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The Ballore Hotel is a mansion built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Moulins, Allier. It is distinguished by its typical architecture of the region, with an inner courtyard divided into several levels, polychrome brick facades (black and red) and stone frames. This building reflects the style of the millenian mansions of the time, combining elegance and functionality.

Acquisé in 1759 by Jacques Imbert de Balorre, advisor on the senate floor of Bourbonnais, the hotel bears his name. Imbert de Balorre, executed in 1793 during the French Revolution, saw his property confiscated before the hotel was bought by his widow. The building was listed as a Historic Monument in 1988 for its library, staircase and fireplace, a remarkable part of its interior heritage.

The library of the Hotel de Ballore is a rarity for Moulins: it preserves its woodwork, its original parquet floor and a grey marble fireplace decorated with a shell, typical of the rock style. The golden haze and the French ceiling add to its exceptional character. The staircase, with its wrought iron ramp, and the interior courtyard, organized in terraces, illustrate the art of living of local elites in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Today, the Ballore hotel remains a private property located at the 16 Cours Anatole-France. Its inscription in the Historical Monuments protects its most emblematic elements, while testifying to the architectural and social history of Moulins and Bourbonnais.

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