Castle of the Court en Mayenne

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Origin and history

The Château de la Cour is a French building located in Cigne, in the department of Mayenne, in the Pays de la Loire region. Close to the village, it preserves architectural traces like grilled windows. This monument is associated with a seigneury qualified in the 15th century as "freefieu, land and seigneury of Cigne, with domain, moat". These elements suggest a defensive and residential function, typical of the seigneurial constructions of the time.

In 1514, Jean de Logé acquired the "house and outbuildings" which would become the seigneurial house of Cigne, for a rent of 12 pounds. A 1614 text confirms this transaction, emphasizing its integration into the seigneurial domain. The owners of the castle had the title of Lord of Cigne, but their authority was limited to land justice, which was themselves the domain of the seigneury of Torcé. This feudal hierarchy illustrates the vassality ratios characteristic of the region.

The records mentioned, such as those of Île-du-Gast or the notes of Marquis Adelstan de Beauchêne, indicate a rich, though partial, historical documentation. The castle thus embodies a heritage linked to the social and judicial organization of the Mayenne between the 15th and 17th centuries, without further details on its architectural evolution or its occupants being available from the sources cited.

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