Malouinière de la Chipaudière, Historical monument and residence in Saint-Malo, France.
The Malouinière de la Chipaudière is a residence in Saint-Malo featuring seven bays with a central oval salon and two flanking wings decorated with the Magon family coat of arms. The building is surrounded by a chapel with a carved wooden altar and campanile, along with older outbuildings displaying rounded and triangular gables.
The present château was built between 1710 and 1720 for Nicolas Magon de La Chipaudière, who died in 1698, under the direction of his younger brother François-Auguste Magon de la Lande, a privateer and shipowner under Louis XIV and later director of the Compagnie des Indes orientales. The estate had belonged to the Pépin family in the 15th century. Its chapel was blessed in 1735, and the property was classified as a monument historique on 2 February 1982.
The dining room displays Carrara marble decorations and Norwegian oak woodwork, while a ground floor bedroom features preserved Cordovan leather wall coverings. These interiors reflect the wealth the family gained through maritime trade.
The malouinière is a private estate that can nonetheless be visited; the manor, outbuildings, chapel and garden have been classified as a monument historique since 2 February 1982. Access is by guided tour, so check the current opening days before travelling. The grounds lie within high walls, entered through an enclosure gate and rabine.
The garden à la française is attributed to Le Nôtre. Its three successive terraces open onto a vista leading to a water mirror extended by two avenues lined with hundred-year-old lime trees. High walls separate the park and the house from the surrounding countryside.
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