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The former Amiraute hotel, also known as the Salt Grenier mansion, is an emblematic building in Touques, Calvados. Built between the second half of the 16th century and the first half of the 17th century, it was originally intended to house the administration of the gabelle, a salt tax. Toucas, with its fifty-two salines in the 13th century, was one of the few broth quarter countries, a special tax status.

In the French Revolution, the gabelle was abolished, and the mansion lost its original function. He then became the first town hall in Touques, marking his anchor in local administrative life. The building was purchased by the city in 2001, consolidating its heritage status. Its facades, roofs and a large fireplace on the ground floor have been protected since 1 December 1969 by an inscription in the Historical Monuments.

Located on Rue Louvel-et-Brière, in the courtyard of Ancienne-Mairie, the mansion illustrates Norman civil architecture of the 16th-17th centuries. Its history reflects both the local economy, linked to the exploitation of salt, and the political upheavals of the Revolution. Today, it bears witness to Touques' administrative and fiscal past, while remaining a symbol of Calvadosian heritage.

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