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The Loubier Manor House, located in Saint-Victurnien in Haute-Vienne, is a typical example of the Limousin mansion farms rebuilt in the 18th century. The main house body was built during the second quarter of the 18th century, and then rearranged towards the end of the 19th century. Its two-level and attic architecture reflects the style of the affluent rural homes of this time, incorporating functional and aesthetic elements specific to the region.

Agricultural buildings, organized around a central courtyard, date mainly from the 19th century. They house spaces dedicated to rural activities: stables, stalls, furniture, woodwork, pig-houses and hens. The courtyard is closed to the east by a stone fence topped by a gate decorated with pots of fire, typical of the monumental entrances of the Limousin agricultural estates. These developments illustrate the evolution of agricultural practices and the spatial organization of farms between the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Loubier mansion was partially protected under the Historical Monuments by a decree of 18 September 1992, specifically covering the facades and roofs of the house, as well as the entrance gate. This heritage recognition underscores the architectural and historical importance of the site, a witness to the social and economic transformations of Limousin in the modern era. No information is available about the original owners or sponsors of the domain.

The location of the mansion at approximately 45 The Lobier, is estimated with an accuracy considered satisfactory a priori (level 6/10). This type of master farm often played a central role in the local economy, combining farming with seigneurial or bourgeois residence, depending on the periods. The Limousin, a rural and wooded region, was then marked by an agro-pastoral economy and a hierarchical society, where these fields served as poles of production and power.

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