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Origin and history

The house located at 21 Berbisey Street in Dijon is a 16th century building, typical of the civil architecture of this period. It is distinguished by its monumental gate on street, which was inscribed as a Historical Monument by order of 8 March 1929. This type of door, often designed, reflects the social status of the owners of the period and the importance attached to the beautification of facades in Burgundy cities.

Dijon, then capital of the Dukes of Burgundy, was a major economic and cultural centre in the 16th century. The bourgeois houses, like the one on Berbisey Street, bear witness to the city's prosperity, marked by commerce, crafts and a dynamic urban life. These houses served both as housing and as a place of work for merchants or artisans, illustrating the close link between housing and professional activity in medieval and renaissant cities.

The location of this house, in the historic heart of Dijon, highlights its integration into a dense urban fabric, where narrow streets and stone facades were common. The accuracy of its location, noted as "passable" (level 5/10), indicates that its exact location is known, but that uncertainties remain as to its precise mapping. Available data are mainly from the Merimée database and sources such as Monumentum.

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