In 1863, Napoleon III's executive officer, the Comte de Clermont-Tonnerre, commissioned a chalet in the same architectural vein as the imperial villas.
This was where the security service was housed. Some sources indicate that an underground gallery connected it to the Marie-Louise and Emperor's chalets for the passage of ready-made meals. It is logical to assume that this was also a discreet way for the security service to keep an eye on Napoleon III. The King of the Belgians, Leopold I, stayed here in 1864. A small neo-Gothic pavilion was added in 1905. Built by architect André Blanc for Doctor Henri de Labaudie, it was intended as a bachelor pad for his son. The carved name of this cottage can be seen on one of the pillars of the enclosure overlooking the street.
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