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Origin and history

The houses located between numbers 6 and 20 of Rue de la Poterie in Vitré are a historical monument whose protection relates specifically to facades on street and roofs. These elements were inscribed by ministerial decree on June 11, 1943, highlighting their heritage value in the medieval and reborn urban fabric of the city. The precise location, although noted as "passable" (level 5/10), corresponds to the official address registered in the Mérimée base: 16 rue de la Poterie, in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany.

The rue de la Poterie, as its name suggests, evokes an artisanal past linked to the manufacture of pottery, a common activity in Breton cities in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Vitré, a fortified city from the 11th century, has preserved a rich civil and religious heritage, which these houses testify to. Their protection in 1943 was part of a desire to preserve the architectural traces of pre-industrial periods, while France was undertaking massive efforts to inventory and safeguard its heritage threatened by conflicts and modern urbanization.

No additional information is available on original owners, architects or specific historical events related to these buildings. Their interest lies mainly in their representativeness of traditional Breton houses, integrated into a medieval district. The Creative Commons license associated with the photographs of the monument (credit: Pymuss) facilitates the dissemination of their image, contributing to their tourist and cultural reputation.

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