Initial construction XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
Fortified farm and guard room.
XVIIe siècle
Adding dovecote
Adding dovecote XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Extension of the architectural ensemble.
28 décembre 1988
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 28 décembre 1988 (≈ 1988)
Protection of facades, roofs and dovecote.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Prince de Condé - Historical owner
Used the farm as a hunting date.
Origin and history
The fortified farm of Étalante, also called the Farm of the Pothière, is an emblematic monument of the sixteenth century located in the town of Étalante, in the Gold Coast. Built on top of the Revinson Valley, it is accessible by an isolated road from the 901. This site, originally a hunting event for the prince of Condé, illustrates the Burgundian military and agricultural architecture of the 15th and 16th centuries.
The oldest part of the farm, located above the porch, housed a guard room designed to defend the site against the attackers. A stair turret pierced with murderers and a water fountain, powered by a permanent source, occupy the square inner courtyard. A Saint-Jacques shell engraved on a window of the staircase attests to its role as a stage on the road to Compostela.
The dovecote, dating from the seventeenth century, and a sundial located at the southern corner complete the whole. The enclosure also includes a washhouse, stables and stables. The facades, roofs and dovecote were listed as historic monuments by order of 28 December 1988, highlighting their heritage value.
