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Origin and history

The Boulaye mansion is a small manor built in the early 16th century, more precisely in 1554, as attests to the date engraved on the chimney lintel on the western floor. The building, located in the town of Ifffs (Ille-et-Vilaine), underwent modifications in the 17th century, especially in its upper part, with architectural additions such as round-pedimented windows and pilasters. The north facade, adorned with a wood-paned brace, contrasts with the south façade, pierced with various bays (doors in full hanger, rectangular windows, murderous) and surmounted by a cornice with consoles.

During the French Revolution, the mansion lost its noble residential function and was transformed into a farm, reflecting the social upheavals of the time. The elements protected today (baskets and roofs) date from these two periods of construction, with tangible traces such as the 17th century terracotta-cut spur or the marks of weaver merchants on lintels. The inscription to historical monuments in 1968 preserved this testimony of Breton architecture of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Architecturally, the mansion consists of a unique building body, combining defensive features (murder, breeches) and Renaissance ornaments (sculpted windows, shells). The date of 1652, worn on the western skylight, confirms the changes of the seventeenth century. The site, located to the north of the village of Ifffs along the road to Tinténiac, illustrates the evolution of the Breton genthrommières, from seigneurial residences to farms after the Revolution.

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