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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The house at 6 rue du Grand-Marché in Tours is a 15th-century civil building, representative of medieval urban architecture. This building, with a single span, is distinguished by its sculpted decoration on the facade, partially enhanced after the restoration of the 1970s, when a coating covering the stone was removed. Its historic location, formerly linked to Place Plumereau (now Rue du Grand-Marché), makes it a witness to the transformations of the city centre of Tours, especially in this commercial and artisanal area.

Ranked among the Historical Monuments since 1928, this house enjoys special protection for its facade and roof, highlighting its heritage value. The preserved architectural elements, such as sculptures, offer an overview of the decorative techniques in effect at the end of the Middle Ages in the region. Although the archives do not mention specific characters or events related to this place, its listing as historical monuments reflects the importance attached to the preservation of the built tourist heritage.

The location of the house, in an area marked by a geographical precision deemed "passable" (note 5/10), and its address intersected between the Merimée sources and GPS coordinates, confirm its anchoring in the urban fabric of Tours. The building, although not systematically open to the visit, embodies the link between local history and heritage conservation, typical of the city centres of the Centre-Val de Loire region.

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