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The house Grangette, located at the Monastier-sur-Gazeille, is a mansion built in the seventeenth century. It is part of the urban extension to the south of the city, favored by the installation of weekly markets near the Saint John church under the impulse of the kings of France. The houses of that time, like this one, bordered Rue Saint-Pierre, an old road leading to Montpezat, and reflected the prestige of the local families.

The most remarkable element of this house is its monumental street door, characteristic of classical architecture. It is made up of an order of caneled doric pilasters, supporting a pediment and a triangular pediment decorated with a point of diamond and fruit sculptures. The entrance, in arch in basket handle, leads to a vaulted vestibule, followed by a door with bosses opening on a square tower housing a screw staircase. In the interior, few ancient elements remain, with the exception of a chimney with a pedestal with a carved capital.

The Grangette House was partially protected under the Historical Monuments by an order of 30 September 1985, covering its street façade (including the carpentry of the 17th century entrance door) and the inside door of the staircase (framework and carpentry). This ranking highlights its heritage interest, linked to its representative civil architecture of the time and its integration into the historic urban fabric of the Monastier-sur-Gazeille.

The historical context of the city in the 17th century was marked by its economic development, driven by royal markets and the presence of influential families. The houses of notables, such as the Grangette or Chirouze, symbolized this prosperity and served as both a residence and a place of social representation. Their location along Rue Saint-Pierre, an ancient abbey road, strengthened their prestige.

Today, the Grangette house remains an architectural testimony of this period, although its interior has lost much of its original dispositions. Its carved pediment and its spiral staircase, typical of the bourgeois mansions of the time, make it a notable example of the civil heritage of the Haute-Loire in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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