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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The house located at 42 rue du Commerce in Lons-le-Saunier is a building representative of civil architecture of the 4th quarter of the 17th and 18th centuries. Its inscription in the inventory of Historic Monuments, by decree of 2 December 1926, specifically concerns its facade, emphasizing its heritage and aesthetic interest. This type of protection highlights remarkable architectural elements, often linked to the urban and social evolution of the modern period.

Lons-le-Saunier, the capital of the Jura department in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region, was at that time an economic and thermal hub in development. Bourgeois houses, like this one, reflected the growing prosperity of local elites, often linked to commerce, crafts and emerging thermal activities. These buildings, by their style and location in the city centre, bear witness to the gradual urbanization and the affirmation of a civil architectural heritage distinct from religious or military buildings.

The location of the house, specified as "a priori satisfactory" (level 5/10), corresponds to the official address recorded in the Merimée database. This source, coupled with Monumentum's data, allows you to situate the monument in its historical and topographical context, although some practical information (such as open to the public) is not documented in the available archives.

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