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The double house located 17-19 rue du Loing in Montargis dates from the 3rd quarter of the 16th century. It is distinguished by its wooden panel façade, which is arranged in a diamond-shaped trellis, a technique typical of Renaissance civil architecture. This screen façade, framed by masonry side walls, opens with a central door with flamboyant decoration, decorated with volutes and stylized foliage. A right side door, initially lined with a symmetrical left, allowed access to the shops, revealing the mixed vocation (housing and commerce) of the building.

The flamboyant door leads to a corridor serving a staircase located at the opposite end, a feature of double-house houses. This organization, once widespread, was preserved here with its twin structure and its three arched stone doors lowered in the stairwell. The building, inscribed in the Historical Monuments by decree of 6 April 2009, illustrates the adaptation of medieval techniques (pan of wood) to Renaissance influences (sculpted decorations).

The location of the house in downtown Montargis suggests its integration into an active urban fabric during the Renaissance, where half-timbered houses often housed artisans or merchants. The Loiret department [45], in the Centre-Val de Loire region, was then a transitional zone between Parisian influences and local traditions, as evidenced by this mixture of styles. The absence of major changes makes it possible to study today the original internal provisions, rare for this period.

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