Construction of the mansion 2e moitié XVIIIe siècle - 1ère moitié XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Period of main construction and extension.
16 septembre 1963
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 16 septembre 1963 (≈ 1963)
Protection of facades, roofs and exterior elements.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The facades and roofs of the house itself and the small pavilion in the North; the input grid; its pillars and the circular wall accompanying it (cf. E 1343, 1345, 1346): entry by order of 16 September 1963
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Origin and history
The Vau Ardau mansion is a building located in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, in the Indre-et-Loire department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Built between the second half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, it reflects the architecture of this period of peaty prosperity, marked by the rise of large houses on the outskirts of Tours. The manor house consists of a main house on the ground floor and full, later extended by a building of the same style, as well as an 18th century pavilion located nearby.
The facades and roofs of the house and the pavilion, as well as the entrance gate with its pillars and the circular wall, were inscribed as historical monuments by order of 16 September 1963. This classification reflects the heritage value of the whole, characteristic of the bourgeois or aristocratic constructions of the region at that time. The mansion is part of a historical context in which Tours and its surroundings had a significant urban and architectural development, linked to a dynamic local economy.
The precise location of the mansion is indicated as being at 8 Rue du Vau Ardau, in the commune of Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. The protected elements specifically include facades, roofs, entrance grid, pillars and circular wall, according to data from the Merimée database. No information is available on its current accessibility (visits, rentals, accommodation).
