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The La Vacherie Pavilion, also known as the Passer's House, is a building located in the municipality of Moisson, in the Yvelines department. This monument is distinguished by its immediate proximity to the Château de la Roche-Guyon, which it faces. Although its precise history is not detailed in the available sources, its architecture and location suggest a functional or aesthetic connection with the nearby castle, typical of secondary constructions associated with the major domains.

The facades and roofs of the pavilion were listed as historical monuments by an order of 31 December 1980. This protection specifically concerns the elements visible from the Château de la Roche-Guyon, thus underlining the heritage importance of its landscape integration. The building, whose name evokes an agricultural vocation or a use related to the passage (passeur), reflects the activities and social organization of the region at the times when the major areas structured local life.

At that time, the Yvelines, like a large part of Île-de-France, were marked by a rural economy and a society organized around lords and activities related to land or communication routes, such as the nearby Seine.

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