Pierre François et Bénédicte Brix, and all the team welcome you!

A family story

In 1829, Mr. Le Bis bought land consisting of two courtyards and a small low house which he had razed to build a house for hotel use consisting of a kitchen, two dining rooms and seven bedrooms in street front.

 In 1856, Mr. André-Jacques Casseron bought the hotel.

 His son Eugene-André (pictured at the reception) succeeded his parents and extended the garden; he also buys outbuildings. Then succeeded Mr Liot and in 1929 Mrs Prioul and her son Jacques bought the establishment. On January 1, 1957, Juliette and Pierre BRIX, farmers in Quettehou,

bought the Hôtel de France, and thus realized a dream they had cherished for several years.

While Pierre continued to work in his family farm, bringing the products of his farm every day (milk, cream, fromage blanc, ducks, rabbits, lambs, pigs and vegetables), Juliette, an excellent cook, entertained all her loyal customers from products from his farm. At the time, the hotel had only 12 rooms. The hotel quickly proved to be too small, and the farm, empty of its occupants, very quickly became the annex of the hotel. From 1961, the innovative idea of lodging on the farm made its way, to accommodate large families. 

Later, in 1981, Jean-Pierre -their son- and his wife Isabelle, joined the family business and bought in 1986 the neighboring house “Les Feuillantines” at the end of the garden. A little later, in 2003, they built the “Fantaisie” pavilion

 and thus totaled 37 rooms. At the same time, Isabelle gives free rein to her imagination in the creation of the exotic garden. In 1994, Juliette will receive the silver medal from the Minister of Tourism. 

In 2000, the Fuchsias were honored to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the Michelin guide here, our house having already been mentioned in 1900, when the famous guide was created.

 Today, 60 years later, his grandson Pierre-François and his wife Bénédicte

 continue to write the pages of this family saga with the help of staff loyal to this house.

Wishing long life to this beautiful family story,   dear to our hearts...

At Les Fuchsias, we strive as much as possible to limit our impact on the environment.

Our first effort concerns the selection of our suppliers in a short circuit logic. Selecting producers near us means knowing the raw materials we work with and the men and women who produce them, and also greatly limiting the environmental impact caused by the transport of goods. The vast majority of our suppliers are thus located less than 50 km from Saint-Vaast. We have also taken a number of measures to save water and energy: solar hot water, low consumption light bulbs, installation of aerators to limit water consumption, drip in the garden.

Measures taken to reduce the volume of waste: sorting waste, limiting the use of disposable products and single-serving products, etc.

In the  room, natural welcome products without individual packaging and from a cosmetic laboratory in Caen. During your stay, the towels are only changed at your request and you can ask not to clean the room every morning.

General  management: maintenance of facilities, staff training, monitoring and analysis of energy and water consumption.

General  measures to improve the environment: detergents and disinfectants with low pollutant load, staff training in the optimal use of products, automatic dispenser

Your ideas to further improve the environment are important for us, do not hesitate to let us know. We also invite you to turn off the radiators if you open a window, as well as your lamps when you leave your room, and to use the water and the linen in the bathrooms in a rational way.