Manoir de Granges
Yzeures-sur-Creuse
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- Yzeures-sur-Creuse
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Manoir de Granges stands in Yzeures-sur-Creuse (Indre-et-Loire), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
The manor house of Granges, built in the sixteenth century at Yzeures-sur-Creuse, is a modest rectangular structure accompanied by square pavilions. Its facades display the hallmarks of Renaissance design, notably the entrance framed by pilasters and crowned by a triangular pediment. Local tradition, though historically uncertain, associates the site with the birth of Agnès Sorel.
What to know
- The facades and roofs have been protected as a historical monument since 1962.
- A projecting pavilion marks the center of the north-east facade.
- No information regarding access, visiting conditions, or opening hours is currently available.
Where this château is
Yzeures-sur-Creuse · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire
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Address
Yzeures-sur-Creuse, Indre-et-Loire
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- Period of construction
- 16th century
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Itineraries
Frequently asked
- Was Agnès Sorel born at the manor of Granges?
- Local tradition claims so, but this assertion is acknowledged to be historically inaccurate.
- When was the manor built?
- The building dates to the sixteenth century.
- What is protected as a historical monument?
- The facades and roofs of the manor have been listed since 1962.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q22942675
- Mérimée PA00098301
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