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Malouinière de la Basse-Flourie à Saint-Malo en Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine

Malouinière de la Basse-Flourie

    19 Chemin de la Basse Flourie
    35400 Saint-Malo
Malouinière de la Basse-Flourie
Malouinière de la Basse-Flourie
Malouinière de la Basse-Flourie
Crédit photo : Pymouss - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
vers 1670
Construction of the first mansion
XVIIIe siècle
Addition of the current malouinière
8 août 2017 (ou 31 juillet 2017)
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The Malouinière de la Basse-Flourie, i.e. the malouinière proper for its facades and roofs, the garden pavilion dominating the Rance in its entirety, the former manorial house for its facades and roofs (excluding its adjoining dependence on the west), the former dovecoier for its facades and roofs, the old viper (excluding its contemporary developments), the well located near the former house, the gardens and courtyards for their base floors and all their architectural structures and elements (fencing walls, terraces, retaining walls, foothills, walls, gates, staircases, basins, fountains, etc.) (Box AY 53-59, 62-71, 163-166): inscription by order of 31 July 2017

Origin and history

The Malouinière de la Basse-Flourie is a typical area of Malouin architecture, located on a rectangular walled plot, with an open sea side protected by tidal foothills. The site consists of an old 17th-century mansion, an 18th-century malouinière built below, as well as landscaped gardens, a dovecote, a pool and a chapel. The ensemble illustrates a remarkable adaptation to the relief and coastal landscape, with atypical architectural elements such as a broken roof and dissymmetric facades.

The first manor house, erected around 1670 mid-slope, consisted of a house, communes, a chapel, a dovecote and a freshwater pool, all surrounded by terraced gardens. In the 18th century, a new malouinière was added lower towards the Rance, with pleasant gardens. These constructions reflect the evolution of the lifestyles of the Malouin shipowners, combining agricultural functionality, social prestige and holiday setting.

The entire estate, including facades, roofs, gardens, fence walls and hydraulic elements, was listed as historical monuments by order of 8 August 2017 (or 31 July 2017 depending on the sources). The recent restoration has preserved this rare testimony of the maritime and architectural history of Saint-Malo, while emphasizing its harmonious integration into a natural site constrained by tides.

The malouinière, a private property, embodies the heritage of the Malouin elites linked to racing and maritime commerce in the 17th and 18th centuries. Its spatial organization, with hierarchical buildings and hydraulic arrangements (living, well), reveals a technical and aesthetic mastery characteristic of the secondary residences of Breton traders of modern times.

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