Château de Crémel

Crémel Castle

Monceaux-en-Bessin

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Monceaux-en-Bessin

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Open within 20 km

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Château de Crémel stands in Monceaux-en-Bessin (Calvados), in the Normandie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second quarter of the 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

In Monceaux-en-Bessin, the fortified farmhouse of Crémel presents the rare sight of a 17th-century manor house still linked to its original farm buildings, arranged around a courtyard enclosed by a wall. Notable features include the rusticated gateway flanked by two watch turrets, the square tower with its lookout post above the main house, and two sundials facing each other across the yard. The property also retains an old wine or cider press and several outbuildings, cart shed, stables, barn, bakery, reflecting the farming life that continued here from the 17th century onward.

Written from Manoir de Crémel

What to know

The property is a former château turned farmhouse, listed as a historic monument along with its enclosure walls.
The building dates from the second quarter of the 17th century and underwent a full restoration between 2000 and 2014.
No confirmed opening hours, admission fees or access conditions are available, so it is advisable to inquire directly before visiting.
As the site remains a working farm, visiting arrangements depend on the property's own practices rather than a standard tourist opening.