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The Leclerc de Fourolles hotel, located in Auxerre in Yonne, is a 17th-century mansion built for Jacques Nigot, a businessman specializing in check-ups and stage work. This building, completed in 1673, is distinguished by its five-span main body and two side wings in return, reflecting the bourgeois architectural style of the period. His history was marked by a notable event: King Louis XIV spent one night there in 1675, returning from a stay with the Clermont-Tonnerre, stressing his local importance.

In 1869 the hotel was ceded to the sisters of the Nevers congregation, who set up a shelter for abandoned girls, thus transforming his original vocation. This change illustrates the evolution of the uses of historic buildings, often adapted to the social needs of successive periods. The building, registered in the Historical Monuments by order of 30 October 2001, is now the property of an association, although its modalities of opening to the public (visits, rental, accommodation) are not specified in the available sources.

Architecturally, the Leclerc de Fourolles hotel combines elegance and functionality, with a structured facade and harmonious proportions. Its inscription in the title of Historical Monuments protects a heritage representative of the Auserroic urbanism of the Great Century, while recalling its link with major figures in French history, such as Louis XIV. The available coordinates (2 Rue du Lycée Jacques Amyot) confirm its anchoring in the city center, near other cultural sites of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

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