Can you visit Baronnerie ?

No, the site is private property under agricultural use. Only external observation of the listed buildings is possible from public access.

What is the connection to Mont-Saint-Michel ?

Baronnerie was a rural dependency of Mont-Saint-Michel since the late 10th century, managing the monastery's lands and revenues in Normandy.

What remains visible from the medieval period ?

The northeast and southeast buildings retain their 13th and 14th century façades and roofs. Elements of the former parish church, including a Romanesque doorway, are visible as reused stone in the current structures.

Ancien manoir de l'abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, dit Ferme de la Baronnerie

Bretteville-sur-Odon

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Where: Bretteville-sur-Odon

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Ancien manoir de l'abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, dit Ferme de la Baronnerie stands in Bretteville-sur-Odon (Calvados), in the Normandie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: limite 13th century 14th century). No visits are on record for this building.

Baronnerie is a former farm belonging to Mont-Saint-Michel's Norman estates, established in Bretteville-sur-Odon since the late 10th century. Built between the 13th and 14th centuries, it retains traces of its monastic past: remnants of a gatehouse, monks' lodgings, tithe barn, and fragments of a parish church incorporated into the structures. The site continues to operate as a working farm, with its agricultural buildings listed as historical monuments.

What to know

The site remains a private working farm and is not regularly adapted for public visits.
The façades and roofs of the two agricultural buildings on the northeast and southeast are protected as historical monuments since 1990.
Visible remains include elements of the former gatehouse, monastic lodgings, and carved stones from the 13th century reused in later construction.
The parish church of Saint-Pierre, of which only fragments remain, was partially dismantled and its elements incorporated into the farm buildings.

Where this château is

Bretteville-sur-Odon · Calvados · Normandie

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Bretteville-sur-Odon, Calvados

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00111825
Period of construction: limite 13th century 14th century

Coming up at this château

Sat, November 14
Concert Ouaïm’ler + Rougir | Les Barockeries de la Baronnie
Calvados

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Baronnerie ?: No, the site is private property under agricultural use. Only external observation of the listed buildings is possible from public access.
What is the connection to Mont-Saint-Michel ?: Baronnerie was a rural dependency of Mont-Saint-Michel since the late 10th century, managing the monastery's lands and revenues in Normandy.
What remains visible from the medieval period ?: The northeast and southeast buildings retain their 13th and 14th century façades and roofs. Elements of the former parish church, including a Romanesque doorway, are visible as reused stone in the current structures.