First map entry 1739 (≈ 1739)
Visible on the Naudin map.
29 juillet 2014
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 29 juillet 2014 (≈ 2014)
Protection of the entire field.
Fin XIXe - début XXe siècle
Creation of cement factories
Creation of cement factories Fin XIXe - début XXe siècle (≈ 2025)
Period of the peak of the rocks.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
In the commune of Lafauche: the whole of Parcel 566, its various constructions and amenities, with the exception of the interiors of the buildings, except those remarkable of the neo-medieval entrance pavilion included in the protection; the facades and roofs of the ram building (Box B 564) and the exposed brick barn (Box B 563); the entire parcel B 167 (the garden-verger) with all its amenities (sears, stairways, basins and island, wall of enclosure, support wall and staircase in rocking, kiosk, walkways, statuary, kennel, borders and other decors); plots B 175, 177 to 184, 186 to 189, 573 to 576 of the landscaped garden with the pond and all its facilities: walls, docks, duck, kiosk, false cement trees, bridge, seats; the fishery and its facilities: bridge, driveway, weir, false rocks, fish bins and their shelter (Box B 190, 191); on the town of Liffol-le-Petit: the apiary and the house of the beekeeper with the two false cement trees right next to it (Box A 800, Place-de-La Bouloire); the waterfall of Petit Villet with its ponds and all its amenities: kiosks, benches, bridges and bridges, all elements of rocking (cad. A 790, place called Côte Catin): registration by order of 29 July 2014
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Origin and history
The Lavaux estate, visible from 1739 on the map of the Naudins, is a farm organised around a closed courtyard. Its architecture combines utility and decorative elements, with a large north walled enclosure housing a garden, and a landscaped park to the south, structured around a pond. This park is uniquely marked by a series of cement factories – kiosks, false trees, bridges or seats – built according to rocker techniques, typical of the late 19th and early 20th century. The exceptional state of conservation of these facilities makes it a rare testimony of this art of gardens.
The property extends over several protected parcels, including a garden-verger with stairwells and basins, a fishery with its fish bins, and even a waterfall (the waterfall of Petit Villet) with its ponds and rock elements. These spaces, inscribed in the Historical Monuments since 2014, illustrate the evolution of the leisure gardens, where utility (greens, fisheries) borders the picturesque (manufacturers, fake rocks). The estate thus combines 18th century agricultural heritage and later landscape aesthetics, reflecting the eclectic tastes of its successive owners.
The estate also includes remarkable outbuildings, such as a glazed brick barn or a neo-medieval entrance pavilion. These buildings, as well as the exterior fittings (sears, kiosks, statuary), highlight the diversity of stylistic influences preserved on the site. Although the property is private, its inscription under the title of Historic Monuments guarantees the protection of this whole, where there are mixed rural history, technical innovation (use of cement) and garden art.
The location of the estate, between Lafauche and Liffol-le-Petit in Haute-Marne, in the former Champagne-Ardenne region, anchored in a territory marked by agriculture and handicrafts, may explain the mixture of utilitarianism and fantasy observable in its development. Rockers, artisans specialized in the creation of mineral decorations imitating nature, have left a lasting imprint, making Lavaux a successful example of their work, often ephemeral elsewhere.
