Construction of building XVe-XVIe siècles (≈ 1650)
Estimated building period.
27 février 1945
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 27 février 1945 (≈ 1945)
Official building protection order.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Building: by order of 27 February 1945
Origin and history
The building at 24 rue Saint-Étienne in Saint-Galmier (Loire) is a 15th and 16th century civil monument. Its architecture reflects the construction techniques and urban uses of this pivotal period between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Ranked a Historical Monument by decree of 27 February 1945, it illustrates the preserved built heritage of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
The location of the building, in the historic centre of Saint-Galmier, suggests a role in the economic or social life of the city in the modern era. The buildings of this period often served as houses for local merchants, artisans or notables, thus participating in the structuring of the growing towns. Their preservation makes it possible today to study urban evolution and lifestyles of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Available sources, including the Merimée and Monumentum base, indicate strict heritage protection, but do not specify architectural details or any historic owners. The exact address and the Insee code (42222) confirm its anchoring in the territory of the Loire, formerly integrated with the Rhône-Alpes region before the territorial reform of 2016.
