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History of the hotel

Created in 2006 by Hervé and Florence Audinet from five abandoned and ruined 12th century houses of the  rue des Francs Garçons (Franc Boys Street) in the medieval village of St Sauvant. These houses all joined together have created a very unique and definitely atypical design.

The Francs Garçons

Why "Les Francs Garçons"? The Hotel des Francs Garçons is located at the corner of the Rue des Francs Garçons ... This name comes from the Middle Ages, a period in which the village of Saint-Sauvant…

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Who are today the Francs Garçons ?

They are ten Architects: Audinet Herve, Jacques Dalbera, Douglas Gibbins, John Casbarian, Danny Samuels, Hervé Langlais, Bob Timme and unfortunately died shortly before the inauguration of the Design Hotel and Nathalie Call, Grace Pierce…

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Hôtel des Francs Garçons - Saint-Sauvant
Hôtel des Francs Garçons - Saint-Sauvant

The design

The old building has not been altered externally. It has kept its stronghold allure... Inside, a set of levels, stairs and cascades of multicolored lights enliven the spaces.

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