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The house called Montmorency, located in Carcassonne in the Aude, is an emblematic monument of the sixteenth century. Its street façade is distinguished by three floors in woodpan resting on a ground floor made of cut stone, decorated with two corbellations. These architectural elements, typical of the Renaissance, reveal a careful construction and a marked aesthetic will for the time.

At the back, a turret houses the stairway serving the floors, while the interior retains original elements such as ceilings, carpentry and chimneys. These details attest to a bourgeois or aristocratic habitat, where comfort and decoration played an important role. The house was classified as a Historic Monument by order of 28 May 1942, recognizing its heritage value.

Today, the house belongs to the commune of Carcassonne. Although its current use (visit, rental, accommodation) is not specified in the sources, its state of conservation and its location in the city centre (125 rue Trivalle) make it a major architectural testimony of the Renaissance in the South of France. The accuracy of its location is considered satisfactory, facilitating its identification in the historic urban landscape.

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