Who lived in this manor?

Composer Jules Massenet resided here from 1891 to 1897; the dwelling was later home to the family of photographer and painter Jacques-Henri Lartigue until 1909.

Can the interior be visited?

Access to the interior depends on the three current owners: the eastern section is private, the central section houses a nursery, and the western wing is occupied by private residences.

What distinguishes this building architecturally?

The cut limestone facades, wood paneling, and marble fireplaces date from the 1760 renovation, while the original timber-frame structure dates to the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries.

Ancien manoir

Pont-de-l'Arche

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Where: Pont-de-l'Arche

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Ancien manoir stands in Pont-de-l'Arche (Eure), in the Normandie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century, 17th century). No visits are on record for this building.

An urban dwelling dating to the sixteenth century, the manor at Pont-de-l'Arche underwent successive transformations: lateral additions around the turn of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, followed by substantial renovation around 1760 under the patronage of the Le Cordier de Boisenval family, who commissioned stone facades and appointed rooms with wood paneling and marble fireplaces still visible today. Occupied notably by composer Jules Massenet between 1891 and 1897, and later by photographer and painter Jacques-Henri Lartigue until 1909, the building reflects the evolution of provincial aristocratic taste across three centuries.

What to know

The dwelling is currently divided into three sections: the eastern wing, of major architectural interest, belongs to a private owner; the central section, owned by the town of Pont-de-l'Arche, houses a nursery; the western wing, also municipal property, has been converted into private residences.
Listed in its entirety as a historic monument, with particular protection given to the facades and roofs of the central building and western wing, as well as the northern retaining walls.
The original architecture, likely timber-framed from the sixteenth or seventeenth century, contrasts with the cut stone facades added during the eighteenth-century renovation.

Where this château is

Pont-de-l'Arche · Eure · Normandie

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Address

16 Rue Maurice Delamare, 27340 Pont-de-l'Arche

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Château phone number

+33 2 35 23 06 20

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA27000057
Period of construction: 16th century, 17th century

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Frequently asked

Who lived in this manor?: Composer Jules Massenet resided here from 1891 to 1897; the dwelling was later home to the family of photographer and painter Jacques-Henri Lartigue until 1909.
Can the interior be visited?: Access to the interior depends on the three current owners: the eastern section is private, the central section houses a nursery, and the western wing is occupied by private residences.
What distinguishes this building architecturally?: The cut limestone facades, wood paneling, and marble fireplaces date from the 1760 renovation, while the original timber-frame structure dates to the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries.