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The house of the bailli of Granges-le-Bourg is a civil building built in the first quarter of the seventeenth century, more precisely in 1606, according to available sources. It is distinguished by an iconic square tower and a body of rectangular houses, complemented by old agricultural outbuildings transformed. The ensemble separates a courtyard and a garden, while a stair tower with a core wall, covered in a pavilion, marks the city side facade. The berries, mostly rectangular with flat chambranles, have been little modified since their creation. Two carved heads adorn the southern corners of the tower and the house, adding a rare decorative touch for this type of construction.

The name "house of the bailli" suggests a link with a public or judicial office, although the archives do not specify the identity of its historical occupant. The building, registered as a historic monument in 2006, fully protects its house body, staircase and tower (cadastre A 1436). Its architecture reflects the high social status of its owners, typical of bourgeois or administrative residences of the time in Franche-Comté. Today located 4 Grande-Rue in Granges-le-Bourg (Haute-Saône), it remains a remarkable testimony of the easy rural habitat of the early seventeenth century.

The Haute-Saône, at that time, was a region marked by a rural and artisanal economy, where the houses of notables like this often served as a place of local power. The bailiffs, whether royal or seigneurial officers, played a key role in the administration of justice and land management. The inscription of the monument in 2006 underlines its heritage value, both for its state of conservation and for its illustration of the constructive techniques of the period (cut stone, frame, carved decorations).

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