L'Estanquet de la Portièra

L'Estanquet de la Portièra was an Occitan tavern in Toulouse, France, located in the cul-de-sac at number 42 on the Carrièra dels Blanquièrs (Rue des Blanchers). It occupied premises that had previously housed a bar called La Concierge sous l'Escalier, which was purchased in the late 1990s by Remèsi Firmin with the aim of establishing a meeting place for Occitan speakers. Beyond serving food and drinks, the Estanquet hosted concerts and other activities connected with Occitania, functioning as a cultural hub for the Occitan language and community in Toulouse. After Firmin retired, he handed the premises over to an Occitanist association, which reopened it under the name L'Estancabra from 8 January 2016 for six months. Over time the venue ceased to operate regularly and held its last party on the Fête de la Musique in 2019, before a fire destroyed the building on 27 August of the same year. The same year as the fire, it hosted a dinner of the Amics de l'Escòla Occitana d'Estiu on Friday 22 February. Among the artists who performed there was the Torrentí singer-songwriter Pau Alabajos in 2013. The Estancabra association, created in autumn 2014 following the announcement of the closure of L'Estanquet de la Portièra, aimed to create a living place for the Occitan language and culture — an Occitan cultural café. The association went through various adventures and later refocused on occasional travelling events. Its website notes that it gradually went dormant from 2023, with its last organised event being Electro-Trad Arènas in partnership with IEO31. Although it organised no concert or evening event in 2024, the association remains alive and is taking time to remobilise around future projects, retaining its know-how, equipment and a small but still motivated team.

L'Estanquet de la Portièra was an Occitan tavern in Toulouse, France, situated in the cul-de-sac at number 42 on the Carrièra dels Blanquièrs. It occupied the premises of an earlier bar named La Concierge sous l'Escalier, which was bought in the late 1990s by Remèsi Firmin with the idea of establishing a meeting place for Occitan speakers where, in addition to serving food and drinks, concerts and other Occitania-related activities would be held. After Firmin retired, he ceded the premises to an Occitanist association, which reopened it under the name L'Estancabra from 8 January 2016 for six months. Over time, however, it stopped operating regularly and held its last party on the Fête de la Musique in 2019, before a fire destroyed the building on 27 August of the same year. In the same year as the fire, it hosted a dinner of the Amics de l'Escòla Occitana d'Estiu on Friday 22 February. Among the artists who performed there was the Torrentí singer-songwriter Pau Alabajos in 2013. The Estancabra association was created in autumn 2014 following the announcement of the closure of L'Estanquet de la Portièra, with the objective of creating a living place for the Occitan language and culture — an Occitan cultural café. The association has since experienced various adventures and recently refocused on occasional travelling events. According to its website, the Estancabra gradually went dormant from 2023, with the last event organised being Electro-Trad Arènas in partnership with IEO31. Although the association organised no concert or evening event in 2024, it remains alive and is allowing itself some time to remobilise around future projects. The structure is still present, with its know-how, its equipment, a small but still motivated team, and remains open to proposals and projects.

• Remèsi Firmin buys the premises of La Concierge sous l'Escalier in the late 1990s to create an Occitan meeting place.

• Pau Alabajos performs at L'Estanquet de la Portièra in 2013.

• The Estancabra association is created in autumn 2014 following the announcement of the closure of L'Estanquet de la Portièra.

• The premises reopen under the name L'Estancabra from 8 January 2016 for six months.

• It hosts a dinner of the Amics de l'Escòla Occitana d'Estiu on Friday 22 February 2019.

• It holds its last party on the Fête de la Musique in 2019.

• A fire destroys the building on 27 August 2019.

• The Estancabra association organises Electro-Trad Arènas in partnership with IEO31, its last event before going dormant from 2023.

An Occitan cultural café and tavern serving as a meeting place for Occitan speakers in Toulouse.

Product categories. Food and drinks · Concerts · Occitan cultural events

1. 1Estancabra – Café Cultural Occitanestancabra.com
2. 2L'Estanquet de la Portièra – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3L'Estanquet de la Portièra – Viquipèdiaca.wikipedia.org