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The Vic de Pontgibaud hotel, called the Rougé hotel, is a private hotel located at 38 rue de Paris in Moulins (Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Its sandstone facade of Coulandon, without a front courtyard, has a ground floor and two floors, with an 18th-century low arch door. On the right, a 17th-century brick building, with commons with a staple door wrapped and bosses, completes the whole. The inner courtyard reveals a body of houses with pink and brown bricks arranged in diamond, flanked by low wings in return.

Inside, a wrought iron stairwell adorned with florets and volutes serves 18th-century salons. These preserve Louis XVI stuccos (guirland, vegetable urns), golden woodwork and a leaf parquet. The 1.5 hectare English park, created in the 19th century by Paul de Chulot, is separated from the courtyard by a gate. The hotel, redesigned along with the owners (Family of Bourbon-Busset, then Rougé until 2019), was enrolled in the Historical Monuments in 2008 for its architecture and decorations.

The history of the place began around 1775 for Antoine de Vic, the king's gentleman, with major modifications in the 19th century under Mark of the Bravards of Eyssat, then his heirs. The Earl of Châlus and his descendants, including Sophie de Rougé (owner in 1918), resided there until the sale in 2019. The hotel illustrates the evolution of aristocratic tastes, from the classicism of Louis XVI to the romanticism of landscape gardens.

The protected elements include interior decorations (ferronerie, stucco, woodwork), the park with its hydraulic system, and commons. The architect Joseph Évezard intervened in 1775, while Chulot designed the park. The 17th-century gate, stables and the stair ramp testify to the historical strata of the building, mixing utility and aesthetics.

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