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Château du Bel Esnault

Saint-Côme-du-Mont, Manche, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Le parc du château (cad. ZD 29) : inscription par arrêté du 19 mai 2010
Protection dates
2010/05/19 : inscrit MH
Type
château, parc
Main period of construction
2e moitié 19e siècle
Architect or builder
Joseph-Lafosse Pierre V-Etienne (architecte paysagiste)
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
6 rue du Bel-Esnault
Commune
Saint-Côme-du-Mont
Département
Manche
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Coordinates
49.33334, -1.25456
Mérimée reference
PA50000072

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1838 map "Cherbourg" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Jardin pittoresque avec des canaux et un lac qui présente trois petites îles au centre. Une partie du jardin fut transformée en une vallée remplie de rochers. Un belvédère complète l'ensemble, offrant une vue panoramique des jardins. En 1897, le Bel Esnault a été vendu et la moitié du parc transformée en pâturages. A ce jour, seule une partie du jardin a conservé toutes ses structures et demeure étonnamment pittoresque et rare en Basse-Normandie.

English translation

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Picturesque garden with canals and a lake which presents three small islands at the centre. Part of the garden was transformed into a valley filled with rocks. A belvedere completes the ensemble, offering a panoramic view of the gardens. In 1897, the Bel Esnault was sold and half of the park transformed into pastures. To this day, only part of the garden has retained all its structures and remains remarkably picturesque and rare in Basse-Normandie.

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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