Can the Grand'Cour manor be visited?

The available facts do not specify public visiting arrangements, so it is worth checking locally before planning a trip.

What is the connection between Jules Romains and the manor?

The writer owned the manor from 1929 to 1972 and used a room in the orangery as his summer study.

What is the painted décor in the orangery?

It is a set of thirty-two panels of panoramic wallpaper, probably dating from the 1840s, depicting a railway line between Lyon and Saint-Étienne.

How old is the manor?

The main building dates from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, while the orangery was built in the nineteenth century.

Manoir de la Grand'Cour

Saint-Avertin

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Where: Saint-Avertin

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Manoir de la Grand'Cour stands in Saint-Avertin (Indre-et-Loire), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

In Saint-Avertin, just outside Tours, the Grand'Cour manor house bears the marks of two centuries of building work, from the seventeenth to the eighteenth. Its nineteenth century orangery is notable for a rediscovered painted décor depicting a railway line, and the estate is remembered as the home of writer Jules Romains for over four decades. Built of tuffeau stone, long and open toward the garden yet windowless on the street side, it reflects a construction style typical of the region.

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What to know

The manor is located in Saint-Avertin, about six kilometres from Tours.
The building is a listed historic monument, with the entrance gate, façades, roofs and the orangery's façade and roof included in the protection.
The original park was largely built over in the 1970s, reducing its former extent.
The painted décor in the orangery, listed as a historic object, is found in a small room that once served as Jules Romains' summer study.
No verified information on opening hours, admission fees or accessibility is currently available for this site.

Where this château is

Saint-Avertin · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

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Saint-Avertin, Indre-et-Loire

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00098058
Period of construction: 17th century, 18th century

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Can the Grand'Cour manor be visited?: The available facts do not specify public visiting arrangements, so it is worth checking locally before planning a trip.
What is the connection between Jules Romains and the manor?: The writer owned the manor from 1929 to 1972 and used a room in the orangery as his summer study.
What is the painted décor in the orangery?: It is a set of thirty-two panels of panoramic wallpaper, probably dating from the 1840s, depicting a railway line between Lyon and Saint-Étienne.
How old is the manor?: The main building dates from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, while the orangery was built in the nineteenth century.