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The manor house of Lormarin is a 15th to 16th century residence located on the former commune of Nocé, now integrated in Perche en Nocé, in the department of Orne (Normandy). Built around 1565 halfway through a valley, it is distinguished by its rectangular house flanked by two cylindrical towers and a circular turret housing a staircase. Its walls, pierced by murderous-arquebusières, testify to its defensive architecture.

In 1668, the mansion became the property of the Turpin family, notably Pierre Philippe Turpin, squire and gentleman of the king's veneration, which acquired it that year. Married to Marie de Hallot in 1675, this Protestant converted to Catholicism in 1687 employed Pierre de Leuze, a bourgeois of Nocé, ancestor of a line of Parisian painters. The estate now includes an antiques workshop and a cottage, while its restored 17th century supply, recalls its past.

The manor house is listed for historical monuments by order of 10 December 1926. Its architecture combines defensive elements (archeries, towers) and residential elements (windows, gables), reflecting the transitions between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The communes now house commercial activities, perpetuating its local anchor.

The Turpin family, linked to the royal court, marks the history of the place. Pierre de Leuze, bourgeois and ancestor of painters Pierre Hyacinthe Deleuse and Jean-Charles Nicaise Perrin, illustrates the social and artistic networks of the period. These links between nobility, bourgeoisie and artisans shed light on the role of the mansion as a crossroads of influences.

The protection of the mansion in 1926 emphasized its heritage value. Its location near the village of Nocé, in a wooded valley, and its contemporary developments (gite, workshop) make it a historical and living site, witness to the architectural and social evolutions of Normandy.

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