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The mansion of the Boissière, located in Atheia-sur-Cher en Indre-et-Loire, is a house of notable dating mainly from the 16th century, although its house body probably dates back to the late 15th century. Its windows were enlarged in the 17th century, and it belonged to the Binet family from 1520 to 1669, three of which were mayors of Tours. After the Revolution, the mansion became a farm, before being partially restored in the 20th century.

The Manor Park houses classified remains of Fontenay Gallo-Roman Watershed, which supplied Caesarodunum (Tours) with drinking water. These remains, dated from ancient times, were classified as historical monuments in 1966. The main house body, with its facades and roofs, was inscribed in 1960, preserving a fireplace decorated with dates 1643 and 1652.

In the 19th century, the historian Jacques-Xavier Carré de Busserolle briefly owned it. In 1937, the novel Their Two Faces by Dominique Dunois inspired the place. After World War II, a wing in return was added. The mansion thus illustrates several historical strata, from antiquity to contemporary times.

Note: confusion exists with a construction of the 3rd quarter of the 20th century attributed to Alexandre Calder at Saché (Indre-et-Loire), unrelated to the mansion of Athée-sur-Cher. The sources mention two separate sites under similar names, but only the elements relating to Atheia-sur-Cher concern this monument.

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