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Origin and history

Hotel de Castellane is a building located in the commune of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, in the Drôme department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This monument has been partially inscribed in the Historical Monuments since 1939, especially for its facade and its Justice of Peace room, decorated with woodwork and stucco. These architectural elements reflect a style typical of the administrative or judicial buildings of the time, although the exact period of construction is not specified in the available sources.

In Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, as in many small French cities at the beginning of the 20th century, public buildings such as private hotels or courts played a central role in local life. They served not only as places of power or administration, but also as symbols of prestige for influential families or institutions. The Hotel de Castellane, with its Justice of Peace room, illustrates this duality between practical function and social representation, although the accessible archives do not allow to trace its detailed history or its possible owners.

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