Logis de la Grande Jaillerie en Mayenne

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Origin and history

The residence of the Grande Jaillerie, mentioned in 1247 under the name of J. de la Gualerie in the archives of the Abbey of La Roë, is a historical site anchored in the territory of Daon. Abbé Angot notes that the name also pronounces Jallery, highlighting a local linguistic evolution. This place, originally linked to a seigneury, bears witness to an ancient occupation, although the architectural traces of the present date mainly from the eighteenth century.

The mansion, characteristic of the eighteenth century, is served by a long avenue of 300 meters leading to the road of Cherré. This type of arrangement, typical of the aristocratic or bourgeois residences of the time, aimed to mark the prestige of the owner by a monumental approach. The house is thus representative of the social and architectural transformations of the Mayenne under the Ancien Régime.

During the French Revolution, the residence of the Grande Jaillerie was indirectly associated with the political unrest in the region. Two notable cases were linked: the death sentence of Jacques Percher, 19-year-old domestic servant, executed in Angers on 11 December 1793 for his engagement with the Vendéens, and the imprisonment of Marie Pertué, daughter of a local farmer, suspected of supporting the Chouans, on 13 July 1794. These events illustrate tensions between republicans and counter-revolutionaries in Mayenne.

Historical sources, including the work of Abbé Angot and A. Joubert in Daon Research, confirm the local importance of the house. Although little documented about its successive lords, the monument remains a testimony of the social and political dynamics of the region, from medieval lords to revolutionary upheavals.

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