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Hotel Vetault is a private hotel located at 72 Carnot Street in Poitiers, in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Built during the 4th quarter of the 18th century, it illustrates the refined civil architecture of this period, marked by neoclassical influences and a concern for urban elegance. Its most notable elements — facades on the street and on the garden, roofs, stairwells with its ramp and dome, as well as carved woodwork and chimneys on the floors — bear witness to an exceptional craftsmanship and an easy sponsor, although its identity is not mentioned in the available sources.

Ranked as a Historic Monument by decree of 13 October 1962, the hotel specifically protects its interior decorations and exterior structure, reflecting the heritage importance accorded to this type of bourgeois residence. The location of the building, in the centre of Poitiers, suggests its integration into a rapidly changing urban fabric at the end of the Old Regime, where private hotels served both as housing and as a symbol of social status for local elites. No information is available on its current use (visits, rentals, etc.), or on any historic owners or occupants.

The sources consulted (Monumentum, Merimée base) specify that the exact address corresponds to the cadastre section I, parcel 234, but do not provide further details on its history, subsequent transformations, or its precise role in Poitevin life. The accuracy of its location is considered to be "passable" (note 5/10), indicating an approximate knowledge of its location, without absolute certainty of any subsequent urban changes.

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