Gift to nuns 1840 (≈ 1840)
Transformed into a charity house by Miss de Thieuville
XVIe–XVIIIe siècles
Construction of hotel
Construction of hotel XVIe–XVIIIe siècles (≈ 1850)
Period of construction by the Counts of Thieuville
1979
Heritage protection
Heritage protection 1979 (≈ 1979)
Registration of facades, roofs and living room at the Inventory
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The facades and roofs of the house, the decor of the large living room with the fireplace including the terracotta and sandstone floors of Valognes, the lanceolate door of access to the interior staircase, the entire staircase cage; the courtyard plate and the access staircase to the garden; the plate of the garden with fence and support walls (cad. AM 126 (Le Parc), 783 (75 rue de Poterie): registration by order of 26 September 2012
Key figures
Comtes de Thieuville - Initial owners
Hotel building sponsors
Mademoiselle de Thieuville - Donor in 1840
Gives the hotel to the nuns Saint Vincent de Paul
Origin and history
The hotel of Thieuville is a former mansion located in Valognes, Manche, Normandy. Built in the 16th and 18th centuries by the Counts of Thieuville, it perfectly illustrates the civil architecture of this period in the region. Its facades, roofs and some interiors (such as the large living room) have been protected since 1979, reflecting its heritage importance.
In 1840, Mademoiselle de Thieuville offered the hotel to the nuns of Saint Vincent de Paul, who turned him into a charity house. The building then houses a work place for learning lace from poor young girls, then a soup shop. These practices reflect its social role in the 19th century, marked by charitable actions in favour of disadvantaged populations.
Today, the hotel in Thieuville hosts the museum of brandy and old crafts, while retaining remarkable architectural elements such as its entrance gate and fence wall. Owned by the commune, it remains a symbol of the Varoese heritage, mixing aristocratic history, religious commitment and contemporary cultural vocation.
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