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The current dwelling consists of a rectangular two-floor main building flanked by two pavilions. The facade is decorated with a peristyle with four columns. From the original design, only the part initially acquired by the Guéméné and three rooms of the apartments of Madame Élisabeth remain: the room
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presented it to her with the words: "My sister, you are now at home. This place will be your
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