Maison du Saumon, 15th century timber house in Place de la Poissonnerie, France.

The Maison du Saumon is a 15th-century house in Chartres with wooden beams and limestone walls featuring ornate carvings, including a central salmon sculpture on a ground-floor console. The structure combines traditional medieval building techniques with fine decorative details across its exterior.

The timber-framed house dates from the second half of the 15th century and the early 16th century. It stands at 10, 12 and 14 place de la Poissonnerie, where the town's fish market was once held, which explains the carved wooden salmon on its facade. It has been classified as a monument historique since 1928.

The house takes its name from a carved wooden salmon on its facade. The small square in front, Place de la Poissonnerie, was where Chartres held its fish market, so the name and the carving both point to the trade once carried on here.

The tourist office occupies the house at 10, 12 and 14 place de la Poissonnerie, a few steps from the cathedral in the old town. Inside, scale models, films, enlargements of old documents and reproductions present the city's sights. The timber-framed facade with its carved salmon is visible from the square before you go in.

The carved salmon that gives the house its name is on the facade, and the small square in front, Place de la Poissonnerie, was once the site of the town's fish market. The building has been listed as a monument historique since 1928.