8 centuries of history...

I don’t know if stones bear the weight of the past and the memory of events. I simply know that life has happened in these walls, and here you feel good, serene… Eight centuries of occupation of the building don’t seem to have left any ghosts or spirits behind. But if they did, it’s a good genie favouring deep sleep and relaxation!

The oldest part would date back to the 11th or 12th century, the remaining part from the 15th… One might be surprised to see a rooftop terrace 12 meters high. It’s because the house encompasses an old watchtower that also allowed the villagers to take refuge in case of an attack.

If stones could speak, they would tell of scenes from peasant life, english garrisons that settled in the village after the Battle of Azincourt, the wars of religion, pilgrims, the making of silk threads within our walls, and the time when it was the village grocery store…