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The house located Place de la Mairie in the Faouët, in the Morbihan, is a civil building dating from the late 16th or early 17th century. It is distinguished by its two lucarnes with rectangular bays, adorned with pilasters and a double frieze entablement decorated, surmounted by a rounded pediment. These architectural elements, typical of the Breton Renaissance, earned the house an inscription under the title of Historical Monuments by decree of 20 March 1934, specifically protecting the 17th century skylights.

The Faouët, the Breton town of Morbihan, was at that time a dynamic village, marked by architecture combining medieval and renaissant influences. Bourgeois or artisanal houses, like this one, often reflected local prosperity, linked to agricultural, commercial or craft activities. The carved windows, rare decorative elements for private homes, suggest an easy owner or talented craftsman, although the archives do not specify their sponsor.

The 1934 inscription emphasizes the heritage value of the skylights, the only protected parts of the building (cadastral reference AC 257). Their style, combining classical rigour and ornaments, illustrates the evolution of architectural tastes in Brittany at the hinge of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Today, the house is located close to the central square, in an area where town planning has partially preserved the old route of the town.

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