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The Château de Saint-André-d'Hébertot is a 17th and 18th century residence in the Calvados department of Normandy. It consists of a Louis XV building, rebuilt around 1730, and a Henry IV building dating from the early seventeenth century. The estate also includes commons, moats and a French-style parterre, elements protected as historical monuments.

The building of the castle began in the 17th century under the impetus of Jacques de Nollent, lord of Fatouville, who erected the large tower. In the 18th century, the estate passed into the hands of the Nollent family, and in 1780 was sold to the Count of Blangy, Pierre Constantin Leviconte de Blangy. In 1791 it was acquired by the Duhamel family, which kept it until 1852. The chemist Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin died there in 1829.

The facades, roofs, moat and parterre of the castle are classified or listed as historical monuments between 1948 and 1961. The site is associated with prominent figures such as Henri-François-de-Paule Daguesseau, son of the Chancellor, and his wife Françoise-Marthe-Angélique de Nollent, heir of the estate before its sale.

The castle illustrates Norman aristocratic architecture, combining Henry IV and Louis XV styles. Its history reflects the family alliances and heritage transmissions of the Old Regime during the Revolution. The commons, dated from the 18th century, complete this emblematic set of the Pays d'Auge.

The protection of the monument, which took place in the 20th century, underlines its historical and architectural importance. Today, the castle remains a testimony of social and stylistic developments between the 17th and 18th centuries in Normandy.

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