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The wooden house called Le Parquet, located in Saint-Loup-Lamairé (Deux-Sèvres), is an emblematic 15th-century civil building, classified as a Historical Monument by order of 18 February 1930. Its wooden panel facade, with its two and three floors in successive corbellations, illustrates medieval construction techniques. The windows of the second and third floors kept their primitive appearance, while the interior reveals floors with exposed beams and flooring, typical of the period.

On the ground floor, a large 15th century fireplace, decorated with a coat carved with coats of arms, bears witness to the social status of its occupants. The stone staircase, topped by an annular vault in its upper part, completes this remarkable architectural ensemble. The precise address, 3 Grand-Rue Théophane Venard, and its ranking make it a protected heritage, although its GPS location is judged to be of average accuracy (level 6/10).

This type of half-timbered house reflects the urban organization of the medieval towns of Poitou, where wood was a common material for bourgeois or artisanal dwellings. Corbelling allowed for the expansion of the living space without encroaching on the highway, while showing some prosperity. The preservation of the interior elements (rows, beams) and exterior elements (windows) provides a rare insight into the daily life and construction techniques of the time in New Aquitaine.

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