Villa La Sapinère d'Évian-les-Bains, villa in Évian-les-Bains, France

Villa La Sapinière is a house built between 1892 and 1896 by architect Jean-Camille Formigé in a Florentine Quattrocento style. Its pale stone and brick facade has horizontal stone bands on the lower levels, brick panels framed by rusticated quoins above, and a square tower on the right with open arched loggias and a balustrade. Tall chimneys with decorative caps stand on the left.

Jonas Vitta bought the land in 1890 but died in 1892 before the villa was designed. His widow Hélène and son Joseph oversaw construction by architect Jean-Camille Formigé between 1892 and 1896. From 1895 Joseph commissioned artists including Auguste Rodin and Alexandre Charpentier for the interior decoration. The villa was inscribed as a monument historique on 18 February 1987.

The villa's name comes from the two-hectare fir grove that once covered its grounds. Joseph Vitta commissioned interior decoration from sculptors Auguste Rodin, Alexandre Falguière, Georges Gardet and Alexandre Charpentier and from painters Albert Besnard, Jules Chéret and Félix Bracquemond. The entrance hall, staircase, billiard room and dining room survive intact, and these rooms were opened to the public during the 2014 Joseph Vitta exhibition at the Palais Lumière.

The villa stands at 20 avenue Anna de Noailles, at the western edge of Évian-les-Bains, between the Jardins de l'eau du Pré Curieux and the Parc Dollfuss. It is hidden from the road by trees, so the facade is not visible from the street. The preserved vestibule, staircase, billiard room and dining room open only on rare occasions, notably the European Heritage Days.

The entrance hall holds four works by Rodin: two carved planters and two relief tympana. Sculptor Georges Gardet made the two bronzes on the carved wooden stair pillars, and the staircase is topped by a decorated glass roof. The rooms were opened to the public during the 2014 Joseph Vitta exhibition at the Palais Lumière.