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Tour-en-Bessin Castle, also known as Tour Castle, is a 2nd quarter of the 18th century building (circa 1745-1750), located in the Calvados department, on the town of Tour-en-Bessin. Built in Louis XV style, it is distinguished by its pediment decorated with coat of arms and richly wooded interiors, typical of this period. The living room, with its original door tops and woodwork, as well as facades and roofs, has been protected since 1967.

The castle was originally built for the Le Rossignol de Doublemont family, whose builder and owner Robert-Pierre Le Rossignol de Doublemont died there in 1785. During the Revolution, the estate passed into the hands of the family of the Count of Albugnac. In the 19th century, during the Second Empire, the park was transformed into an English park, profoundly changing its original appearance. The main driveway of the park, aligned on the axis of the castle, is one of the classified elements.

The inscription as a historic monument in 1967 specifically concerns facades, roofs, the living room with its woodwork, and central driveway of the park. The castle, located on National Road 13, remains an architectural and landscaped testimony of stylistic evolutions between the 18th and 19th centuries. Its exact address, according to the Merimée base, is 1 Chemin du Pont Flabet, in Tour-en-Bessin (code Insee 14700).

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