Pavillon de Grennevile
Crasville
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- Where
- Crasville
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Pavillon de Grennevile stands in Crasville (Manche), in the Normandie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 15th century, first quarter of the 17th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
In Crasville, in the Manche department, the pavillon de Grenneville is a manor house built around the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries for the Murdrac family, later altered over the following centuries. Notable features include its spiral staircase, a granite fireplace, and the two carriage gateways flanking the courtyard. From that courtyard, at an elevation of just 25 metres, the sea comes into view.
Written from Pavillon de Grenneville
What to know
- The pavilion is a partially listed historic monument, with protection covering specific elements such as the façades, roofs, spiral staircase and ground-floor fireplace.
- The dovecote survives only as ruins.
- No verified information on opening hours, prices or access conditions is available for this site.
- The house stands just below the church of Notre-Dame de Grenneville, close by.
Where this château is
Crasville · Manche · Normandie
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Address
Crasville, Manche
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- Period of construction
- fourth quarter of the 15th century, first quarter of the 17th century, 18th century
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Itineraries
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Frequently asked
- When was the pavillon de Grenneville built?
- The manor dates from the late 15th or early 16th century, with alterations carried out in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Who built the pavillon de Grenneville?
- Construction is attributed to the Murdrac family, particularly Guillaume and later Nicolas de Murdrac, whose coats of arms appear on a fireplace in the house.
- Can the pavillon de Grenneville be visited?
- No verified information on visiting conditions is available for this monument.
- What is protected under historic monument status?
- The façades and roofs of the house, the spiral staircase, the ground-floor granite fireplace, the ruined dovecote and the carriage gateways, under a 1994 listing order.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q22975757
- Mérimée PA00132895