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The mansion of Malitourne, located in Luynes in Indre-et-Loire, is a mansion representative of the tourist architecture of the first half of the seventeenth century. This monument, still surrounded by most of its outbuildings (celler, carriage shed, pigeon-pig, cereal barn), illustrates the organisation of the rural estates of the period. Its inscription to historical monuments in 2013 protects its facades, roofs and structural elements, including an axial avenue leading to the house body.

Over the centuries, the mansion changed hands several times: it belonged successively to Catherine Ayrolde (widow of Jean Paulmier) in 1525, then to Jean Fourneau in 1586. In the 17th century, Georges Péan, seigneur of Malitourne, receiver of the decimes and mayor of Tours in 1666, became its owner. The estate then passed to Mathieu François (1735), then to the Daveau de Chavaigne family (Honorée Chardon in 1749, Claude-Aimé de Chavaignes between 1778 and 1788), before being acquired by the Duke of Luynes in 1788.

In the 19th century, the manor house was bought by Baron Jousbert du Landreau, then by Eugène Goüin, who made it a hunting relay on a 400 hectare estate. The elements protected in 2013 include not only the master house (excluding modern extension), but also its outbuildings and the courtyard, testifying to its heritage importance in the tourist landscape.

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