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  6. Domaine de La Porte (also on the town of Saint-Cyr-en-Val)

Domaine de La Porte (also on the town of Saint-Cyr-en-Val) dans le Loiret

Loiret

Domaine de La Porte (also on the town of Saint-Cyr-en-Val)

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    45640 Saint-Cyr-en-Val
Photo de Domaine de La Porte (also on the town of Saint-Cyr-en-Val)
Crédit photo : Antonio d'Orleans - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1776
Construction begins
1785
Completion of the chapel
10 juin 1992
Registration MH
20 octobre 1995
MH classification
2005
Acquisition by Claude Bébéar
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Decorating the central living room (lambris, door top and fireplace), the old dining room, the east living room, as well as the interior staircase (see G 195): inscription by order of 10 June 1992. Façades and roofs of the castle, as well as its outer perns and stairways, with the exception of the two modern lions of the southern perron (G 195); chapel; access road to the south of the castle, forecourt, courtyard of honor with the ditches and walls that delimit it consisting of plots G 353 and 195; former orchard west of the castle (G 194); terraces bounded to the south by the castle, to the west by the road along the old orchard, to the east by the parcel G 201 and to the north by the garden below and which constitutes the eastern portion of the parcel G 193; bottom garden consisting of parcels G 201 to 206, including basins, nymphs and the marble carved group representing the Three Graces; the three perspectives (old canals) in the north (cad. Sandillon G 208, 210, 213, 226, 232; Saint-Cyr-en-Val C 298): Order of 20 October 1995

Key figures

Claude de Loynes d’Autroche - Sponsor and agronomist Initiated construction in 1776
Simonin, dit Lyonet - Painter Author of the vault of the chapel
Révérend - Sculptor Realize the interior decor
Bernard de Poncins - Owner in the 19th century Domain-related Count
Claude Bébéar - Acquirer in 2005 French businessman

Origin and history

The estate of La Porte, located on the communes of Sandillon and Saint-Cyr-en-Val in the Loiret, is a castle built from 1776 by Claude de Loynes d'Autroche, man of letters and agronomist. The old castle, demolished for the occasion, gives way to a new construction whose chapel was completed in 1785, decorated with a vault painted by Simonin, dit Lyonet. The interior decorations, such as the panel and doortop, reflect various styles (Louis XV, Empire), with contributions from the sculptor Reverend.

The estate evolved over the centuries: the current commons, built between the two world wars, replaced those of 1876. The park illustrates a transition from the French to the English style. In 1992, the castle was included in the inventory of Historic Monuments, and in 1995 it was classified for its facades, roofs, chapel, and landscape elements (bassins, nymphs, perspectives). The painter Charles Pensée immortalized the estate in watercolours around 1850-1860.

In the 19th century, Count Bernard de Poncins owned it. In 2005, businessman Claude Bébéar acquired the estate, then private property. The protected elements include the decor of the central living room, the old dining room, and landscape views extending to Saint-Cyr-en-Val. The site remains an architectural and artistic testimony of the Enlightenment, marked by neoclassical and romantic influences.

External links

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