Hôtel de Beaumont, a striking edifice in Valognes, Manche, Normandy, epitomizes the 'Versailles of Normandy' in the 18th century. In 18th-century Valognes, over fifty hotels particuliers flourished. Only about fifteen survived the bombardments of 6, 7 and 8 June 1944.
Hervé II Le Berceur, marquis of Fontenay (Saint-Marcouf), had a sizable stone castle and its domain on the site of the current Hotel de Beaumont in the 17th century. Charles Jallot, Comte de Beaumont-Hague, bought the pavilion from Hervé II Le Berceur in the same century and initiated renovations and modernizations around 1695.
Charles Jallot imparted his name to the Hotel particulier. Raphael de Lozon, an architect, worked with Pierre-Guillaume Jallot, Comte of Beaumont, to metamorphose the pavilion into a manor in 1767. Tragedy struck the Jallot family when Charles-Jean Jallot, Pierre-Guillaume’s oldest son, died young. Marie-Bonaventure Jallot, Pierre-Guillaume’s second son, emigrated from the region.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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