Who built this manor and when?

The Templars of the Saint-Vaubourg Commandery erected it shortly before 1214 in the thirteenth century.

What became of it after the Templars were suppressed?

When the Order was dissolved in the early fourteenth century, the manor passed to the Benedictine monks of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville and was subsequently leased to farmers until the Revolution.

What can be seen on the site today?

The stone house with its stair turret, the agricultural buildings, the sixteenth-century chapel, and the original well all survive.

Manoir dit Ferme des Templiers, au hameau de Genetey

Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville

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Where: Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville

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Manoir dit Ferme des Templiers, au hameau de Genetey stands in Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville (Seine-Maritime), in the Normandie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 13th century, 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

This thirteenth-century manor in the hamlet of Genetey was built by the Templars of the Commandery of Saint-Vaubourg shortly before 1214. Following the dissolution of the Order in the early fourteenth century, it passed to the Abbey of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville and subsequently served as a farm throughout the Old Regime. The main stone building is accompanied by timber-framed dependencies and a sixteenth-century chapel dedicated to Saint-Gorgon.

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What to know

The ensemble includes the main house, a timber-framed barn, a press-house, and several smaller buildings arranged around a well and cistern.
A small sixteenth-century chapel with painted decoration stands on the property.
The manor has been listed as a historical monument since 1974 for its façades, roofs, and chapel, with the original land plot added to the designation in 1999.

Where this château is

Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville · Seine-Maritime · Normandie

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Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville, Seine-Maritime

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00101034
Period of construction: 13th century, 16th century

Frequently asked

Who built this manor and when?: The Templars of the Saint-Vaubourg Commandery erected it shortly before 1214 in the thirteenth century.
What became of it after the Templars were suppressed?: When the Order was dissolved in the early fourteenth century, the manor passed to the Benedictine monks of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville and was subsequently leased to farmers until the Revolution.
What can be seen on the site today?: The stone house with its stair turret, the agricultural buildings, the sixteenth-century chapel, and the original well all survive.