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  3. Hauts-de-France
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  5. 59300 Valenciennes

  6. Hotel Floréal, also known as Hotel de Desfontaine de Fresnoy

Hotel Floréal, also known as Hotel de Desfontaine de Fresnoy à Valenciennes dans le Nord

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Hotel Floréal, also known as Hotel de Desfontaine de Fresnoy

    52B Rue de Paris
    59300 Valenciennes
Hôtel Floréal, dit aussi Hôtel de Desfontaine de Fresnoy
Hôtel Floréal, dit aussi Hôtel de Desfontaine de Fresnoy
Hôtel Floréal, dit aussi Hôtel de Desfontaine de Fresnoy
Crédit photo : Alex59300 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
31 janvier 1946
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
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Heritage classified

Façades and roofs of the wing on street and wing on courtyard; large dining room on the ground floor of the courtyard building including woodwork decorating it: classification by decree of 31 January 1946

Origin and history

Hotel Floréal, also known as Hôtel de Desfontaine de Fresnoy, is a building located at 56 rue de Paris in Valenciennes, in the Nord department. This building, whose facades and roofs of the wing on street and courtyard, as well as the large dining room with its woodwork, were classified as Historic Monument by decree of 31 January 1946, bears witness to an architecture preserved and valued for its heritage. Valenciennes, town of Nord-Pas-de-Calais (now Hauts-de-France), has had an urban history marked by Flemish and French influences.

Private hotels, such as Hotel Floréal, often reflect the prestige of local bourgeois or aristocratic families. These residences, built between the 17th and 19th centuries, served as both a place of life and a social representation, illustrating the status of their owners in a city that was growing economically and culturally.

External links

Page Monumentum