Hostellerie Henri IV dans le Calvados

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Origin and history

The Hostellerie Henri IV, also called inn de la Boissière, is a former coach relay located at the place called La Poterie, in the commune of Pré-d'Auge (Calvados), on the edge of the former royal road of Caen in Paris (now RD 613). Dated from the 17th century, or even partly from the 16th century, this hidden wooden building illustrates the Norman architecture of the time, with its cross façades of St.Andre and its large chimneys on each floor. His historic role as a stage for travellers, including Louis XVI in 1786, made him a witness to the royal movements and the road network of Ancien Régime.

The property has been named after several names over the centuries: Hostellerie Henri IV (early 20th), Auberge de la Pomme d Partly included in historical monuments in 1978 (facades and roofs) to avoid its destruction during a project to enlarge the RN 13, its protection was repealed in 2011 after the project was abandoned. The site, now abandoned (2022), preserves the traces of personalities who signed his golden book, such as MP Robert Bisson (1972) or Minister Jean-Marie Louvel (1953).

Mixed construction (brick, stone and wood panels) reflects successive changes, without distinguishing itself from other local dwellings. Its plan, which was laid on a square floor and its drills modified over time, reveals a constant adaptation to its uses: a grocery store in the early 20th century, then a hotel after World War I. The records also mention religious figures, such as dom Grammont, Abbé du Bec (1958), or Father Raymond Pichard (1956), producer of the show Le Jour du Seigneur.

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