{"id":1525,"date":"2025-09-23T12:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/history\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T08:35:57","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1525\" class=\"elementor elementor-1525 elementor-18\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62ec79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e62ec79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d4af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0d4af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the <sup>19th<\/sup> century, this house was a silkworm farm, where silkworms, known as mulberry bombyx, were reared.  <\/p><p>We assume it was built in stages in the early 1800s (stages visible on the house&#8217;s facades), and was later extended and raised. As a reference of the period, we have a neighboring house (in ruins at the entrance to the hamlet) which dates back to 1792, as indicated by the engraving on its pediment. We also have an extract from the first Napoleonic cadastre of 1833 showing the hamlet at that time (see attached map &#8211; select to enlarge photos). The house was already there with its outdoor well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402923f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"402923f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7cc070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"b7cc070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1525 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b7cc070\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cadastral Map 1833 - Mas Gaut(h)ier\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUyNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xhbWFnbmFuZXJpZWRlbW9udHJlYWwuZnJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA5XC9QbGFuLUNhZGFzdHJlLTE4MzMtTWFzLUdhdXRoaWVyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImI3Y2MwNzAifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier-300x171.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Cadastral Map 1833 - Mas Gaut(h)ier\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier.jpg 1461w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1526'>\n\t\t\t\tCadastral Map 1833 &#8211; Mas Gaut(h)ier\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b7cc070\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Zoom - Cadastral Map 1833 - Mas Gaut(h)ier\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUyNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xhbWFnbmFuZXJpZWRlbW9udHJlYWwuZnJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA5XC9QbGFuLUNhZGFzdHJlLTE4MzMtTWFzLUdhdXRoaWVyLXpvb20uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYjdjYzA3MCJ9\" href='https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier-zoom.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier-zoom-300x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Zoom - Cadastral Map 1833 - Mas Gaut(h)ier\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier-zoom-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier-zoom-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier-zoom-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lamagnaneriedemontreal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Plan-Cadastre-1833-Mas-Gauthier-zoom.jpg 1308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1527'>\n\t\t\t\tZoom &#8211; Cadastral Map 1833 &#8211; Mas Gaut(h)ier\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2beb2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb2beb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b92ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61b92ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the first floor, the silkworm farm consisted of a room where pigs and hens were raised (today&#8217;s storeroom).  <\/p><p>On the other side of the central corridor were the stable and cowshed (now the Glycine room), where you can still see the wood that marked out the feed trough for the animals. Hay was stored on the<sup>2nd<\/sup> floor and fed down a chimney directly into the manger. Horses served as a means of locomotion and worked in the fields. They were also used to thresh wheat, which was spread out on the ground where the pool is today.  <\/p><p>Outside, near the linden tree, you will also see the well, which was at the time the hamlet&#8217;s only source of drinking water. This well is connected to another located in the cellar, on the roadside.  They are fed by a spring. This cellar (not accessible) was also used to mature wine. Huge barrels were anchored in the vaulted ceilings. Unfortunately, all that remains are the anchor holes.<\/p><p>On the<sup>1st<\/sup> floor, the current dining room was where silkworms were raised. This room had 4 fireplaces, of which only one remains today, and traces (smoke-blackened stones) of a second one near the door to the entrance hall.<\/p><p>The current living room was, at the time, the kitchen with its large fireplace. The sink was in place of the bookcase.  <\/p><p>The current room was the dining room and bathroom, the bedroom&#8230;<\/p><p>The 2<sup>nd<\/sup> floor was used to store hay. The large room comprising the &#8220;Laurier&#8221; and &#8220;Origan&#8221; bedrooms (recently built) had no windows, but only openings with wooden shutters. <\/p><p>The terrace on the 1st floor, also called &#8216;couradou&#8217; in Ard\u00e8che, was used during the operation of unwinding cocoons to extract silk thread. The cocoons were plunged into a bath of boiling water, softened and then shaken with a small broom to release the threads, which were then wound onto a skein.<\/p><p>If you look carefully on the terrace, you&#8217;ll discover a head carved in stone. In those days, the stones and ornaments of castles were salvaged to build houses&#8230;<\/p><p>For several years now, we&#8217;ve been trying to renovate the house while preserving its authenticity and Ard\u00e8che character. Thank you for taking such good care of it&#8230;  <\/p><p>Enjoy your stay at Mas Gauthier&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5be4b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5be4b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7883e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e7883e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bruna &amp; Didier.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f63eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22f63eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3332a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d3332a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 19th century, this house was a silkworm farm, where silkworms, known as mulberry bombyx, were reared. We assume it was built in stages in the early 1800s (stages visible on the house&#8217;s facades), and was later extended and raised. 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