Construction of building 1700-1799 (≈ 1750)
Estimated period of construction in the 18th century.
4 février 1976
Stairs classification
Stairs classification 4 février 1976 (≈ 1976)
Registration by ministerial decree.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Staircase (AK 327): entry by order of 4 February 1976
Origin and history
The building located in Digne-les-Bains, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, dates from the 18th century. This building, typical of the civil architecture of this period, is distinguished by its staircase, the only element protected and inscribed under the title of Historical Monuments by order of 4 February 1976. Its official address, 8 Place Grenette, makes it a landmark in the city centre, although the accuracy of its location is considered mediocre (note of 5/10).
The protection of the staircase in 1976 underscores its heritage interest, probably linked to stylistic or technical features specific to the eighteenth century. This type of building reflects the urban planning of the Provencal cities of the time, where bourgeois or artisanal buildings marked the landscape. The available data, from Monumentum and the Merimée database, do not specify the original use of the building or its detailed history, but its partial ranking reflects its local historical value.
Digne-les-Bains, capital of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, was at that time a developing city, marked by commercial, administrative and thermal activities. Buildings such as this often served as housing for the affluent classes or artisans, while participating in the structuring of the central squares. Their preservation makes it possible today to study the architectural and social evolution of the region under the Old Regime.
