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The Chalon-sur-Saône sub-prefecture, formerly Hotel Lantin de Montcoy, is an emblematic building from the early seventeenth century. Built in 1612, its realization is attested by a contract for the supply of stones between Jacques Perrette, representative of Enoch Virey (counsellor of the king and intendant of the prince of Condé), and master mason Claude Courras. The contract provided for the delivery of 300 white stone quarters for the construction of the hotel.

Although no document formally confirms the architect's identity, an album of drawings kept at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, attributed to Jacques Gentillâtre, suggests his involvement. The latter, trained in the workshop of Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau, reportedly left Geneva for Chalon in June 1612. The stylistic influence of the Ring, visible in the architecture of the hotel, reinforces this hypothesis, especially since Chalon then had no architect capable of such a project.

Upon the death of Claude-Enoch Virey in 1636, the hotel passed to his heirs before being acquired in the mid-19th century by Baron Antoine Lantin de Montcoy, whose name he took. In 1865 the department of Saône-et-Loire acquired the sub-prefecture. Since 1948, the East facade and its roof (excluding side pavilions) have been listed as historical monuments.

The historical sources also mention specific protective elements: the inscription by decree of 27 September 1948 covers only the east facade and its roof, excluding side pavilions. Today, the building remains departmental property and still houses the services of the sub-prefecture.

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