Classified city hotels and palaces in Normandy

Bailliage
76880 Arques-la-Bataille

The Bailiage d'Arques-la-Bataille, also known as the Bailiage d'Henri IV, is a 13th-century building rebuilt in the 15th century, located Place Desceliers in Arques-la-Bataille in Normandy. Unique persistent bailliage in the Seine-Maritime.

Séminaire
14400 Bayeux

The former seminary of Bayeux, built in the 17th and 18th centuries on the remains of a 13th century priory, now houses the famous medieval tapestry in the Norman city centre.

Palais de justice
14000 Caen

The former Caen courthouse, known as the Fontette Palace, is a neoclassical building dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries, located in Fontette Square. Disused in 2015, it embodies the Kenyan judicial and urban architecture, with its stone facades of Caen and its ionic peristyle, now being converted into a luxury hotel.

Palais épiscopal
50200 Coutances

The Episcopal Palace of Coutances, built in the 18th century in the English Channel, is the current residence of the bishops of Coutances and Avranches, located near the cathedral of this Norman city.

Doyenné
50300 Avranches

The Grand Deanate of Avranches, a former 12th century seigneurial mansion transformed into an ecclesiastical residence, is a rare example of medieval civil architecture in Normandy, located in the English Channel. Ranked a historic monument, it combines Romanesque elements and 15th and 18th century layouts.

Bibliothèque
61000 Alençon

The municipal library of Alençon, housed in a 17th-century Jesuit chapel, is located in Alençon, Normandy. This historic monument combines Baroque architecture and 18th century woodwork from the Chartreuse du Val-Dieu.

Hotel particulier classé
76000 Rouen

The Hôtel de l'État-Major et du Conseil de Guerre is a 20th century mansion located in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, whose facade and roof have been protected since 1929.

Palais
61500 Sées

The Palais d'Argentré, a former 18th-century bishopric in Sées in Normandy, is a private hotel classified as Monument Historique, now occupied by a private school for young girls.