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Classed wooden houses from France

The advantage of the wood-pan construction was to allow overlapping floors in corbellation, so as to leave a fairly wide passage on the highway and gain space in the upper floors. 

It is a framework consisting of high and low sandstones, landfill poles and turnstiles forming a wooden wall. Filling is usually made of torchi (clay, straw, sand, and lime). Crude brick was also used as well as small bellows.

Normandy is one of the regions with the largest number of wood-paned houses (Rouen canned nearly 2,000). Alsace and Brittany also retain many (Strasbourg, Colmar, Rennes or Dinan).

It seemed essential to us to introduce them by region and by department.

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Classed wooden houses from France

Sélection de 8 wood-paned houses classified sur 578 en France

House, 2 Rue du Change in Tours
Wooden house
37000 Tours

The house on 2 rue du Change in Tours is a set of two 15th century wood-paned houses, classified as a historical monument in 1965, located in the Old Towers near Place Plumereau. Its slate facades and religious sculptures testify to the wealth of its owners.
Red house, 38 Voltaire Street in Chinon
Wooden house
37500 Chinon

The Red House, located in Chinon in Indre-et-Loire, is a 14th and 15th century medieval residence, remarkable for its wood-paned and brick-burdened facade, classified as a historic monument in 1926.
Crescent House in Tours
Wooden house
37000 Tours

The House of the Crescent, 15th century building in Tours, is a half-timbered house typical of the Old Towers, classified as a historical monument since 1946. It bears witness to the craft of silk under Louis XI.
House, 19 Place Saint-Philibert in Charlieu
Wooden house
42190 Charlieu

Historical house from the beginning of the 20th century located Place Saint-Philibert in Charlieu, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, classified as Historic Monument for its facades and roof in 1928.
House called "The Five-legged Mouton" in Saint-Étienne
Wooden house
42100 Saint-Etienne

The house called "Le Mouton à five pièces", built in the 16th century in Saint-Étienne, is a log house with a corbellation, typical of late medieval urban architecture in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Wooden house, 2 Rue Jean-Baptiste-Salle in Roanne
Wood-panned houses
42300 Roanne

The log house of Roanne, dating from the 2nd half of the 15th century, is a rare example of bourbonese half-timbered architecture, located near the church of Saint-Étienne in the Loire.
Wooden house, 2 Rue Robert Lugnier in Saint-Germain-Laval
Wood-panned houses
42260 Saint-Germain-Laval

The 15th century wooden house, located 2 Rue Robert Lugnier in Saint-Germain-Laval (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), is a rare example of preserved medieval civil architecture in the Loire, classified as a Historic Monument for its facades and roofs.
House, 35 Rue Saint-Christophe au Croisic
Wooden house
44490 Le Croisic

Historical house of the Croisic, listed Historic Monument, located 35 rue Saint-Christophe. Its facade and roof have been protected since 1932, in a Breton coastal setting.