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The Hotel de Larade, located 2 rue Tour-Ronde in Saint-Jean-d Built for M. de La Rade, king's adviser and merchant, it illustrates the civil architecture of the era, with a main body bordering the street, two lateral wings and a terrace decorated with balusters. Its windows, framed with bandages and with carved keys, as well as its interiors (marquetry floors, woodwork) bear witness to exceptional craftsmanship.

The building was registered as historic monuments by order of 22 August 1949, recognizing its heritage value. It should not be confused with another Larade hotel located 8-10 rue Rose in the same city. Historical sources, such as the works of Jean Texier (1963) or Monique Moulin (1972), underline its importance in the urban landscape of Saint-Jean-d-Angely, marked by the influence of local elites under the Ancien Régime.

The architecture of the building reflects the aesthetic codes of the 18th century in Aunis and Saintonge, a region then dynamic thanks to the trade and royal administration. The balusters, sculptures and interior woodwork recall the social status of its sponsor, M. de La Rade, whose role as king's adviser attested to proximity to central power. Today, the monument remains a tangible testimony of this time, preserved despite subsequent urban transformations.

The documentary references, including Jean Texier's archaeological inventory and Bernard Drilleau's studies (1975), complete the knowledge of this heritage. The Merimée database and Creative Commons licenses (photos Dosto) facilitate its digital accessibility, while its precise location (code Insee 17347) anchor in the territory of New Aquitaine, between La Rochelle and the former provinces of Poitou-Charentes.

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