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The Arcambal House, also known as the Briance Hotel or Vergnes de Ferron Hotel, is a private hotel built in the late 16th century by an affluent family of Martel. This monument reflects the city's prosperity between the 15th and 16th centuries, during which time local notables built sumptuous hotels. The building preserves remains of a medieval building of the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries on its eastern and southern facades, bearing witness to its ancient history.

The monumental gate, adorned with vantals and framed with Corinthian columns, was inscribed in historical monuments on 31 March 1928. The hotel, originally owned by Briance's family, then passed to the Vergnes de Ferron in the 19th century. Over the centuries, it served as an industrial building before being restored in 1965 by Mr. Mirat. A corbelled turret and a crib vaulted hall in the cove-de-panier are among its outstanding architectural elements.

According to the sources, the construction of the hotel would have benefited from a partial grouping, partially erasing earlier medieval houses. A medieval gate, perhaps dated from the 12th or 13th century, remains as a vestige of that time. The building, located on rue Righte in Martel, combines Renaissance styles and medieval traces, illustrating the urban transformations of the region.

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