Construction of the villa 1882 ou 1884 (≈ 1884)
Funded by the rights of *La Maison Tellier*.
2007
Sale of the villa
Sale of the villa 2007 (≈ 2007)
Concerns about his heritage future.
29 août 2016
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 29 août 2016 (≈ 2016)
Official registration of the villa and its park.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The entire villa, the caloge and the garden with its fence and the ground of the plot on which it is situated, as tinted on the plan annexed to the decree (Box D 455): inscription by order of 29 August 2016
Key figures
Guy de Maupassant - Writer and Owner
Sponsor and occupant of the villa.
Laure de Maupassant - Mother of Guy de Maupassant
Owner of adjacent orchard, influences name.
François Tassart - Maupassant domestic
Occupied the "caloge" (placed-placed).
Origin and history
Villa La Guillette, also known as Villa de Guy de Maupassant, is a 19th-century Mediterranean-style house in Etretat, Seine-Maritime. Built in 1882 or 1884 by the writer thanks to the copyright of La Maison Tellier, it is located on a plot adjacent to her mother's orchard, Laure de Maupassant. Originally named Tellier House, she was renamed La Guillette on maternal advice to avoid a name deemed provocative. The villa, in yellow crepi with brick frames and red shutters, extends over 250 m2 in a park of 4,800 m2.
The interior reflects Maupassant's taste: a desk decorated with symbolic bas-reliefs and painted panels, a room upstairs with a simulated baldaquin, and a caloge (household shelter) in the shape of a fishing boat. The villa, classified as a historic monument in 2016, also houses an association, Les Amis de la Guillette, which organizes visits. Its architecture and literary history make it an emblematic place of Norman heritage.
Located at 57 Guy de Maupassant Street, the villa shares its neighbourhood with other cultural sites such as the Museum Le Clos Arsène Lupin and the Protestant temple. After concerns related to its sale in 2007, it remains a symbol of Maupassant's attachment to Normandy, where he drew inspiration. The protected elements include the villa in its entirety, its garden, and the caloge, thus preserving the integrity of the place.
