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Château de Sommervieu, Sommervieu

Ancien grand séminaire de Sommervieu

Sommervieu

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Sommervieu

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Château de Sommervieu stands in Sommervieu (Calvados), in the Normandie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 18th century, 19th century). No visits are on record for this building.

The Sommervieu estate in Calvados combines the remains of a 16th-century château with buildings from a 19th-century seminary. Once the bishops of Bayeux's summer residence before becoming a religious school, the site has served many purposes before its recent conversion into housing. From rue Saint-Pierre, passers-by can glimpse the 18th-century gateway, the still water-filled moat and the neo-Gothic chapel, the only parts visible from public ground.

Written from Domaine de l'ancien séminaire de Sommervieu

What to know

  • The estate is privately owned and the buildings are currently being converted into flats, so there is no access to the interior.
  • Only the gateway, the entrance gate and the water-filled moat of the former château can be seen from the public road.
  • The unfinished neo-Gothic chapel belongs separately to an events professional and is not open to casual visitors.
  • The whole site was listed as a historic monument on 22 October 2024, protecting the facades, roofs, moat, chapel and park.
  • There are no visiting hours or admission fees, as the site is private residential property.

Where this château is

Sommervieu · Calvados · Normandie

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Address

Sommervieu, Calvados

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA14000115
Period of construction
18th century, 19th century

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Sources

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Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Calvados

From the same period — 18e siècle

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