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Château de La Houblonnière dans le Calvados

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château Médiéval et Renaissance
Calvados

Château de La Houblonnière

    Le Bourg
    14340 La Houblonnière
Crédit photo : Tave - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1458
Royal Aveu
XVe siècle
Initial construction
XVIe siècle
Major renovation
19 janvier 1927
MH classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Castle: inscription by decree of 19 January 1927

Key figures

Jean Guérin - Lord of the fifteenth century Original owner, author of the 1458 admission.
Famille d'Oynville - 16th Century Sponsors At the origin of the present castle.
Corbeyran de Cardillac - Seventeenth Century Lords Owners before the Val de Bonneval.

Origin and history

The château de La Houblonnière is a medieval residence erected in the 15th century, then profoundly renovated in the 16th century. Located in the Calvados, it is organized around a rectangular courtyard of honor, accessible by two doors (pi surprise and carter) surmounted by accolades and a six-pointed cross. A portal flanked by a schauguettes and a 16th century cylindrical tower, transformed into a dovecote, reinforce its defensive aspect. The main house body, of Renaissance style, is completed by an 18th century wing, mixing stone and wood.

Originally, the fief belonged to the Guérin family (or Guarin): in 1458, Jean Guérin declared his house strong to the king. In the 16th century, the family of Oynville became its owner and built the present castle. The 17th century saw the seigneury pass to the Corbeyran de Cardillac, then to the Val de Bonneval, which retained it until 1860, despite a brief dispossession during the Revolution. The domain thus illustrates the architectural and social evolution of the Norman nobility over four centuries.

Ranked a historic monument in 1927, the castle combines medieval defensive elements (murder, round road) and Renaissance decorations. Its portal, scauguettes and tower-colombier bear witness to its dual role: seigneurial residence and symbol of power. Subsequent transformations (XVIIth-15th centuries) reflect adaptation to aristocratic lifestyles, while preserving original structures.

Historical sources, such as the works of Arcisse de Caumont (1867) or those of Philippe Déterville (1989), underline its importance in the heritage of the Pays d'Auge. Today, the castle remains a remarkable example of Norman architecture, mixing medieval heritage and Renaissance influences, in a preserved rural setting.

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