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The Blangy hotel is a private hotel built in the late 17th or early 18th century in Valognes, in the department of the English Channel. Originally built by Antoine The Conte de Soigneuze, it was quickly claimed in 1706 by Joseph de Sainte-Mère-Église, who enlarged the estate with adjacent lands. Work continues under Charles de Sainte-Mère-Église, as evidenced by the structure dated 1743.

In 1764, the hotel passed into the hands of Marie Catherine de Hennot of Arreville, then Louis René de Crosville acquired an additional plot to complete the south wing. At the beginning of the 19th century, it belonged to Sophie de Hennot, wife of Viscount Maximilien de Blaggy, who in 1814 welcomed the Duke of Berry, Charles-Ferdinand d'Artois. This place thus illustrates the architectural and social evolution of the Norman aristocracy over more than a century.

Ranked a historic monument in 1993, the hotel is distinguished by its preserved interior decorations, its paved courtyard with stone basin, and its terraced garden lined with a classic balustrade. The wing on the rue de la Poterie, sober and almost blind, contrasts with the central bodies of the north and south wings, surmounted by triangular frontons. These elements reflect the popular architectural style among the provincial elites of the time.

The official protection covers not only the building and its interiors, but also the exterior spaces: the courtyard, the garden, and its fence walls. These characteristics make it a rare testimony of the art of living noble families in Normandy in the 18th and 19th centuries, between classical heritage and local adaptations.

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