-de-Lomagne is located in the Tarn-et-Garonne department no 82, in the Occitanie region of my belle France. Historically and culturally, the town lies within the Lomagne, a former district of the province of Gascony with the title of viscounty, nicknamed “French Tuscany.” It is situated at the crossroads of the D 928 road Montauban to Auch, and the D 3, It is located 50 km from Auch, 37 km from Montauban, 60 km from Agen, and 64 km fromToulouse,from where we came to the town along the A820 rocade or beltway to connect with the A62 autoroute dir Bordeaux/Paris to exit/sortie 10,1 dir Grenade on the D945 road continue on next roundabout bear right onto the D820 road continue to next roundabout bear left onto the Route d’Ondes or D29 continue around wheat fields to turn right on Route de Grisolles or D17 road continue same road becomes D49 road continue bear left onto Chemin de Verdunenc continue bearing left onto the D52 road go through City center Aucamville bearing right onto the D3 road bearing right dir Beaumont de Lomagne getting into town by the Bd Georges Brassens;left on Rue Nationale continue same road becomes Rue Pierre de Fermat continue a bit and the museum is in your left hand side park on street,
A statue of the mathematician Pierre de Fermat commemorates this French magistrate, polymath, and above all, mathematician. He was also a poet, a skilled Latinist and Hellenist, and was interested in the sciences, particularly physics; he is notably credited with Fermat’s principle in optics. His major contribution concerns number theory and Diophantine equations. Author of several theorems and conjectures in this field, he is central to “modern number theory.” He is very well known for two “theorems”: “Fermat’s Little Theorem” and “Fermat’s Last Theorem”; the latter was only a conjecture and remained so for more than three centuries of feverish research. Pierre de Fermat was born in the first decade of the 17C in Beaumont-de-Lomagne and died on January 12, 1665, in Castres. 
The Hôtel de Fermat,at 3 rue Fermat is currently the city’s economic, tourist, and cultural hub, housing, for example, the local tourism office and, since July 2024, the Musée Fermat Museum, located in his birthplace home, It pays tribute to the mathematician. Combining education and innovation, this museum celebrates mathematics and heritage, offering hidden treasures through games and exhibitions for all ages.
Other things to see here are the Hôtel Toureilh (17C), Place Gambetta , and currently the City/town hall; A 14C Halle or covered market with covered walkways on two sides; Church Notre Dame of the Assumption. The church is in the southern Gothic style with an octagonal bell tower typical of Toulouse. Its construction began around 1280. Presbytery (circa 15C),at Rue du Presbytère; Lord’s House d’Argombat (16C), rue de l’Église; House of Jean d’Armagnac, Count of Armagnac, Fezensac, and Rodez from 1319 to 1373 (15C), rue de la République; Les Cordeliers, Saint-Jacques Hospital in the 13-14C, convent in the 17C, 8 rue Despeyrous; Convent of the Poor Clares, 17C, rue Toureilh;
A bit of history I like tell us that Beaumont-de-Lomagne, is a bastide town founded in 1276 following the paréage agreement between the Abbey of Grandselve and King Philip the Bold, represented by his seneschal of Toulouse, Eustache de Beaumarchès, was granted in 1278 a charter of customs very liberal for the time, defining the rights and duties of its inhabitants. The 14C was marked by the beginning of the war of One Hundred Years. Captured by the English in 1345, Beaumont was liberated in 1350 but continued to suffer from the pillaging of mercenaries and civil war due to the rivalry between two military leaders: the Count of Foix and Jean d’Armagnac. In 1577, Henry III sold Beaumont to Henry III of Navarre (the future Henry IV), leader of the Protestants, one of whose troops had just massacred about a hundred Beaumont residents. In December 1580, six hundred demobilized mercenaries from Montauban seized Beaumont and remained there for two months, causing considerable damage. With the return of peace, many Beaumont residents had embraced Henry IV’s ideas of tolerance. In the 17C, Louis XIII besieged several towns in the Southwest, including Beaumont. The “King’s Castle” was destroyed by royal decree. In 1639, Louis XIII sold Beaumont to the Prince of Condé. In 1777, the ramparts were destroyed. Beaumont’s Warlike Past is now just a memory. After sending a delegate to the Estates-General, Beaumont created a revolutionary club. From 1790, the town was part of the Haute-Garonne department and was passed over in favor of Grenade, its neighbor and rival, as the district capital. In 1808, following the redrawing of departmental boundaries by Napoleon I, Beaumont became part of Tarn-et-Garonne. During WWII, the town was located in the unoccupied zone. On January 29, 1943, the Gestapo arrested police commissioner and resistance fighter Jean Philippe there.
The official Musée Fermat : https://www.museefermat.com/
The town of Beaumont de Lomagne on its heritage : https://www.beaumontdelomagne.fr/vivre-a-beaumont
The Beaumont de Lomagne tourist office on the museum : https://tourisme.malomagne.com/decouvrir/incontournables/maison-natale-pierre-fermat/
The Tarn et Garonne dept 82 tourist office on the museum ; https://www.tourisme-tarnetgaronne.fr/en/offers/fermat-museum-beaumont-de-lomagne-en-3227654/
There you go folks, another dandy a jewel of my belle France. Another quant little town worth the detour for the museum me think. Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Beaumont de Lomagne !! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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