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Le Molay-Littry
Le Molay-Littry (French pronunciation: [lə mɔlɛ litʁi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
On 23 January 1969 Le Molay merged with the old commune of Littry to form Le Molay-Littry.
Le Molay-Littry has good travel links with neighbouring towns such as Isigny, Bayeux, Saint-Lô, and Balleroy, which served it well in the early 17th century. At that time, the town was a local source of coal which made the town a wealthy one. The town still has a mining museum which is open to the public.
The Château du Molay was built on the northwest side of town about two-and-a-half centuries ago[when?] on 45 acres of wooded grounds.
In 1758, a young Jacques-Jean le Coulteux du Molay (1740–1823), and his wife Geneviéve –Sophie le Coulteux de la Noraye (painted below in 1788); built the château, his first large residence, in the heart of Normandy's woodland countryside, close to his birthplace in Rouen. Jacques-Jean was a wealthy and well-known banker, who had one son, Jacques Félix Le Coulteux du Molay (born in Paris on 29 June 1779 and died in Dijon on 1 April 1812) with Genevieve before their divorce. During their time together, they also bought the famous Malmaison near Paris – some of those styles are reflected in the château today. Jacques-Jean later married Alexandrine Sophie Pauline Le Couteulx, with whom he had three children.
In 1833, Edouard, Count of Chabrol-Crousol, transformed and extended the château, giving it its present architectural style. The Count of Chabrol-Crousol was a member of the House of Peers during the reign of Napoleon III. An art collector and avid book–lover, he was the grandfather of the French composer Vincent d'Indy who died in 1931. Edouard was also the prefect of the Seine region of Paris and inaugurated the Palais Brongniart, which Napoleon Bonaparte ordered built to house the Paris stock exchange permanently from 1826.
At the end of the 19th century, the château became the property of the Viellard family.
There followed a sumptuous period of 50 years up to the dark hours of 1940 when the German Army commandeered the château.
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Le Molay-Littry
Le Molay-Littry (French pronunciation: [lə mɔlɛ litʁi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
On 23 January 1969 Le Molay merged with the old commune of Littry to form Le Molay-Littry.
Le Molay-Littry has good travel links with neighbouring towns such as Isigny, Bayeux, Saint-Lô, and Balleroy, which served it well in the early 17th century. At that time, the town was a local source of coal which made the town a wealthy one. The town still has a mining museum which is open to the public.
The Château du Molay was built on the northwest side of town about two-and-a-half centuries ago[when?] on 45 acres of wooded grounds.
In 1758, a young Jacques-Jean le Coulteux du Molay (1740–1823), and his wife Geneviéve –Sophie le Coulteux de la Noraye (painted below in 1788); built the château, his first large residence, in the heart of Normandy's woodland countryside, close to his birthplace in Rouen. Jacques-Jean was a wealthy and well-known banker, who had one son, Jacques Félix Le Coulteux du Molay (born in Paris on 29 June 1779 and died in Dijon on 1 April 1812) with Genevieve before their divorce. During their time together, they also bought the famous Malmaison near Paris – some of those styles are reflected in the château today. Jacques-Jean later married Alexandrine Sophie Pauline Le Couteulx, with whom he had three children.
In 1833, Edouard, Count of Chabrol-Crousol, transformed and extended the château, giving it its present architectural style. The Count of Chabrol-Crousol was a member of the House of Peers during the reign of Napoleon III. An art collector and avid book–lover, he was the grandfather of the French composer Vincent d'Indy who died in 1931. Edouard was also the prefect of the Seine region of Paris and inaugurated the Palais Brongniart, which Napoleon Bonaparte ordered built to house the Paris stock exchange permanently from 1826.
At the end of the 19th century, the château became the property of the Viellard family.
There followed a sumptuous period of 50 years up to the dark hours of 1940 when the German Army commandeered the château.
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