Jean-Baptiste de La Salle was born here on 30 April 1651, a date commemorated by the statue placed in a niche in the facade in 1952.
The townhouse of Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle was built from 1545 by a wealthy cloth merchant. The variety of ornamental motifs which can be seen here illustrate the tastes of the Renaissance. On the internal façade (1556-1557), the turrets and the spiral staircase, crowned by an elegant steeple, recall the château at Blois.
