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The manor house of Colmont, located in the village of Perriers-sur-Andelle (Eure, Normandy), is a typical example of seigneurial architecture of the late Middle Ages. Built between 1497 and 1500 by Jean de Caux, it combines modesty and refinement with a body of rectangular houses flanked by a stair tower, brick walls decorated with geometric motifs, and a sandstone base. The steep edge above the entrance and the stone corner chains underline its defensive character, while the central screw staircase, introduced by Abbé Antoine Bohier, prefigures the architectural innovations of the Renaissance.

The whole, partially rebuilt in 1498–99, also includes an octagonal brick dovecote and agricultural buildings dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries (stables, barn, press). The decorative party, combining brick and stone, applies to all constructions, with larmies and stone cornices, as well as framed openings. The portal, built under Antoine Bohier, uses the Leu stone, which is transported by river to Rouen, bearing witness to the commercial networks of the time.

Ranked a historic monument in 2000, the mansion illustrates the transition between the flamboyant Gothic and the Renaissance in Normandy. Its enclosure, partially enclosed with walls, houses a house with remarkable interior elements: fireplaces, dust windows, and a screw staircase. The property, today communal, reflects the history of a modest but influential barony, linked to the nearby Saint-Étienne church and the Andelle River, a major economic axis for the transport of materials.

Historical sources, such as Xavier Pagazani (2014) or DRAC reports (2016), highlight his role in the study of noble habitat in Upper Normandy between 1450 and 1600. The manor house, with its dovecote and its outbuildings, offers a complete testimony of seigneurial life, between agricultural exploitation, symbols of power (breek, brick motifs surcuite), and architectural adaptations to the needs of the 16th–12th centuries.

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