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La butcherie Pinson is a former butcher shop located in the heart of Chartres, in the department of Eure-et-Loir, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Set up in 1892 at 4 rue du Soleil-d This trade is unique in its red marble base, its cast iron window decorated with butcher's fang motifs, and its wood enclosure painted in the traditional colours of the trade (beef-blood and cardinal).

The front, composed of a window divided by small irons and surmounted by a cast iron lamprequin, also includes a phylacter called "R. Pinson". The side panels in sheet metal, decorated with panels evoking capitals, house broken counters. The ensemble, preserved in its original state, reflects the craft techniques of the late nineteenth century. The central door interrupts the base, adding functional symmetry to the building.

Ranked a historic monument on October 4, 2006, the Pinson butcher shop bears witness to the French commercial heritage. Its inscription covers the entire trade, including its front and trade furniture (marbles, signboard, zinc marquise). This ranking underscores the importance of keeping these traces of Chartres' economic and social life in the industrial era, where the craft stalls rhymed the daily lives of the inhabitants.

The dominant colours (beef red and cardinal) recall the visual codes of the butchers, while the salient marquise and the cast iron details illustrate the ingenuity of the local artisans. The Pinson butcher shop, now protected, offers a rare example of an intact historical commercial front, linked to the cultural identity of Eure-et-Loir and the Centre-Val de Loire region.

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