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Hotel de Jouéry is a private hotel located in Rodez, Aveyron, Occitanie region. Built between the 12th and 16th centuries, it is one of the oldest preserved residences in the city. Its facades and roofs, classified as historical monuments in 1944, illustrate an architectural transition between the Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance periods, with elements such as pilasters decorated with capitals or an inner courtyard with wooden galleries.

In the Middle Ages, the building successively belonged to the Bonald and Courtois families in the 16th century, then to the Jouery until the 18th century. In 1913, Maurice Fenaille, patron and art lover, acquired the building to install a museum. In 1927 he donated it to the Society of Arts, Science and Arts of Aveyron, which founded in 1939 the Fenaille Museum, still in operation today. The museum preserves archaeological and artistic collections, while the hotel bears witness to the evolution of architectural styles in Rouergue.

The building consists of two adjoining houses restored by Fenaille. The first, with Renaissance influences, features capital pilasters and Gothic bays, while the second preserves Romanesque traces on the first floor. The characteristic courtyard combines a Gothic-inspired stone gallery with a wooden gallery supported by baroque columns. The facades, in red and limestone sandstone, reflect the local materials and the know-how of the wheeled artisans.

Ranked a historic monument in 1944, the Hotel de Jouéry embodies both a remarkable architectural heritage and a living cultural place. The Fenaille Museum, integrated into the building, exhibits objects ranging from prehistoric to medieval times, strengthening its anchor in local history. The staircase, located at the bottom of the gallery, serves the floors and highlights the ingenuity of the interior furnishings of the period.

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