Construction of the house XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Period of initial construction of the current house.
XIXe siècle
Changes in the house
Changes in the house XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Undetailed architectural transformations.
5 juin 1992
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 5 juin 1992 (≈ 1992)
Home protection, courtyard, garden and outbuildings.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Logis, courtyard, garden, vegetable garden, pool with the two aisles and the road that surround it, fountain and the two access rabines (cad. B 82, 89-94, 211): entry by order of 5 June 1992
Key figures
Famille de Sévigné - Former owner of the mansion
Noble family linked to the original location.
Origin and history
The whole of La Mare-aux-Hupins is located on the site of a former mansion belonging to the family of Sévigné. This site perfectly illustrates the concept of "house of fields" as envisaged by the bourgeois of Vitré in the 15th and 16th centuries, although the present house dates back to the 17th century. The structure has maintained its original distribution, with a central house surrounded by outbuildings organized according to a functional plan: pool, planted avenues, vegetable garden, and agricultural buildings (house of the farmer, stables, stables, pig house, well and bread oven).
In the 19th century, the house underwent changes, but the whole preserved its historical character. The pool, located to the south, is framed by two avenues and a pavement planted, while the outbuildings articulate north and east. These elements, as well as the courtyard, garden, vegetable garden, fountain and access rabines, were protected by an inscription under the Historic Monuments on 5 June 1992.
The official address of the monument is listed in Vitré (Ille-et-Vilaine), although GPS coordinates suggest a location near Balazé. This geolocalized shift may reflect an evolution of communal boundaries or an approximation in cartographic data. The whole remains an architectural and landscaped testimony of bourgeois lifestyles in Brittany in the modern era.
