Logis dit la Cour
Taillebois
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Logis dit la Cour stands in Taillebois (Orne), in the Normandie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
The Logis de la Cour is a Norman manor organized around a square courtyard, established in Taillebois since the Middle Ages as a seigneurial residence. Its oldest core, built in the late 15th century, features a spiral staircase tower attached to its rear facade. The main dwelling block, enlarged in the 16th century and later modified in the 18th, stands to the south, accompanied by a vaulted double entrance and outbuildings that frame the courtyard.
What to know
- The manor belonged to local lords until the Revolution and remains a testament to Norman civil architecture of the 15th and 16th centuries.
- The monument is registered for its entrance portal, protected by official decree since 1990.
- The site comprises a dwelling, a double entrance, outbuildings, and agricultural structures that define the whole complex.
Where this château is
Taillebois · Orne · Normandie
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Address
Taillebois, Orne
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- Period of construction
- 15th century, 18th century
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Itineraries
Frequently asked
- When was the manor built?
- The core building dates from the late 15th century, with expansions and modifications following in the 16th and 18th centuries.
- Who lived at the Logis de la Cour?
- The lords who held the woods of Taillebois, linked to the fief since the 12th century, inhabited the manor until the Revolution.
- What is protected as a historic monument?
- The entrance portal of the manor has been registered as a historic monument since 1990.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Mérimée PA00110988
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