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All spruced up, it offers its Henry IV style,
interpreted with regional insipration in its proportions,
harmoniously decorated in total respect for the region and
its history.
When Louis XIV made his "joyful return"
to Valenciennes in August 1680, the Auberge was called "A
La Ville De Troye". A souvenir of the great fayres of
Champagne, with the travellers, salesmen and drapers stopping
in our town to rest and restore their strength. In the hearth,
there would be capons and haunches of meat roasting with a
stew bubbling over the fire. The heady beer would be served
in stoneware pitchers, the light sparkling wine from the vineyards
bubbling in fat jugs, swaying with the bawdy songs which barely
covered the sounds of horses and their hooves on the round
paving stones in the courtyard.
The inn had a great reputation; Jacques Fontaine
managed the establishment until 1701 and its successors were
still roasting in the fireplace in 1789. Then, the Auberge
became the property of the Dubled family, whose last member,
Charles Léon Dubled, died in May 1940.
In about 1841, "La Ville De Troye"
joined its name to "Bon Fermier". In 1976, the new
owners launched its restaurant which today means that you
can meet the coachhouse spirit of 1560, offering creative,
regional cuisine in a venue of great history.
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