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The house at 24 rue Porte-de-La-Réole in Monségur, Gironde, is a typical example of 17th-century urban housing. This two-storey building, which has been fully listed as a historical monument since 1992, retains remarkable architectural elements: woodwork, painted decorations and fireplaces on the ground floor, as well as a stone fireplace upstairs. Its secondary façade, overlooking the Rue des Patriotes, has a vaulted door engraved from the year 1651, the only indication of its construction.

The building is located in the historic centre of Monségur, a town founded in the 13th century as an English bastide, and then became a prosperous town under the Old Regime. The Rue Porte-de-La-Reole, a major axis linking the Route de La Réole to the central square, illustrates medieval urban planning adapted to commercial and defensive needs. The house, although discreet in the main façade, reveals through its interior details (iron staircase, decorations) the easy social status of its occupants, probably local merchants or notables.

Classified for its facades, roofs and interior elements, this house reflects the architectural evolution of the cities of New Aquitaine between Renaissance and classical times. Its registration in 1992 highlights its heritage value, linked to the preservation of the ancient centres of the Gironde. The reference to 1651, although partial, provides a rare chronological benchmark for civilian dwellings of this period, often less documented than religious or military buildings.

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