Initial construction fin XVIe siècle (≈ 1695)
House built on medieval location.
fin XVIIe siècle
Enlargement and drilling
Enlargement and drilling fin XVIIe siècle (≈ 1795)
Major architectural changes.
XIXe siècle
Partial destruction
Partial destruction XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Disappeared from the entrance porch.
1992
Registration Historic Monument
Registration Historic Monument 1992 (≈ 1992)
Protection of towers and remaining enclosure.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Still pregnant and both towers (Box Q 59, 60): inscription by order of 26 June 1992
Key figures
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Sources do not mention any names.
Origin and history
The Château de Beauvais, located in Ceton, Normandy, is a fortified house built in the late 16th century. It replaces a medieval castle mentioned as early as the 12th century, and partially retains its location. From a quadrangular plane, today there are only two round towers in the southeast: one housed a pigeon tree, the other served as a chapel. These elements, along with the vestiges of the entrance porch (two piedroits with traces of an arch in full hangar), testify to its original architecture, partially destroyed in the 19th century.
At the end of the 17th century, the castle was re-discovered and enlarged, incorporating typical interior features of the period, such as Louis XIII woodwork. The remaining enclosure and the two towers were inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 26 June 1992. The site, although partially altered, offers a typical example of the Perch's strong houses, marked by transformations between Renaissance and classical times.
The location of the castle, reported as approximate (accuracy noted 5/10), corresponds to address 553 A Beauvais in Ceton, Orne department. This monument illustrates the evolution of seigneurial residences in Lower Normandy, between medieval defensive functions and residential adaptations of the Modern Times.
