Manoir des Champeaux ou des Tourelles
Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery
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- Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery
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Manoir des Champeaux ou des Tourelles stands in Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery (Calvados), in the Normandie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second half of the 16th century, first quarter of the 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
The Manoir des Champeaux, also known as the Manoir des Tourelles, is a residence from the second half of the 16th century built in Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery in Calvados. Its two cylindrical towers, added in the early 17th century, are its most distinctive feature. The property also retains a former dovecote converted into a timber-framed workshop in the 19th century, reflecting the successive adaptations of the estate.
What to know
- Access and visiting arrangements are not specified: contact the town hall or owner before visiting.
- The manor has been registered as a historic monument since 1933 for its entrance and main building, and since 1993 for the former dovecote.
- The building combines construction phases from the 16th to 19th centuries, visible in its towers and former workshop.
Where this château is
Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery · Calvados · Normandie
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Address
Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery, Calvados
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- Period of construction
- second half of the 16th century, first quarter of the 17th century
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Itineraries
Frequently asked
- When were the towers added to the manor?
- The two cylindrical towers were built in the early 17th century, more than a century after the original residence was constructed.
- What happened to the dovecote?
- The former dovecote was converted into a timber-framed workshop in the 19th century, a transformation recognized by its listing as a historic monument in 1993.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Mérimée PA00111673