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The Semur-en-Auxois mansion is an emblematic 17th-century building, located at 5 rue Févret in the Côte d'Or department. This monument, listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments since 1971, is distinguished by its facades and roofs, as well as by an interior staircase and a painted ceiling, elements protected by ministerial decree. Its location in the city center, although considered approximate (precision noted 5/10), makes it an architectural witness to the urbanism of the modern era in Burgundy.

The protection of the private hotel specifically covers the facades and roofs of the two buildings, the interior staircase of the large building, and the painted ceiling of the small building. These artistic and structural features reflect the aristocratic or bourgeois residential style of the 17th century, a period marked by a boom in private luxury constructions in France. The lack of details on its current use (visit, rental, accommodation) or its historic owners limits its understanding of its precise social role, but its ranking underscores its heritage importance.

Semur-en-Auxois, a medieval fortified town, was at that time a commercial and administrative crossroads in Burgundy. Private hotels symbolized the economic and cultural power of local elites, often linked to judicial or ecclesiastical institutions. Although the sources do not mention any specific character or event related to this building, its architecture is part of a regional context in which civil constructions competed with religious monuments, reflecting a society that is changing between Renaissance and classicism.

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