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Bourdemare Manor House is a late 16th century mansion located in the eponymous hamlet of Manneville-la-Goupil, Seine-Maritime. Built of brick and stone, it consists of a central body flanked by two corner pavilions, with a third pavilion housing a staircase. Its architecture reflects the transition between the medieval mansion and the classical castle, characteristic of a military nobility of the period. The estate, surrounded by a walled building and planted slopes, also includes old farm buildings, showing its evolution in farming in the 18th century.

According to the sources, the manor house was built by Guillaume des Pommares, annoyed in 1585 for acts of weapons. Four years later, his possessions were seized after he had killed in duel Jean de Clercy, his suzerain. Guillaume's heirs, who became lawyers in the Paris Parliament and later councillors in the Normandy Parliament, recovered the property in the 18th century and retained it until the 1970s. The estate was then acquired by Dr.Bleynie, marking a new phase in his history.

The mansion has been listed as a historic monument since 10 December 2003, protecting its home, land base, slope and alignment. The interior distribution, with its transversal vestibule and fireplace rooms, as well as its original frame, illustrate a classic manorial plan. This site embodies both the architectural heritage of the Norman Renaissance and the social changes of rural nobility between the 16th and 18th centuries.

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