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The Hotel de Sambucy is a Renaissance building located at 3 rue du Rouet in Tarascon, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Dated from the 16th century, it embodies the refined civil architecture of this period, marked by the influence of Italian styles and the rise of urban residences for local elites. Its classification as Historic Monument by decree of 4 June 1943 underlines its exceptional heritage value, especially for its architectural elements typical of the Provencal Renaissance.

The location of the Hotel de Sambucy, in the historic center of Tarascon, reflects the importance of this city as a commercial and cultural crossroads in Provence in the sixteenth century. At that time, Tarascon, close to Arles and Avignon, enjoyed a strategic position on the roads between the Mediterranean and northern Europe. Renaissance houses, like the Sambucky houses, often served as residences for merchant or noble families, symbolizing their social status and economic power.

Available data from the Merimée database and Monumentum indicate that the exact address (3 rue du Rouet) corresponds to a building whose protection relates specifically to Renaissance elements. The accuracy of its geographic location is assessed as poor (note 5/10), which may indicate minor uncertainties about its exact location or geographic boundaries. No information is provided on its current accessibility (visits, rental, accommodation), or on any historic owners or occupants.

The 1943 classification is part of a period when the protection of French heritage is intensifying, particularly to preserve buildings threatened by conflict or modern urbanization. For the Hotel de Sambucy, this legal status guarantees the preservation of its facades, its interior decorations (if existing), and its overall structure, although the sources do not detail these aspects. The photographs available, such as the one licensed under the Creative Commons license mentioned, could reveal remarkable architectural elements, such as sill windows, pilasters or carved motifs.

In the absence of details on sponsors or architects, it is impossible to attribute the hotel's construction to a specific character. Similarly, the successive uses of the building (private residence, institutional place, etc.) are not documented in the sources consulted. Only the heritage and stylistic dimension of the 16th century is proven, placing this hotel in the corpus of Renaissance creations of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, alongside other buildings comparable to Aix-en-Provence or Arles.

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