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Crossed by the river Lézarde, the Habitation Saint-Etienne is part of the typical landscape of the north of the island of Martinique, with its exuberant vegetation and the omnipresence of water. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 Saint-Etienne was built on the basis of "La Maugée" a sugar factory whose lands extended in the early nineteenth century on more than 400 hectares, Gros Morne Saint Jospeh. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 In 1882, Saint-Etienne was bought by Amédée Aubéry, a young captain of industry who became one of the emblematic figures of the Martinican economy. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 It transforms the sugar refinery into an agricultural distillery and embarks on the modernization of infrastructures. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 It enlarges the plant and gives it a magnificent facade punctuated by 28 arched arched windows that provide optimal ventilation to the building. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 Railways are installed on the site of the distillery: draft animals pull wagons carrying sugar cane. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 Hydraulic power is provided by the river Lézarde through a stone canal that crosses the Creole garden. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 In 1909, the property passes into the hands of the Simonnet family, which will develop the activity of the distillery until its decline in the late 80s. The estate is bought in 1994 by Yves and José Hayot who relaunch the brand Saint- 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 Etienne and undertake the restoration and enhancement of the architectural heritage of housing. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 Now listed in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments, the distillery is one of the last and most beautiful witnesses of the mastery and aesthetics of industrial architecture of the late nineteenth century in Martinique. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 Its restoration is being completed. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740