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The house of Monpazier is part of the architectural complex of the central square of this bastide, founded in 1284 by Jean de Graville, Sénéchal de Guyenne. The square, designed with covered galleries on its four sides, initially housed 22 cornered buildings on the north and south sides, and six on the east and west sides. Today, only 17 of these buildings remain, reflecting planned medieval urban planning.

The facade and covered gallery of this house (cadastre A 321) were classified as Historic Monument by order of 21 December 1904. This classification protects a characteristic element of the bastides of the South-West: arcades allowing traders and artisans to shelter, reflecting the economic and social activity of the period.

Monpazier, located in Dordogne (New Aquitaine), illustrates the urban model of the English bastides in Aquitaine, marked by an orthogonal plane and a central square. These new cities, created in the 13th century, were designed to structure settlement and trade in a region then under plantage domination. The house, like other buildings in the square, embodies this preserved medieval civil heritage.

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