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The Estignard House, also known as the Estignard Hotel or Renaissance House, is an emblematic building of Périgueux, built between the 14th and 16th centuries. Located at 3-5 rue Limogeanne, on the right bank of the Isle, it embodies the civil architecture of the Renaissance in Périgord. Its facades richly decorated with sled windows and its interior preserving a spiral staircase, monumental chimneys and a 16th century ceiling make this an exceptional testimony of this era.

The house changed several times: bought around 1630 by Jean du Chesne, it then passed to the Faure de Rochefort families (XVIIIth century) and then Déglane after the Revolution. In the 19th century, Jean Étienne Joseph Estignard (1787-1873), mayor of Périgueux, lived there after his marriage to Claire Déglane, heiress of the place. Although he wished to bequeath the house to the city, the transfer did not end in his lifetime.

Ranked a historic monument in 1889, the house was finally acquired by the city of Périgueux in 1952 after a municipal deliberation. Restored in 1953 and then in 2001, it was sold in 2020 to a private company, already owner of the Château de la Tour-Blanche. Its ground floor now houses shops, while its interior architecture, including 18th-century stained glass windows and heraldic paintings, continues to fascinate.

Historian Guy Penaud described her as "a masterpiece of the Perigordine Renaissance," highlighting her heritage importance. The staircase door, decorated with the salamander of François I, would evoke a connection with Raymond de Fayard, local magistrate. Its history reflects the social and political changes of Périgueux, from the wars of Religion to the contemporary era.

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