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The house at 7 rue d'Embas in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, is a historical monument built over the 15th and 16th centuries. This civil building illustrates the urban architecture of Brittany in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Its facades and roofs, characteristic of this transition period, were recognized for their heritage value in 1926.

The location of this house, in the historic centre of Vitré, reflects the importance of this city as a commercial and artisanal crossroads in Brittany. At that time, bourgeois or merchant houses, like this one, served both as a dwelling and as a place of economic activity. Their preservation now allows us to understand the social and urban organization of Breton cities between the Middle Ages and the modern era.

The inscription of the façade and roof by decree of 5 November 1926 marks the official recognition of its historical and architectural interest. This protection is part of a period when France begins to develop its built heritage, notably through the 1913 law on historical monuments. The house remains today a material testimony of the urban history of Vitré.

The information available does not specify whether the monument is open to the public or whether it houses specific activities such as guest rooms. Its exact address, confirmed by the Merimée bases and GPS coordinates, however, makes it a point of interest for visitors to the city. The accuracy of its location is estimated to be fair, which may reflect the limitations of old geographic data.

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