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Origin and history

The houses at 12 Ratier Street in Beaumont-du-Périgord are a monument whose precise historical details are not documented in the available sources. Their location in the historic village of Beaumont, an old bastide founded in the 13th century, suggests an integration into the medieval or post-medieval urban fabric of the region. The Périgord, and more broadly New Aquitaine, experienced a dense human occupation in the Middle Ages, marked by agricultural, artisanal and commercial activities.

Townhouses, such as those on Ratier Street, often played a central role in everyday life, housing both homes, workshops and shops. Their architecture generally reflects the local materials and construction techniques of their time.