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Nov. 3 2024 at 6:47 p.m
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To learn a little more, we called on the knowledge ofAndré Dupreylocal historian of Breteuil (Eure) who has already carried out his own research on the history of the region's castles.
The castle of Condé-sur-Iton
In Condé-sur-Iton (Eure), the castle belonging to the family De Rohan-Chabot was home to a number of trades at the start of the XXe century. Private teacher, concierge, manager, cook, laundress, laundress, valet, chambermaid, three grooms, two coachmen, eight gardeners, seven masons, agricultural jobs and lumberjacks. These various professions represented 61 jobs in total in this castle.
These 61 people employed by the castellan supported 106 people if we count families.
This is one of the characteristics of this Norman jewel.
The Château de Souvilly and its crew
We find this case at the Château de Souvilly in Bémécourt (Eure), which also passed into the hands of the De Rohan family, heiress of the Dukes of Bouillon who were the owners before the Revolution.
“Passing through Souvilly”, the new book by André Duprey
On this subject, the local historian published a book in which he tells the history of the Château de Souvilly in Bémécourt with numerous archive illustrations. He will present it during the Book and Record Festival in Breteuil on Friday November 1st. He will also offer a signing session at the Breteuil Press House on November 2 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and another at Bémécourt Town Hall from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
In 1826, it was bought by the famous Jacques LaffiteMinister of Finance of King Louis-Philippewho built a hunting lodge there.
Later, it was the king himself who became the owner of the domain.
When he died, he was bought by Louis Roederer who built the castle there as we know it in the most recent photos, it having burned in 1918.
Taken over on the death of Louis Roederer by his wife and son-in-law, Jacque Olry.
52 jobs at the castle
The latter sets up a deer hunting crew there. “It was with Jacques Olry that the castle experienced its finest period, famous people passed through there,” underlines the historian.
As in Condé, this intense castle life meant that there were many jobs there, particularly those linked to hunting. In 1901, 52 people worked at the Château de Souvillythus supporting around 115 people. Many coachmen, pickers, dog grooms, gardeners, servants…
Place of convalescence
In 1914, Jacques Olry's wife made the Château de Souvilly available to war wounded for their convalescence.
Jacques Olry also owned the Lierru castle in the town of Sainte-Marguerite-de-l'Autel (Le Lesme, Eure) since 1889. He had established a varait there (a wild boar hunting crew), once again generating several jobs.
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