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Origin and history

The house located at 56 rue du Commerce in Lons-le-Saunier is a building representative of civil architecture from the 4th quarter of the 17th and 18th centuries. This monument, whose facade is protected by a decree of inscription of 2 December 1926, illustrates the city's urban heritage, marked by a period of economic and social development in Franche-Comté.

Lons-le-Saunier, the capital of the Jura department, was at that time a growing commercial and thermal hub. Bourgeois houses, like this one, reflected the prosperity of local elites, often linked to thermal activities, trade or crafts. These buildings, by their style and location, testify to the gradual urbanization and the growing importance of cities in the region.

The protection of the façade in 1926 underscores the heritage value of this building, although the information available does not specify its original use or its potential owners. Its exact address, confirmed by the Merimée bases and GPS coordinates, makes it a historical landmark still visible in the current urban landscape.

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