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Morancé Manor House, located in the municipality of Morancé (Rhône), is a building dating from the 1st quarter of the 17th century. This monument, classified among the Historical Monuments, is distinguished by its architecture and its protected elements, including facades, roofs, a remarkable staircase, as well as a lower room on the ground floor, called the South Hall, decorated with a preserved decor. These characteristics led to its registration by ministerial decree on 8 June 1978, stressing its heritage importance.

The location of the mansion, at 40 Route de Saint-Pierre à Morancé, is attested by the Mérimée databases and administrative data, which attach it to the Rhône department (code Insee 69140) and to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Although available sources (such as Monumentum) do not specify its current use, its status as a Historical Monument suggests a recognized cultural and architectural value, typical of the seigneurial or bourgeois mansions of this period.

At the time of its construction, in the early seventeenth century, the Lyon region was marked by economic prosperity linked to the silk trade and the influence of urban elites. The manors of this period often reflected the social status of their owners, serving as both a residence and a symbol of local power. Their preservation, like that of the Morancé mansion, offers today a tangible witness to this architectural and social heritage.

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