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Origin and history

The house at 21 rue du Commerce in Lons-le-Saunier is a building representative of civil architecture in the 4th quarter of the 17th and 18th centuries. This monument, whose facade was protected by a decree of inscription in 1926, illustrates the city's urban heritage, marked by a stylistic transition between classicism and local influences.

Lons-le-Saunier, the capital of the Jura department, was at that time a growing economic and administrative centre. Bourgeois houses, like this one, reflected the growing prosperity of local elites, often linked to trade, crafts or administration. These buildings played a major social role, serving both as residence and as a status symbol for their owners.

The protection of the façade in 1926 underscores the heritage importance of this building, although the available sources do not specify architectural details or any historic owners. Its location in the city centre, on a commercial artery, reinforces its anchoring in the urban history of Lons-le-Saunier.

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