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Origin and history

Gramont's district originated in the stables of the ride built around 1670 to house the king's horses. At the beginning of the 18th century, these stables were used for the horses of the dolphin and Queen of England, before becoming again, under Louis XV, the great and the small royal stable. These buildings, integrated into the military cavalry school under the Empire, were then assigned to the company of Grammont, one of the four companies of bodyguards of the king's house during the Restoration.

Under imperial custody, the site was marked by the addition of an imperial eagle on the front of the entrance to rue de Paris. The buildings were rebuilt in 1886, after having been annexed in 1809 to the buildings of the Hotel du Maine, mainly composed of stables, today destroyed. The pediment of the main building, the only protected element, was inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 10 January 1929.

The Gramont district has been home to various garrisons up to the present day, serving as housing for military families. At present, the site is neither open to visitors nor accessible to the public, thus maintaining its initial military use while at the same time attesting to the architectural and functional changes linked to the political and military history of France.

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