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The Castel Floréa is an eclectic-style residence built in 1912 by Baron Reuckart in Villefranche-sur-Mer, on a plot of several hectares overlooking the bay. The original building had a winter garden and two crenellated turrets, one of which, topped by a slate spire roof, gave access to a large terrace with a view over the port of Villefranche. The property was subsequently held by Mme Keuyelan, known locally for her generosity towards the population; during the Second World War, the building was occupied successively by Italian, German and then French troops. On the death of Mme Keuyelan in 1951, the property was sold to a Lille merchant, M. Brunet. In 1958 it was divided into apartments by the architects Lucien Diétrich and René Lassablière. A comprehensive rehabilitation carried out between 2017 and 2019 by the architect Jean-Baptiste Griesmar earned it the Grand Prix Réhabilitation-Restructuration at the 2019 Gestes d'Or competition. The Castel Floréa remains a private residential property, not open to the public.
