Initial construction XVe siècle (≈ 1550)
Presumed partial construction period
XVIe siècle
House completion
House completion XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
Main date of current building
20 mars 1972
Official protection
Official protection 20 mars 1972 (≈ 1972)
Registration façade and roof
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Saint-Jacques - Sculpted figure
Represented with shell and stick
Femme voilée - Sculpted figure
Sculpture round hump
Origin and history
The log house on 3 rue des Changes in Brou is an emblematic building of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is distinguished by its one-storey structure, whose wooden facade has ground beams resting on pillars decorated with round hump sculptures. The latter represent a woman dressed in a long and veiled dress on the left, and probably Saint-Jacques, recognizable by her shell and her pilgrim stick, on the right. These decorative elements bear witness to the craftsmanship and beliefs of the time.
Listed among the Historical Monuments, this house is one of the last architectural testimonies of the medieval city of Brou, alongside the wooden house of Place des Halles. Its façade and street roof were protected by a registration order on 20 March 1972. Today, private property, it illustrates the preserved civil heritage of the Centre-Val de Loire region, although its access to the public is not specified.
The location of this monument, in the department of Eure-et-Loir, is documented with an accuracy deemed satisfactory (level 7/10). Available sources, including Monumentum and the Merimée base, confirm its exact address at 1-3 rue des Changes. GPS coordinates and virtual views make it possible to appreciate the location in the historic urban fabric of Brou, a city marked by its medieval past and its role in the region.
