Villa La Pérollière, Protected heritage villa in Saint-Pierre-la-Palud, France

Villa La Pérollière is a protected neo-Florentine residence in Saint-Pierre-la-Palud that displays the opulent lifestyle of its wealthy owners. Inside you find a library, a billiard room with a painted ceiling, a chapel decorated with carved friezes, and stained glass windows adorning the staircase.

Félix Mangini, a railway pioneer and philanthropist, commissioned this summer residence from Lyon architect Gaspard André; construction ran from 1886 to 1890. Mangini's descendants sold it in 1942 to the Lyon gas company, and it later passed to EDF and then Enedis, which restored it with the OXYGEN ARCHITECTURE firm, completed in 2023.

The intertwined letters M and S, visible on the exterior, stand for the union of the Mangini and Seguin families. Inside, the billiard room ceiling was painted by Louis Bardey and the chapel is dressed with friezes by Jean-Baptiste Poncet. The grand staircase carries stained glass by Lucien Bégule.

The villa functions as a training facility today with access controlled by its educational schedule. Plan your visit in advance as regular public hours may be limited or require prior arrangement.

The intertwined letters M and S on the exterior stand for the union of the Mangini and Seguin families, a detail easy to miss from the drive. The villa covers 2,700 m² and was listed as a monument historique in 1992.