Timeline

Heritage classified

Key figures

Origin and history

The Donterie estate, located in Neuillé-Pont-Pierre and Neuvy-le-Roi (Indre-et-Loire), consists of a 17th century castle and an industrial farm built at the end of the 19th century. The old manor house, called the Oldonneterie, dates from the 17th century and includes a chapel built before 1673. The estate originally belonged to the Breton family, then was acquired by Charles-Nicolas Le Pellerin, Baron of Gauville, in the 18th century. The present castle, nicknamed the Newonneterie, was built for the industrial Armand Moisant in the 19th century, with a park redesigned in English around 1880.

Platé's industrial farm, built between 1875 and 1880, illustrates a rational approach to agriculture, operating as a school farm for local workers. The neo-Renaissance castle, designed by architect Boileau, has an interior decor in Henry II style, with stencils and hangings from the time. The architects Guérin and Boileau respectively transformed the old mansion into commons and built the new castle. The park, with its factories (orangery, cave, water, greenhouses and irrigation canals), bears witness to a sophisticated landscape development.

The facades, roofs, moats, towers, chapel, and agricultural buildings have been protected as historical monuments since 1992 (registration) and 1995 (classification). The industrial farm, with its metal structure and concrete vaults, symbolizes the technical innovation of the period. The estate thus reflects the architectural and agricultural evolution between the 17th and 19th centuries, mixing seigneurial heritage and industrial modernity.

External links