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Hotel de Sacy is a private hotel located at 23 rue des Champs-Maillets in Rouen, in the Seine-Maritime department. Built in the 17th century, it is a typical example of the civil architecture of this period in the Norman region. Its elevation and style reflect the artistic and social influences of Rouen, a dynamic city in the early modern era.

The hotel's monumental gate, including its vantals, was listed as historic monuments by order of 10 January 1928. This official recognition underscores the heritage value of this architectural element, although other parts of the building do not enjoy this protection. The Hotel de Sacy is part of a wider set of private hotels in Rouen, studied in works such as Les Hôtels particuliers de Rouen (2002).

No information is available on historical owners, specific uses of the building over the centuries, or possible major transformations. The sources mention only its precise address and partial protection, without detailing its social or cultural history. The hotel's location in a street in the city centre suggests, however, an integration into the old urban fabric of Rouen, marked by a high concentration of similar monuments.

In the 17th century Rouen was a prosperous city, marked by its commercial, port and textile activities. Private hotels, such as Sacy's, were often built by wealthy merchants, nobles or royal officers to affirm their social status. These urban residences combined residential, representational and sometimes professional functions, reflecting the diversity of local elites. Their architecture, combining stone and brick, was adapted to the local resources and tastes of the time.

These buildings also played a role in the spatial organization of the city, structuring entire districts around inner courtyards and gardens. Their preservation today offers a valuable testimony to the lifestyles and social hierarchies of the Rouen des Temps Modernes. The inscription of the door of the Hotel de Sacy in 1928 is part of a broader approach to safeguarding the heritage of Rouennais, initiated at the beginning of the 20th century to protect the remains of this fat period.

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