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Origin and history

The building of the Abbey of Carrières-sur-Seine was mentioned in 1573 under the names of "hotel", "housing seigneurial" or "seigneurial house" in the archives of the seigneurie of Carrières-Saint-Denis. This domain then belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Denis, one of the most powerful religious institutions in France. In 1601 the house included a hotel body, outbuildings (granges, stables, cellar), a courtyard and a garden called the Guay (or the Guet). These elements reflect both its residential, agricultural and administrative role in local seigneurial management.

In 1646, the site also housed prisons and spaces dedicated to justice, with at least two upper chambers and one courtroom excluded from leases. These developments underline its importance as a centre for the judiciary and prisons under the former regime. The current building, probably rebuilt after its probable destruction during the French Revolution, has not undergone any significant external alteration since the late nineteenth century. Its registration as a Historic Monument by order of 15 February 1940 attests to its heritage value.

The building illustrates the evolution of seigneurial houses in Île-de-France, moving from a residential and economic function (linked to the Abbey of Saint-Denis) to an institutional role, before becoming an architectural witness of the 19th and 20th centuries. Its present state, preserved for more than a century, offers a rare example of morphological continuity despite historical upheavals. Localization in Careers-sur-Seine, in the Yvelines, strengthens its anchor in local and regional history.

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