Construction of houses and communes XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1850)
Ordered garden and original interior furnishings.
XIXe siècle
Interior arrangements on the first floor
Interior arrangements on the first floor XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Staircase, living room, library and marble fireplaces.
vers 1880
Garden transformation
Garden transformation vers 1880 (≈ 1880)
Replacement by an English park.
3 février 2011
Domain protection
Domain protection 3 février 2011 (≈ 2011)
Registration as a Historical Monument by order.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The estate comprising the following parts in total: the house with its interiors and their decor, the cubage, the terrace with its balustrade, the hydraulic system with its underground canals, the outbuildings gathered around a courtyard with fountain (orangery, shed, house house, stable, barn, barn, barn, henhouse), as well as the parts of the plot ZM 4 including the English garden and the grove with their corresponding fence: inscription by order of 3 February 2011
Origin and history
The Domaine de l'Enclos, located at the Broc in Puy-de-Dôme, was built in the 18th century for its home and commons, accompanied by an ordered garden typical of the period. This garden was replaced by an English park around 1880, reflecting the evolution of landscape tastes in the 19th century. The interiors of the house, such as the kitchen, the vestibule and the large vaulted room, also date from the 18th century, while the first floor ( billiards, living room, library) and the main staircase were built in the 19th century, with wooden floors and marble fireplaces.
The estate was organized around a sophisticated hydraulic system, including underground galleries, feeding a set of outbuildings arranged around a courtyard: orangery, stable, barn, barn, henhouse, and farm house. These buildings, as well as the park and its grove, were protected by a registration order in 2011, highlighting their heritage value. The sober architecture of the house, without exterior ornamentation, contrasts with the richness of the interior and functional spaces dedicated to agriculture and home life.
The Estate of Enclos thus illustrates the duality of the rural properties of the time, both places of aristocratic or bourgeois residence and organized farms. Its hydraulic system, combined with elements such as washing, pedilvia and orchard, demonstrates technical mastery in the service of comfort and productivity. The transformation of the garden into an English park in the 19th century also marked the influence of British landscape models in the French countryside, symbolizing cultural and aesthetic openness.
