When was the Maré manor built?

The manor was constructed between 1456 and 1507, spanning the transition from the late Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

What distinguishes the manor's chapel?

The chapel features moulded ribbed vaults decorated with sculptured corbels and preserves wall paintings dating to the 1500s.

How is the manor protected today?

The manor has been inscribed as a historical monument since 2003; this protection covers the facades, roofs of the seigneurial residence, the entire chapel, and the well.

Manoir seigneurial de Maré

Pontlevoy

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Where: Pontlevoy

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Manoir seigneurial de Maré stands in Pontlevoy (Loir-et-Cher), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second half of the 15th century, first quarter of the 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

This manor, built between the mid-fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, represents a typical Renaissance seigneurial estate of the Tours region. The main residence, surrounded by water-filled moats spanned by two bridges, is accompanied by a chapel with ribbed vaults and former agricultural buildings later converted to residential use. The interior retains two original monumental fireplaces and surviving sixteenth-century wall paintings.

What to know

The manor has been protected as a historical monument since 2003; the facades, roofs of the main building, the chapel, and the original well are all included in the designation.
The water-filled moats, which contain fishponds and are crossed by two bridges, formed part of the site's original defensive and hydraulic system.
The chapel merits particular architectural attention, with its moulded ribbed vaults and sculptured corbels, retaining traces of sixteenth-century painted decoration.
The agricultural buildings, converted to residences in the early twentieth century, are part of the estate, but access to the site should be confirmed with the local town hall or the owner.

Where this château is

Pontlevoy · Loir-et-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

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41400 Pontlevoy

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA41000029
Period of construction: second half of the 15th century, first quarter of the 16th century

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When was the Maré manor built?: The manor was constructed between 1456 and 1507, spanning the transition from the late Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
What distinguishes the manor's chapel?: The chapel features moulded ribbed vaults decorated with sculptured corbels and preserves wall paintings dating to the 1500s.
How is the manor protected today?: The manor has been inscribed as a historical monument since 2003; this protection covers the facades, roofs of the seigneurial residence, the entire chapel, and the well.