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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The house at 1 rue du Petit-Port in Auray, Morbihan, is a monument listed in the inventory of Historical Monuments. Its classification specifically concerns the facade and roof, protected by ministerial decree in 1935. This building illustrates the traditional civil architecture of the Breton region, although its exact period of construction is not specified in the available sources.

Auray, the port town of Morbihan, has long been a commercial and maritime hub in Brittany. Old houses, like this one, often reflect the way of life of the inhabitants between the Middle Ages and the modern era, marked by activities related to fishing, commerce or crafts. Their preservation makes it possible to understand the urban and social evolution of these coastal territories, where the building served both as housing, as a place of work and sometimes as a symbol of social status.

The location of this house, on a street close to the port, suggests a historical link with maritime exchanges or trades related to the sea. Today, its status as a Historic Monument makes it a material testimony of this past, although the accessible archives do not detail its original use or any notable occupants. The accuracy of its geographic location is assessed as "passible" (note 5/10), indicating an approximate identification in heritage databases.

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