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  6. Manor of Dixmeria

 Manor of Dixmeria au Loroux-Bottereau en Loire-Atlantique

Patrimoine classé
Demeure seigneuriale
Manoir
Loire-Atlantique

Manor of Dixmeria

    La Dixmerie
    44430 Le Loroux-Bottereau
Photo de Manor of Dixmeria

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XVe siècle
First mention of Cailleteau
1740
Property of Laurencin
1789
Purchase by the Vilmain
1794
Fire by Kléber
1796-1809
Reconstruction by Seheult
2008
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The facades and roofs of all the buildings, including the orangery and the chapel tower; the platforms of the courtyard and the garden with their moat; their fence wall and wrought iron grids; the bridge and its terracotta vases; inside the house body: stairwell, honorary lounge and dining room with adjoining room (Box AB 13, 18, 19, cf. plan annexed to the order): inscription by order of 3 October 2008

Key figures

François-Léonard Seheult - Architect Reconstructed the mansion between 1796 and 1809.
Famille Vilmain - Owner-owners Rebuild the house around 1800.
Général Kléber - Republican military Occupying and burning the mansion in 1794.
Jérôme Bonaparte - Brother of Napoleon I Visit the mansion under the Consulate.
Famille Laurencin-du Buc de Rivery - Former owner-owners Add orangery and pavilion in the eighteenth.

Origin and history

The manor house of the Dixmerie, located at Loroux-Bottereau in Loire-Atlantique, is a former seigneurial estate dating back to the 17th century. It consists of a main house, an orangery, a chapel tower, and commons, all surrounded by moat. This site, originally owned by Breton noble families such as the Cailleteau in the 15th century, was profoundly transformed by the Hocquart, Laurencin, and Vilmain families between the 17th and 19th centuries.

During the Vendée War (1793-1796), the mansion was occupied by Republican generals Travot (1794) and Kléber, who burned fire during his retreat. Between 1796 and 1809, the architect François-Léonard Seheult rebuilt the main home for the Vilmain family, the merchant shipowners of Nantes. Under the Consulate, the mansion even welcomes Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother, on a visit with a member of the Vilmain family.

In the 19th century, the estate changed hands several times: sold in 1834 to Dr Delamare, then in 1852 to Count Jules Chassan de Fonmartin, he remained in his progeny (Halna du Fretay family) until his inscription in the Historical Monuments in 2008. Protected elements include facades, roofs, moats, and interior decorations dating from the early 19th century.

The mansion illustrates the architectural and social evolution of rural estates in the Pays de la Loire, moving from a seigneurial function to a bourgeois residence, while preserving traces of revolutionary conflicts. Its orangery and tower, added by the Laurencin-du-Buc de Rivery, testify to the influence of the Nantes shipowners in the region.

Today, the Dixmerie mansion remains a remarkable example of the historical heritage of the Niger, mixing medieval heritage, classical transformations and the memory of the Vendée wars. Its registration in 2008 highlights its architectural value and its role in local history.

External links

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