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Hotel Monméja, located in Sarlat-la-Canéda, is a 17th-century historical monument. Built of country stone, it consists of a ground floor and two floors, covered with flat tiles. Its façade is marked by a small wrought iron balcony, typical of the urban architecture of the era. The building is classified as Historic Monument, with its facades and roofs protected by decree of 8 March 1944.

The building is now owned by the municipality of Sarlat-la-Canéda. Although its current use (visit, rental, accommodation) is not specified in the sources, its location at 9 rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, in the historic heart of the city, makes it a notable architectural element. Available data are mainly from the Merimée database and Monumentum, with a geo-localized location considered "passable" (note 5/10).

The construction of the Hotel Monméja takes place in the urban context of Sarlat in the seventeenth century, when the city, then prosperous thanks to commerce and justice (seat of a senate floor), sees the development of private hotels for bourgeois or noble families. The use of local stone and flat tiles reflects the traditional materials of the Périgord, while the wrought iron balcony illustrates the influence of the more refined architectural styles of the period.

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