What is the salle des piliers?

It is a 12th-century vaulted hall organized around Romanesque columns, listed as a historical monument.

Is there any historical trace of the manor in the archives?

No: no available document allows this hall to be connected to an identified castle, priory, or fortification.

Are the columns original?

The columns and capitals may be reused material, that is, recovered from another building and integrated during the construction of this hall.

Manor in L'Epinay-le-Comte

L'Epinay-le-Comte

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Where: L'Epinay-le-Comte

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Manoir à L'Epinay-le-Comte stands in L'Epinay-le-Comte (Orne), in the Normandie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 12th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

This manor in L'Epinay-le-Comte contains within it a 12th-century hall, remarkable for its Romanesque structure. Beneath a building of later date lies a vaulted space organized around a row of columns with Romanesque capitals. The exact origins of this hall remain unclear: no document definitively establishes that it belonged to a castle, priory, or other fortified complex.

What to know

Access and visiting conditions are not documented: it is recommended to enquire with the local commune.
The main hall, known as the salle des piliers, has been protected as a historical monument since 1940.
The Romanesque columns and capitals may come from an earlier architectural complex, reused during construction.

Where this château is

L'Epinay-le-Comte · Orne · Normandie

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Address

61350 Passais Villages

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00110800
Period of construction: 12th century

Itineraries

Normandy castles in 2 days from Caen

Frequently asked

What is the salle des piliers?: It is a 12th-century vaulted hall organized around Romanesque columns, listed as a historical monument.
Is there any historical trace of the manor in the archives?: No: no available document allows this hall to be connected to an identified castle, priory, or fortification.
Are the columns original?: The columns and capitals may be reused material, that is, recovered from another building and integrated during the construction of this hall.