Habitation Pécoul is a large Creole-style house whose entrance is embellished by an avenue of palm trees. Formerly called "Habitation Basse-Pointe", Habitation Pécoul was originally owned by Claude Pocquet then Director General of the Company of Senegal to the Isles, militia captain, Advisor to Sovereign Council of Martinique, in the second half 17th century.
According to Father Labat, it "was off twelve hundred was not about three miles high" Subsequently, it was later cut to length for the benefit of several owners until 1745. It was then sent to owners Paris throughout the 18th century and acquired in 1777 by Jean François Pécoul, overseer of the son of the house owner and Habitation La Montagne in Saint-Pierre. He will give it its final name.
The main house was already the center of the spatial organization around which shone the boxes for workers and industrial buildings. The youngest son of Jean François Pécoul, Auguste François, became a member of the Martinique in 1848. His daughter, Augusta, married to Henry Origny settled on his son's company Home, François Louis of Origny in 1920.
It is she who will restore the assembly in its current form. Habitation Pécoul and facades, have been classified historical monuments in 1981. In 2002, the property has come all patrimonial formed within Groupe Bernard Hayot by Habitation Clément and Habitation la Sucrerie. Habitation Pécoul is between Habitation Moulin l'Etang in the west et l'Habitation Chalvet in the east.
It is accessed through a large driveway with coconut trees. The property lies on a land strip and has a total area of about 176 hectares. It is located about 500 meters from the sea. The main house is the center of the domain.
The site is still fed by diversion canals of Rivière Poquet (river) water provide a stunning pool in the heart of a tropical garden. Outbuildings, boxes of workers and the gardens are located north of the house.
The colonial style house and its beautiful surroundings that can be visited during the European Heritage Days.