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Motte féodale dite Garenne-de-la-Motte

Igé, Orne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Motte féodale dite Garenne-de-la-Motte (cad. G 52) : inscription par arrêté du 10 juin 1975
Protection dates
1975/06/10 : inscrit MH
Type
édifice fortifié
Main period of construction
Moyen Age
Ownership
propriété privée
Lieu-dit
Le Bois de la Roche
Commune
Igé
Département
Orne
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Coordinates
48.28513, 0.50998
Mérimée reference
PA00110826

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Perchensis Comitatus : La Perche Comte" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le domaine conserve trois mottes visibles, celle du Bois de la Roche étant la motte principale. Elle faisait partie du système défensif qui s'échelonnait sur les marches du Perche. La motte présente une circonférence à la base d'environ 80 à 100m. La basse-cour a disparu, mais les fossés sont encore nettement visibles.

English translation

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The domain preserves three visible mottes, that of the Bois de la Roche being the principal motte. It was part of the defensive system which extended over the borders of the Perche. The motte has a circumference at the base of approximately 80 to 100m. The outer bailey has disappeared, but the ditches are still clearly visible.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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