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The so-called Hotel de Foissy, located in Lons-le-Saunier in the Jura, is a historic monument registered since 1996. Rebuilt around 1716, it illustrates the civil architecture of the first quarter of the eighteenth century, with a structure divided into two bodies of buildings: one overlooking the street and the other overlooking the garden. These spaces are served by a mixed staircase, made of stone and then of baluster wood, bearing the engraved date of 1716, and surmounted by a wooden ceiling with caissons, typical of the era.

The building, owned by a communal public establishment, is distinguished by its staircase in work and its interior decorative elements, such as the ceiling with caissons. Its official address, 1 rue du Commerce, corresponds to the cadastral data (parcelle AB 124) and the archives of the Merimée database. The accuracy of its location is estimated as fair (note 5/10), depending on available sources, without further details on its current use (visits, rentals, etc.).

The reconstruction of the house in 1716 took place in a regional context marked by the rise of bourgeois residences in Franche-Comté, then under French influence since the Treaty of Nijmegen (1678). These homes reflect the enrichment of a local elite, often linked to trade, administration or justice, in a city like Lons-le-Saunier, known for its saline sources and its economic role. The Hotel de Foissy, with its architecture and decor, bears witness to this social and cultural dynamism at the beginning of the Enlightenment.

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