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Hotel de Migieu is a private hotel located in Bossuet Square, in the preserved area of Dijon. Built between the second half of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it illustrates the bourgeois civil architecture of this period. Its central location and style reflect the importance of aristocratic residences in the urban landscape of Dijon.

The hotel was owned by Louis Moussier, the last Viscount Mayor of Dijon from 1784 to 1789. He acquired it in 1778 from Anthelme Michel-Laurent de Migieu, Marquis de Savigny. This title of vicomte mayor, abolished in 1789, marks a pivotal period in the municipal administration before the French Revolution. The hotel remained in the Moussier family until 1853, when it was exchanged for the hotel in Ruffey.

In 1878, Dr Philibert-Eugène Chanut became owner and undertook renovations. During this work, in 1882, caisses containing gold coins of the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI (total value: 307,200 pounds) and documents were discovered in a wall. These objects attest to the fortune and concealment practices of the Dijon elites at the end of the Old Regime.

In architectural terms, the monumental gate and an 18th century fireplace have been listed as historical monuments since 1928. The facades and roofs have been protected since 1971. These elements highlight the heritage value of the building, both for its history and its style.

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