Existence of two housing bodies milieu du XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Pre-reconstruction period.
1765
Farm reconstruction
Farm reconstruction 1765 (≈ 1765)
Transformation of the prioral house.
1793
Sale as a national good
Sale as a national good 1793 (≈ 1793)
The consequence of the French Revolution.
avant 1830
Creation of panoramic wallpaper
Creation of panoramic wallpaper avant 1830 (≈ 1830)
Work of the Dufour factory.
24 décembre 2008
Protection of wallpaper
Protection of wallpaper 24 décembre 2008 (≈ 2008)
Classification by ministerial decree.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Panoramic wallpaper (Box AD 21): inscription by decree of 24 December 2008
Key figures
Abbaye de Tournus - Suspected Founder of the Priory
Link to the Benedictine foundation.
Manufacture Dufour - Creator of wallpaper
Author of the banks of the Bosphorus.
Origin and history
The Prioral House of L'Étoile finds its origins in a Benedictine priory founded by the Abbey of Tournus. In the mid-17th century, it consisted of two houses. In 1765, the prioral house was rebuilt in the form of a farm, marking a major transformation of its use. It was sold as a national property in 1793, after the French Revolution, and today maintains a courtyard with wells in front of a rectangular building.
Inside, the courtyard room features an exceptional panoramic wallpaper, dated before 1830. This wallpaper, produced by the Dufour factory in Paris, represents the banks of the Bosphorus and bears witness to the artistic refinement of the period. It is classified as protected by order of 24 December 2008, stressing its heritage importance.
The monument, located at 475 rue de l'Église in L'Étoile (Jura), is an example of the rural and religious architecture of Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Its history reflects the political and social upheavals of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including the secularization of ecclesiastical property and its reuse for agricultural or private purposes.
