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The Hotel Sanderet de Valonne is a mansion built in the 4th quarter of the 17th century in the city of Ornans, in the Doubs department. Located at 26 rue Saint-Laurent, in the heart of the city, it illustrates the bourgeois civil architecture of this period, with decorative elements such as curved triangular frontons, firepots, and a man's head carved on the ground floor angle grill. Its history is marked by various uses, reflecting the evolution of local public needs.

The hotel housed a boys' school from 1807 to 1931, then the post office from 1932 to 1992, before becoming a media library in 1993. Its on-street façade, including the windows grilles and the angle grille, was listed as historic monuments on June 8, 1926, recognizing its heritage value. Owned by the municipality, the building embodies both the 17th century architectural heritage and the functional adaptations of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum) highlight its central role in local life, moving from a place of education to a public service and then a cultural space. The accuracy of its location is considered satisfactory (note 6/10), and its official address, confirmed by the Merimée base, attests to its anchoring in the urban fabric of Ornans. No information is available on any historic owners or architects, but its status as a protected monument makes it a key witness to the franc-comtois heritage.

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