How old is the Ortière manor?

The main building dates from the 15th century, though the place name is recorded as early as 1201.

Why is the Ortière manor protected?

A decree of 16 June 1978 listed its facades, roof and one interior fireplace as historic monuments.

Can the Ortière manor be visited?

The site has been under restoration since 2019, and no official information on organised visits is available.

Where does the name Ortière come from?

It may derive from the Latin orbitaria, referring to a muddy place marked by cart ruts.

What remains of the original manor complex?

Only the main house, with its polygonal stair turret, survives; the other buildings shown on the 19th-century cadastral map have disappeared.

Manoir de l'Ortière

Monts

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Where: Monts

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Manoir de l'Ortière stands in Monts (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: 15th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The Ortière manor stands on the plateau between Monts and Joué-lès-Tours, surrounded by woods and fields in the Indre-et-Loire département. Built in the 15th century as a modest gentry residence, it keeps its polygonal stair turret set at the centre of the facade, the building's most distinctive feature. Altered over the centuries and left derelict for a long period, it has been under restoration since 2019.

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What to know

Only the facades, roof and one interior fireplace are listed as historic monuments, since 1978.
The building, long left in disrepair, has been undergoing restoration work since 2019.
The site lies in a rural area amid woods and wasteland, away from usual tourist routes.
The main house, the only well-preserved part of a formerly larger complex, is flanked by a pentagonal stair turret.
No official information on opening hours or an entrance fee is available.

Where this château is

Monts · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

Ortière, 37260 Monts

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00097882
Period of construction: 15th century

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How old is the Ortière manor?: The main building dates from the 15th century, though the place name is recorded as early as 1201.
Why is the Ortière manor protected?: A decree of 16 June 1978 listed its facades, roof and one interior fireplace as historic monuments.
Can the Ortière manor be visited?: The site has been under restoration since 2019, and no official information on organised visits is available.
Where does the name Ortière come from?: It may derive from the Latin orbitaria, referring to a muddy place marked by cart ruts.
What remains of the original manor complex?: Only the main house, with its polygonal stair turret, survives; the other buildings shown on the 19th-century cadastral map have disappeared.