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The 16th-century wood-paned house of Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais illustrates the bourbonese rural architecture of the late Gothic period. Its stone ground floor, with irregular sittings framed by an angle chaining, contrasts with the wooden floor. The main façade features two chamfered windows on the ground floor, while the floor, supported by sandstones and cornice poles, features panels decorated with Saint Andrew's cross, characteristic of local constructive techniques.

The wooden frame of the floor reveals an asymmetric arrangement: three intermediate posts on the main façade, two of which frame a window, and panels divided by horizontal and vertical spacers. The more sober, perpendicular façade has only one central post, with rectangular panels decorated with crosses of Saint Andrew or subdivided into small squares. The intervals between the beams are filled with a crepe-covered hound, typical of the half-timbered houses of that time.

Ranked a Historic Monument in 1972 for its facades and roofs, this house bears witness to the artisanal know-how of Bourbonnais. Its rectangular plan and architectural details, such as spacer allegations or sandstones under the awning, reflect an adaptation of late Gothic models to rural needs. The location on the church square (address confirmed by the Mérimée and INSEE bases) highlights its anchoring in the historical fabric of the village, although the cartographic accuracy remains poor (level 5/10).

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