Le vésinet

It was the first non-industrial building made of concrete in France.

It was built of 1862 to 1865 on ordering of the Pallu company by the architect Louis Auguste Boileau who adopted an innovative way, the employment of a metal structure and a masonry of concrete according to the Coignet process, imitating the stone, couvrement by a system the pendentive ones with metal veins.

In 1866, creation of Le Vésinet  parish by Napoleon III.
In 1896, addition of a sacristy in the choir and two side chapels connected by an alley designed by the architect Gilbert.
From 1901 to 1903, decoration of the vaults by Maurice Denis. This church was very criticized at this time because of its morphology but also of the Coignet process that caused black marblings on the walls.

Crédit photo : Henry SALOMÉ, licence CC-BY-SA-3.0

Come to discover the remarkable sites registered on the Historic Monuments list:

• The hospital of Le Vésinet (72 avenue de la Princesse), built by Laval in 1859 and used as an asylum for female workers.
• The church Saint-Marguerite (place of the Church), built by Boileau in 1862.
• The Villa Berthe or Hublotière (72 route de Montesson), built by Hector Guimard in 1896.
• The Pink Palace (about 1900 - 12 rue Diderot).

Wood Cottage.

the buildings were built about 1864 by Tricotel company.
The property was classified in 2000.

This set of measures of protection made it possible Vésinet to remain the example unique in France of “park town”.
Since 1997, Le Vésinet profits from the supreme distinction of the “Four-Flowers” in the National competition of flowered villages and cities.