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From lot 392 to Au Virage

The story of Au Virage bed & breakfast really begins in 1930 when Lucie Duval De Sève, the wife of Alfred F.-X. De Sève, who had died a few months before, buys the southern portion of lot 392. She had already acquired neighbouring lots to the north and east.

Mr. De Sève was a men’s clothing merchant on Main Street and clerk of the Stanstead District Circuit Court. They lived on Abbott Street, diagonally across from the house, to the northeast. At this time, the southern portion of lot 392 is still vacant. It probably serves as a playground for the De Sève children.

The building that now houses Au Virage was in all likelihood built around 1937 or 1938. The 1936 assessment roll of the city of Magog shows no building on the southern part of lot 392, while the 1939 roll shows a building valued at $4,500 ($63,600 today). The 1937 and 1938 assessment rolls are not available, so the year of construction cannot be formally established.

We do know how the De Sève family used the building. Everything suggests it was rented out for several years, since it is a duplex and the family lived in a luxurious house on Abbott Street.

Pascal Bolduc, owner