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La Cour des Domaines Motte

Victot-en-Auge

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Victot-en-Auge

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Motte féodale de la Cour des Domaines stands in Victot-en-Auge (Calvados), in the Normandie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: Middle Ages). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The feudal motte of La Cour des Domaines stands in Victot-en-Auge, Calvados, as a medieval earthwork fortress. The site combines a central raised stronghold, an outer ward, and a network of ditches. Protected as a historical monument since 1981, it exemplifies the defensive layout typical of Norman lordships in the Middle Ages.

What to know

  • The site is privately owned and listed as a historical monument; visiting access depends on the owner's permission.
  • The complex consists of the motte itself, the outer ward, and the surrounding ditch system.
  • This is an earthwork structure without stone buildings, typical of early Norman castles.

Where this château is

Victot-en-Auge · Calvados · Normandie

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Address

Victot-en-Auge, Calvados

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Heritage status
Listed historic monument (classé)
Mérimée record PA00111362
Period of construction
Middle Ages

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What is a feudal motte?
A motte is an artificial or raised earthen mound, typically circular or oval in shape, topped by a wooden or stone tower. It was surrounded by an outer fortified ward and ditches.
What protection does this site have today?
The monument was classified as a historical monument by official decree on 3 September 1981, granting it legal protection.

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

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