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The Montour mansion, located in Beaumont-en-Veron in the Indre-et-Loire department (Centre-Val de Loire region), is a 17th and 18th century building. It consists of a rectangular pavilion, a western wing used as a magnanel in the 18th century, and a square plan chapel in the northeast. The chapel, the only protected element, was listed as historical monuments on 14 May 1987. Its gate, framed by pilasters with bosses and surmounted by a triangular tympanum, dates from 1789, while the roofs and panellings were restored in 1769 and 1782.

The magnanerie, characteristic of the local economy of the eighteenth century, housed silkworm breeding, which was then widespread in Touraine. The manor house, not accessible to holidaymakers, preserves seven rooms (eight with the magnanerie), a large dining room, a living room and a kitchen. The northwest wing includes a caretaker's house and the old magnanerie, while the estate extends with a garden, swimming pool, vegetable garden and parking. Sources also mention an independent guest house, now separate from the private part.

The restorations of the 18th century (roofs in 1769, lambris in 1782, portal in 1789) reflect the architectural evolution and the adaptation of the mansion to the uses of the period. The double chimney of the magnanerie, typical of the developments related to silk production, highlights its past economic role. Although partially modified, the whole preserves original elements from the 17th and 18th centuries, testifying to its tourangelle history.

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