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Manoir dit Le Désert

Vieux-Pont, Orne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures (cad. ZK 27) : inscription par arrêté du 14 mars 1995
Protection dates
1995/03/14 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
manoir
Main period of construction
1er quart 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Vieux-Pont
Département
Orne
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Coordinates
48.63861, -0.14623
Mérimée reference
PA00135533

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1706 map "L'Evesche du Mans (northwest sheet)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Demeure fortifiée en granit, construite à la limite des 16e et 17e siècles, se composant de deux pavillons saillants aux deux angles opposés, et d'une tourelle d'angle en surplomb. Cinq cheminées d'époque sont encore en place, mais trois ont été chemisées au 19e siècle dans des coffrages. Le logis est complété par des bâtiments de ferme et des dépendances, dissociés du logis, mais formant avec lui une cour rectangulaire fermée. Pendant la révolution, ce manoir fut un lieu de rendez-vous pour la chouannerie.

English translation

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Fortified dwelling in granite, built at the boundary of the 16th and 17th centuries, consisting of two projecting pavilions at two opposite angles, and a corner turret overhanging. Five period fireplaces are still in place, but three were lined in the 19th century in casings. The main dwelling is completed by farm buildings and dependencies, dissociated from the main dwelling, but forming with it a closed rectangular courtyard. During the Revolution, this manor was a meeting place for Chouannerie.

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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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