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Origin and history

The house at 4, formerly 7 rue du Pont-de-Boulogne in Abbeville (Somme, Hauts-de-France) is a 16th-century civil building. It was registered under the title of Historical Monuments by order of 15 February 1974, specifically for its facade and roof on street. This building illustrates the Renaissance home architecture in the Picardy region, a period marked by artistic and urban renewal after the medieval disturbances.

Abbeville, the historic city of the Somme, was in the 16th century a dynamic economic and textile centre, integrated into the trade between Flanders and France. The bourgeois houses of that time reflected the prosperity of local merchants and artisans, while adopting decorative elements inspired by the Italian Renaissance. This type of monument, although modest by its residential function, reflects the evolution of lifestyles and the gradual urbanization of cities in northern France.

The exact location of the house, now associated with the approximate address of 60 Rue du Marshal Foch, remains subject to limited cartographic accuracy (level 5/10 depending on the sources). Its designation as Historic Monuments underscores its heritage value, particularly for the conservation of the exterior elevations characteristic of its time. No information is available on its current use (visit, rental, etc.) or possible historical owners.

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