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 Château des Bouly à Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse en Haute-Saône

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Classique
Haute-Saône

Château des Bouly

    6 Avenue Jacques Parisot
    70800 Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse
Château des Bouly
Château des Bouly
Château des Bouly
Château des Bouly
Château des Bouly
Château des Bouly
Crédit photo : Raphael Isla - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1755
Construction of the castle
1790
First elected mayor
XIXe siècle
Pass to the Malliards
1979
Historical monument classification
2005
Restoration of facades
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Fronts and roofs; the interior staircase with its ramp and dining room with its decoration on the ground floor (cad. AI 386) : classification by order of 2 March 1979

Key figures

Jean-Baptiste Bouly - Forging master and manufacturer Commander of the castle in 1755.
François-Joseph Bouly - First mayor of Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse Brother of Jean-Baptiste, elected in 1790.
Famille de Malliard - Owner in the 19th century Add arms and motto to the pediment.

Origin and history

Château des Bouly is an 18th-century building built in 1755 by Jean-Baptiste Bouly, master of the Baronnie forge. Located in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse in Haute-Saône, it reflects the influence of local industrial families, such as that of the Bouly, whose brother of Jean-Baptiste, François-Joseph, became the first elected mayor of the commune in 1790. This castle illustrates the link between economic and political power in modern times.

In the 19th century, the castle passed into the hands of Malliard's family, which placed its weapons and its motto, Pellendo Malleus Ardet ("By hitting the hammer"), highlighting its metallurgical heritage. The building, having served as a hospice, was classified as a historic monument in 1979 for its facades, roofs, and remarkable interior elements such as the staircase and dining room. A restoration of the facades took place in 2005.

Today, the Bouly castle bears witness to the industrial and social history of the Haute-Saône. Its architecture and interior decorations, protected since 1979, make it a significant example of the Burgundy-franc-comtois heritage, marked by the activity of the forges and the evolution of the local elites between the Ancient Regime and Revolution.

External links

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