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Manoir d'Arville à Sainte-Geneviève dans la Manche

Patrimoine classé
Demeure seigneuriale
Manoir
Manche

Manoir d'Arville

    14-16 Route d'Arville
    50760 Sainte-Geneviève
Crédit photo : Xfigpower - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1530
Inheritance of Nicolas de Hennot
XVe siècle
First fief entries
1603
Execution of Ravlet
fin XVIe siècle
Construction of Renaissance Pavilion
XVIIIe siècle
Renovation of main house
18 décembre 1981
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Corner tower at the end of the east wing of the mansion; façades and roofs of the 18th century building (Box A 35): inscription by decree of 18 December 1981

Key figures

Nicolas de Hennot (XVIe siècle) - Water and forestry Inherited the mansion in 1530.
Catherine Le Clerc - Wife of Nicolas de Hennot Daughter of the privateer François Le Clerc.
Madeleine de Hennot - Inheritance Wife John III of Ravalet.
Julien de Ravalet - Sir d'Arreville Sentenced in 1603 for incest.
Marguerite de Ravalet - Sister of Julien Sentenced with his brother.
Nicolas de Hennot (XVIIe siècle) - Queen's Officer Married to Marie du Saussey.

Origin and history

The Arville Manor House, also known as the Arreville Manor House, is a 16th, 17th and 18th century mansion located 1.2 km northeast of the Church of Sainte-Geneviève, in the English Channel. It is distinguished by two architectural periods marked: a narrow pavilion of the late 16th century, Renaissance style, and an 18th century building forming right angle. The pavillon tower, with a steep roof, retains typical features such as a horse riding mount, while the main house features 18th-century small tiled windows.

The history of the mansion was linked to Hennot's family in the 15th century. In 1530 Nicolas de Hennot, master of waters and forests at the bailliage of Cotentin, inherited the estate and married Catherine Le Clerc, daughter of the privateer François Le Clerc. Their granddaughter, Madeleine de Hennot, married John III de Ravalet, seigneur of Tourlaville. Their son, Julien de Ravalet, Sieur d'Arreville, was sentenced and beheaded in Paris in 1603 with his sister Marguerite for incest. In the 17th century, another Nicolas de Hennot, an officer of the Queen, married Marie du Saussey, perpetuating the aristocratic anchor of the place.

The outbuildings of the mansion include a farm with elongated buildings, with 16th-century elements such as a double porch, and an 18th-century cartettery with arches in the middle of the hangar. A long-street press remains in the communes, reflecting past agricultural activity. The corner tower and facades of the eighteenth century have been protected since 1981 as historic monuments, highlighting their heritage value.

Architecturally, the mansion blends sobriety and elegance: the facade of the house, on the garden side, recalls that of the castle of Graintéville in Clitourps by its regular windowing. The Renaissance Tower, pierced by large superimposed windows and an oculus, contrasts with the adjacent building of the 18th century, more sober. These contrasts illustrate stylistic evolutions between Renaissance and the Enlightenment in Normandy.

The estate, now privately owned, embodies local history through its successive transformations. Its partial registration in 1981 aims to preserve the most representative elements of its past, while allowing adaptation to contemporary uses, such as room rental or tourist accommodation.

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