Who had this manor built?

The Noüe family commissioned it during the 15th and 16th centuries in a clearing of Retz Forest.

What makes the Plessis-aux-Bois architecturally significant?

Its arrangement of two wings linked by a turret with sentry box, and particularly its monumental brick and stone tower paired with carefully detailed façades, demonstrate Renaissance craftsmanship.

Who owns the manor today?

Sold as national property during the Revolution, its current owner is not specified in available sources.

Manoir du Plessis-aux-Bois

Vauciennes

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Manoir du Plessis-aux-Bois stands in Vauciennes (Oise), in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 16th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Manoir du Plessis-aux-Bois stands at the edge of Retz Forest near Villers-Cotterêts. Built in the 15th and 16th centuries by the Noüe family, it combines a residential building with an imposing brick and stone tower, linked by a turret crowned with a sentry box. A second wing, featuring carefully crafted pilasters and capitals, completes this manor's architectural composition.

What to know

The manor has been listed as a historic monument since 1999, including the entrance pavilion, surrounding walls and dovecote.
Significant alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries modified its original structure.
Located in the Oise department, the manor occupies an isolated position within Retz Forest.

Where this château is

Vauciennes · Oise · Hauts-de-France

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Plessis au Bois, 4 Rue du Château, 60117 Vauciennes

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA60000020
Period of construction: 15th century, 16th century

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Who had this manor built?: The Noüe family commissioned it during the 15th and 16th centuries in a clearing of Retz Forest.
What makes the Plessis-aux-Bois architecturally significant?: Its arrangement of two wings linked by a turret with sentry box, and particularly its monumental brick and stone tower paired with carefully detailed façades, demonstrate Renaissance craftsmanship.
Who owns the manor today?: Sold as national property during the Revolution, its current owner is not specified in available sources.