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The house at 11 Claude-Ignace-Callinet Street (formerly Rue de la Gendarmerie) in Rouffach is a civil building dating from the 3rd quarter of the 17th and 18th centuries. It is distinguished by a door in full hanger decorated with a brazel (Alsatian bretzel) and the date 1671, engraved in the stone. This architectural detail bears witness to the local influences and craftsmanship of the period, typical of Alsatian bourgeois or artisanal houses.

Ranked a historical monument by order of 13 June 1929, the protection specifically concerns its façade and a bas-relief representing Saint-Urbain, dated 1773. This relief, later integrated, would come from a chapel now gone, illustrating the frequent re-use of religious elements in civil architecture after the Reformation or wars. The exact address, 11 rue Claude-Ignace-Callinet, corresponds to the old street of the Gendarmerie, reflecting the toponymic evolutions of the city.

Rouffach, the town of Haut-Rhin in Alsace (Great East), preserves an architectural heritage marked by its medieval and modern history. The half-timbered or stone houses, like this one, bear witness to the economic prosperity of the region, linked to the wine trade and textile crafts. The 1929 protection is part of a desire to preserve these physical traces, while Alsace, attached to France after 1918, rediscovers its cultural heritage.

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