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The House Castanier-Rey is a monument located in the commune of Mauguio in the Occitan region. The available data do not specify its period of construction or its exact historical use, but its name suggests a link with local families or personalities, as is often the case for bourgeois or notable houses in small towns in southern France. In the general context of Occitanie, such houses were often associated with affluent, commercial or local government families.

In Mauguio, as in other municipalities in the region, these buildings could be used as a residence, place of commerce or management of agricultural affairs, reflecting the social and economic organization of past times. Their preservation bears witness to the importance of the heritage built in collective memory.