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Hotel Tremblier de la Varenne is a 17th century mansion located in Angers, Maine-et-Loire. It consists of two distinct parts: a body of passage and commons dating from the 17th century, and a house rebuilt around 1900 at the bottom of the plot. The street façade, classified as a Historic Monument in 1965, has a monumental portal decorated with a cartridge with weapons potentially linked to the Varice family, attested to on-site from the years 1610-1620.

Originally, the hotel belongs to Gaspard Varice, Sieur de Vauleard, king's adviser and judge at the presidial of Angers between 1621 and 1631. At the end of the 17th century, it passed into the hands of the Tremblier de la Varenne family, which occupied it throughout the 18th century. The original house, partially preserved, includes a square turret and old chimneys, including a remake at the end of the 18th century.

Around 1900, the lawyer Gaston Desetres undertook a major reconstruction of the house, integrating elements Art Nouveau such as panelling, a window signed Jean Clamens (1900), and a mosaic on the ground. The inlet body, rearranged shortly thereafter, retains a glass roof dated 1912. These transformations combine historical heritage and modernity, illustrating the architectural evolution of the hotel.

The ensemble, registered and classified in 1965, combines shale and tuft, typical materials of the region. The 17th-century remains, such as the turret and the wooden panels, contrast with the reconstructed structure, highlighting the temporal duality of the monument. Today, there remains a significant testimony of the Angelvin heritage, combining judicial history, local nobility and bourgeois renovations.

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