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Manoir ferme de la Varende

Le Mesnil-Simon

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Le Mesnil-Simon

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Manoir ferme de la Varende stands in Le Mesnil-Simon (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). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The Manoir ferme de la Varende, built in Le Mesnil-Simon in Calvados during the second half of the sixteenth century, preserves a dovecote listed as a historic monument. This agricultural structure reflects the organisation of Norman estates in the early modern period.

What to know

  • The building is part of private property; access is not guaranteed without prior permission.
  • The dovecote, a characteristic agricultural feature of Norman manor farms, is the element listed as a historic monument.
  • Construction dates to the second half of the sixteenth century, a period of prosperity for rural estates in Normandy.

Where this château is

Le Mesnil-Simon · Calvados · Normandie

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Address

14140 Le Mesnil-Simon

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00111546
Period of construction
second half of the 16th century

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What is protected at the Manoir ferme de la Varende ?
Only the dovecote has been listed as a historic monument since 1933, not the entire manor.
Can one visit this manor ?
The site is private property; visiting conditions depend on the owner's permission.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

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The most visited in this department — Calvados

From the same period — 2e moitié 16e siècle