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The hotel Le Sarciron, located at 27-31 rue Meynadier at Mont-Dore (Puy-de-Dôme), is a former luxury hotel built between 1883 and 1907. Founded in 1806 under the name of Hotel Chabaury, it was gradually enlarged by architects Hector Riondel (1883), then Louis Jarrier (1890), who supervised most of the work until 1907. The ensemble, organized around a rectangular inner courtyard, presents an eclectic style combining neoclassicism and influences Belle Époque, with trachyandesite facades, a rotunda surmounted by a dome, and carved decorations signed Émile Gouillon.

The hotel initially played a central role in the worldly life of Mount Dore, a renowned spa. Turned into an apartment building in 1957, it retains remarkable elements such as its neo-classical hall adorned with carved garlands and ironwork, a ceiling with trompe-l'oeil painted boxes, and a stone staircase with a wrought iron ramp of neo-Gothic inspiration. Its three main facades open on axes leading to the thermal baths and the casino, highlighting its integration into the thermal urban fabric.

Ranked a historic monument in 2005, Sarciron illustrates the golden age of the French thermal palaces, marked by ostentatious architecture and sumptuous interior arrangements. The successive construction campaigns (1883, 1893, 1896, 1905-1907) reflect the expansion of the establishment from a modest building to a complex occupying almost an entire island. During the wars, he even served as a hospital, testifying to his anchor in local history.

Local materials, such as trachyandesite for facades and frames, as well as slate roofs, integrate harmoniously with the volcanic landscape auvergnat. The main entrances, on the streets Meynadier and Jean-Moulin, are distinguished by specific decorations: one with a cornice in the middle, the other with a square dome overhanging a window. These architectural details, combined with elements such as the winter garden (1898), make it an emblematic example of the thermal heritage of the late 19th century.

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