{"id":16144,"date":"2025-12-10T15:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T14:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pont-roche.com\/?page_id=16144"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:51:55","slug":"a-propos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pont-roche.com\/en\/a-propos\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16144\" class=\"elementor elementor-16144\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8499b4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8499b4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07fca95 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07fca95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The history of Domaine Pont-Roche &amp; Spa<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e615f4c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e615f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;400&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e047b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0e047b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f31240 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f31240\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96aae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96aae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the heart of the Ignon Valley, a unique place where people come to slow down, reconnect and breathe deeply was established over 13 years ago. The Domaine Pont-Roche<br \/>&amp; Spa is the embodiment of slow living, championed by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Dansert, the estate's founder.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64f009 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f64f009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ca4a1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0ca4a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Dansert: Pioneer of unusual luxury accommodation.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f36021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f36021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Dansert, owner and creator of the estate, is the driving force behind it. His varied career in tourism, ranging from luxury establishments in Cannes to travels throughout France and around the world, as well as his deep love for the Burgundy region, led him to create a concept that was unique in our beautiful region at the time. He renovated the family estate, Le Moulin de la Roche, in Fr\u00e9nois, transforming it into a unique place featuring two exceptional and unusual accommodations, surrounded by nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f23c59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f23c59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9fa1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae9fa1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab33aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab33aea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It all began with Le Cube, an unusual accommodation with modern architecture and high-end comfort, which, thanks to its large bay windows, offers total immersion in the Ignon Valley.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d13861 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d13861\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af2fd9 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5af2fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"\/en\/the-cube\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover the Cube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1aa258 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1aa258\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d58c82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d58c82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La Cabane opened three years later, nestled amongst the greenery with a breathtaking view of the river. An ideal retreat for a romantic break, where intimacy and the good life reign supreme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcd39c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bcd39c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aeac9c elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5aeac9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"\/en\/the-cabin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover the Cabane<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d85e8 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c3d85e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019ve always been passionate about tourism\u2026 when I moved back to settle in\nBurgundy\u2026 it seemed only natural to open up my little corner of paradise so that I could share this place\nthat I love so much with you!\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Frederic Dansert<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8bbfb6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8bbfb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A natural, chic, stylish and romantic experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d7bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7d7bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric's vision is simple: let nature guide the experience while enjoying high-end comfort. At Domaine Pont Roche &amp; Spa, light, water, wood, textures and scents create a soothing and inspiring atmosphere.<\/p><p>Each space is designed as a cocoon that opens out onto the outdoors, whilst offering the very best in comfort. The designer furniture and d\u00e9cor make the experience even more special, blending understated luxury with the bountiful natural surroundings. The aim: to offer a timeless retreat where well-being comes naturally \u2013 and we\u2019ve been doing so for 13 years now!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a2078 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3a2078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two accommodation options built around strong values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97e21a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a97e21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Nature: The estate is built around it, and is intended to be a place where visitors can become privileged spectators of a setting that changes with the seasons and invites them to reconnect deeply with nature.<\/li><li>Design: Minimalist, elegant and sensory, the design gives the space a strong identity while prioritising comfort and emotion.<\/li><li>Well-being: Nordic baths, panoramic sauna, massage, yoga, silence, light, soothing textures... Here, everything is designed to relax the body and free the mind.<\/li><li>Complicity: Because you are welcomed by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric himself, in an intimate setting, with services designed for two and personalised attention.<\/li><li>And above all, my warm welcome and the joy of sharing my little corner of paradise.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5156f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd5156f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book your next break combining luxury and nature<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d98c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46d98c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choose your accommodation, pack your bags and let the sound of the river carry you away <strong>the onion <\/strong>and the tranquil atmosphere of the Domaine Pont-Roche. We look forward to welcoming you and helping you enjoy a timeless experience, perfect for fostering a sense of togetherness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d2e69 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f6d2e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/pont-roche.com\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric and book your stay<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L\u2019histoire du Domaine Pont-Roche &amp; Spa Au c\u0153ur de la vall\u00e9e de l\u2019Ignon, un lieu singulier o\u00f9 l\u2019on vient pour ralentir, se reconnecter, respirer profond\u00e9ment a vu le jour il y a maintenant plus de 13 ans. Le Domaine Pont-Roche&amp; Spa, c\u2019est l\u2019expression de la slow life, port\u00e9 par Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Dansert, le fondateur du domaine&#8230;.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"hide","_kad_post_layout":"fullwidth","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"unboxed","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"hide","_kad_post_feature":"hide","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16144","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pont-roche.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pont-roche.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pont-roche.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pont-roche.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pont-roche.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pont-roche.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pont-roche.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}