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Origin and history

The Cizeron House, located at 7 rue Rochetaillade in Puy-en-Velay, is one of the oldest buildings in the city, dating back to the 13th century. Its trapezoidal plan reveals a typical architecture of the Middle Ages, with a ground floor housing a shop under a depressed arch to harps. Wings protect the window above the stalls, framing a central door. Originally, a large broken arch led to a screw staircase, now replaced by a door under lintel overlooking a wooden staircase.

The second level, perhaps blind at the beginning, was pierced in the 15th century by a window with a crusbutt and moulure chambranle. A moulded cord points to the third floor, where four arched windows once rhythmized the facade. Two of them, with twin-tailed arches, disappeared on the left side, replaced by a modern opening. The remaining arches are decorated with a cord and throat, while a trilobed oculus opens the eardrum.

Ranked a Historical Monument in 1987 for its facades and roofs, this house illustrates medieval and post-medieval architectural evolution. Its wooden staircase and its modifications (windows, door) bear witness to successive adaptations, while preserving Gothic elements such as broken arches or crucifixes. The accuracy of its location is estimated to be fair (note 5/10), based on available data.

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