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The Urville Manor House is a home from the very beginning of the 16th century, built in a flamboyant Gothic style in white stone. Situated in the town of Urville, in the department of Manche (Normandy), it is distinguished by its "L" house, which is built around a corner turret, as well as its sled windows and carved skylights. The buildings, arranged in square, close a courtyard lined with contemporaneous commons of the house, also dating from the first quarter of the sixteenth century. A door in the middle of the hanger gives access to the left wing, while a window adorned with accolades and a double window window animates the facades.

The mansion has been partially listed as historic monuments since 28 October 1997. This protection concerns the facades and roofs of the house (including the arcades of the old gallery and the screw staircase), the commons, the dovecote and the double entrance door. The remarkable elements also include old chimneys, bays with their cushions, and sculptures surrounding the skylights. Close to Saint-Julien d'Urville church, the mansion illustrates Norman seigneurial architecture of the Renaissance, mixing residential function and prestige symbols.

Available sources, including Wikipedia and Monumentum, highlight the stylistic unity of the site, where home and common form a coherent set of early 16th century. The accuracy of its location is estimated to be poor (level 5/10), but its official address is referenced in the Merimée database under Insee code 50610. No information is provided on its current accessibility (visits, accommodation or events).

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