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Origin and history

The houses at numbers 9 and 11 of rue des Petits-Degrés in Saint-Malo are a monument with limited data. Their location in the historic heart of this Breton corsair city suggests integration into an urban fabric marked by centuries of maritime and commercial activity. No specific information on their construction, architectural style or original use is mentioned in the internal sources consulted.

Saint-Malo, a fortified port city, has long flourished thanks to fishing, race (legal piracy) and trade with the Americas or the British Islands. The houses of that time, often of granite, served both as houses, warehouses or workshops for artisans and merchants. Their preservation reflects the importance attached to built heritage in an area where urban history is closely linked to maritime activities.

These buildings, even if poorly documented, contribute to the collective memory of a city rebuilt after the destruction of the Second World War.