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Manoir du Plessis

Dancé, Orne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le manoir en totalité (cad. G 213) : inscription par arrêté du 12 novembre 1990
Protection dates
1990/11/12 : inscrit MH
Type
manoir
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Dancé
Département
Orne
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Coordinates
48.36010, 0.75544
Mérimée reference
PA00110982

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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 fief relevait de la châtellenie de Belleme. Il est attesté depuis 1250. L'édifice actuel est une construction du 16e siècle, avec un corps de logis entouré de communs autour d'une cour rectangulaire. La tour d'escalier est complètement incluse dans le bâtiment. A l'intérieur, cheminées d'époques. La chambre Est, à l'étage, a conservé une grande partie de son décor : dallage ancien, cheminée Renaissance avec décor peint. La poutre de la cheminée est également peinte et les corbeaux portent des chiffres rouges. L'ensemble des poutres et solives est orné de motifs décoratifs ou de lettres entrelacées, rouges ou noirs. Les communs sont typiques des bâtiments ruraux du Perche.

English translation

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The fief was under the castellany of Belleme. It has been attested since 1250. The present building is a construction of the 16th century, with a main dwelling surrounded by outbuildings around a rectangular courtyard. The staircase tower is completely contained within the building. Inside, fireplaces of various periods. The East chamber, on the upper floor, has preserved a large part of its decoration: ancient flooring, Renaissance fireplace with painted decoration. The beam of the fireplace is also painted and the corbels bear red numerals. The whole of the beams and joists is decorated with decorative motifs or interlaced letters, in red or black. The outbuildings are typical of rural buildings of the Perche.

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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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