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The house Hervé, built in the 15th and 16th centuries, stands in Place de l'Église in Saint-Just-Luzac, Charente-Maritime. This building, typical of the civil architecture of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, features striking stylistic elements like a facade decorated with flamboyant remains. A murated arcade on the ground floor, a door window on the first floor and a more modest window on the second floor testify to its architectural evolution throughout the centuries.

The building was registered as historic monuments by ministerial order on February 23, 1925, an official recognition of its heritage value. This protection includes a Gothic window, an emblematic element of its style. Hervé House thus illustrates the local built heritage, mixing medieval and renaissant influences, while embodying the urban history of Saint-Just-Luzac.

Located in a region marked by maritime and agricultural trade, this residence reflects the socio-economic context of the time. The houses of this period often served as places of life, trade or crafts for bourgeois families or local notables. Their preservation allows us today to understand the lifestyles and spatial organization of the towns and villages of New Aquitaine in the 15th and 16th centuries.

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