Domaine de la Salle

The Domaine de la Salle, in Féricy, brings together a manor house, several buildings, a 9 hectare plot of land and magnificent trees in the park open to the public.
The history of the Domaine de la Salle is closely linked to that of the village of Féricy. The history of the Domain begins around 50 BC with the occupation of the Domain by its first owner Fericius or Fericiacus, who is said to have given his name to the village.
Around 481, the Domain became the prerogative of the Frankish Kings and was entrusted to a vassal, taking the name of Domaine de la Salle. Pépin le Bref then gave the Domain to the Abbey of Saint-Denis, a donation confirmed in 775 by his son Charlemagne.
In 1380, the Domain was sold to the Sainte-Chapelle by Pierre Despoix and Isabelle d'Auxy, his wife. In 1532, by the wish of the Canon of the Chapel, Jehan Parent, it became a parish church.
In 1791, Regnaud sold the Domain to Louis Marie Pomponne Pinson de Ménerville, the king’s counsellor. The latter, having emigrated to Brussels during the Terror, returned to France in 1799 and then acquired the presbytery adjoining the church in 1835 and incorporated it into the outbuildings' courtyard.
It is to him that we owe the current appearance of the Domaine de la Salle. In 1838 he built the current mansion, a "neo-classical manor" type with 4 levels.
Neglected, fallen into abandonment, the Domaine de la Salle could have ended up in ruins, but that was without counting on the determination of the municipality, which acquired the property in 2006 following the death, without an heir of the last owner, and the dedication of the many volunteers who work to bring it back to life. Despite a fire in 2012 that destroyed part of the Manor House, little by little the site is being restored, it is the subject of numerous projects and already hosts a variety of events.
The Domaine de la Salle incorporates many heritage and landscape elements : a manor house commonly known as "le château", outbuildings, a pond, a washhouse, the famous Saint-Osmanne spring and a vast tree-filled park.
Walkers are invited to discover the variety of fauna and flora throughout the seasons, while respecting the surroundings. Among the spectacular trees, one can note a cedar and a cypress that punctuate the large meadow, a Japanese pagoda tree, a grey poplar, a Virginia tulip tree, a giant sequoia, pedunculate oaks, hornbeams and a sycamore maple (listed as a "remarkable tree of Seine-et-Marne"). Along and to the north of the canal, one can identify a copper beech, bald cypresses, a honey locust, and Italian poplars.