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The Presbytery of Vauvillers, located in the department of Haute-Saône in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a building whose origins date back to the 4th quarter of the 15th century and the 1st quarter of the 16th century. Originally, it served as a currency hotel, a rare function for this type of building in rural areas, reflecting marked local economic or administrative activity. Its rectangular structure, equipped with a tower of staircase in screws and ground-mealed bays, bears witness to a neat architecture for the period, mixing utility and aesthetics.

Transformed into a presbytery in 1751, the building underwent upheavals during the French Revolution, during which time it was sold as a national good. Rached in 1831, he partially regained his religious vocation. The original house body, dating from the late Middle Ages, was completed in the 18th century by a barn stable to the south, then in the 19th century by a north extension. The ensemble, listed as historical monuments in 2011, preserves remarkable interior elements, such as a monumental fireplace and 18th-century plaster mists.

The site, owned by the municipality, is organized around a courtyard and a walled garden, typical of rural presbyteries. Its listing in the inventory of historical monuments covers the entire building, including exterior spaces (courtyard, garden, fence walls). Although its current use is not specified in the sources, its conservation illustrates the heritage importance of hybrid religious and civil buildings in Franche-Comté.

The available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum) highlight its dual heritage: medieval monetary and modern religious. The accuracy of its location (3 rue de la Fontaine) and its Insee code (70526) confirm its anchoring in the historical fabric of Vauvillers, a village marked by preserved civil and religious architecture.

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