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The Hotel d'Uston is an iconic mansion in Montpellier, built in the 18th century. It was originally built by Antoine Samuel Bonnier d'Alco, president of the Montpellier Aid Court, before becoming the property of the family of Uston de Villereglan. Its architecture reflects the aesthetic codes of the time, with a French composition adapted to local urban constraints, including a lateral rather than posterior garden.

The building underwent modifications in the 19th century, including a recasting of the bottom body in the form of a portico and an interior redistribution. Partly built on the foundations of the former hotel in Solas, acquired by Bonnier d'Alco, it illustrates the evolution of Montpellieran private hotels. Since 1944, its facades on street and courtyard, as well as its cover, have been protected as historical monuments.

Today, the Hotel d'Uston remains an architectural testimony of the Enlightenment century in Montpellier, mixing judicial heritage — through its first owner, magistrate — and family heritage. Its official inscription underlines its importance in the city's urban and historical landscape, although its contemporary uses (visits, events) are not specified in the available sources.

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