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Origin and history

The castle of Esquay-sur-Seulles, located in Calvados in Normandy, is built in the seventeenth century for Pierre de Pierrepont, local lord. This monument illustrates the architecture of its time, with an ordered facade, defensive elements such as mâchicoulis and murderers, as well as a richly decorated interior. It has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1927, highlighting its heritage value.

The castle combines military features (fossed, scauguettes) and residential features, with a stone and stone house, a large vaulted staircase, and interior decorations from the 17th and 18th centuries. Transformed in the 19th century by Baron Gustave Dauger, it loses its roof in original keg but retains elements such as the campanile and the garden pavilions. Its history reflects the architectural and social evolutions of Normandy.

Ranked among the best preserved castles of Calvados according to Arcisse de Caumont, it also bears witness to family alliances, such as the marriage of Pierre de Pierrepont and Jeanne de la Servaisière in 1626, whose initials adorn a hall. The successive modifications (sleeping bridge, landscaped garden) show its adaptation to the tastes and needs of later times.

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