Droupt Saint Basle chateau was saved from probable demolition by the Paupe family who fell in love with the site. 23 years of effort were required to give this dwelling back its lost nobility. Embellished by its popular arts museum, the chateau takes you back into the heart of daily life in the 16th century.
In 1586, Louis le Mairat, Mayor of Troyes and Lord of Droupt, obtained permission to surround his house with walls and moats with a drawbridge. Then in about 1770, the Guillaume de Chavaudon family added a large traditional dwelling to it with a sober facade covered with a slate mansard roof.
After the death of the last heir, the heritage was dispersed and the destruction of the chateau that had fallen into ruins was considered. Until the Paupe family acquired it in 1983.
This marked the start of an adventure that would restore this dwelling to its original character. Pegged wood floors, hidden doors, a formal garden, a winter room... were expertly restored.
Claire Paupe, the Chatelaine of Droupt Saint Basle is also an astute collector. Transformed into a museum, her chateau’s attics hides innumerable treasures of life in former times: from stagecoach bells to a wooden school bag, from a 14th century diplomatic bag to a fair swing, from hot-water bottles to foot-warmers, left-handed spoons... Not forgetting one of her fetish items, a hen house!