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 Château de la Motte in Acqueville à Acqueville dans le Calvados

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Louis XIII

Château de la Motte in Acqueville

    38 La Motte
    14220 Cesny-les-Sources
Private property
Museums of France
All the castles of France Louis XIII style castle
Photo de Château de la Motte in Acqueville
Crédit photo : Roi.dagobert - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1598-1614
Initial construction
1660
Remanagement by Louis Berryer
1852
Construction of the entrance pavilion
1865
Reconstruction of the honorary staircase
1997-1998
Classification of historical monuments
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Heritage classified

Facades and roofs of the chapel; façades and roofs of the entrance pavilion, the northern and southern communes and the dovecote; Loup jump at the tip of the green carpet (see Box C 114 placedit La Caboche, 127, 129, 141 placedit La Motte, 136 placedit Les Bosquets): inscription by order of 11 September 1997 - Façades and roofs of the castle, the two side stairs, the Louis XIV style fireplace located in a bedroom of the south wing, the Louis XV style fireplace from the abbey of Villers-Canivet located in the dining room, the kitchen fireplace, the cellar fireplace; full court of honor with its balustrade, grill and sphinges; moat and hopping (cad. C 130, placed La Cour, 131, placed La Motte, 134, placed Le Pont): classification by order of 26 January 1998

Key figures

Nicolas de Grimoult - Initial sponsor Companion of Henri IV, Member of Parliament.
Louis Berryer - Owner and Renovator Master of the forges, reinvigorated the castle in 1660.
Louis-Auguste Thibault - Owner in the 19th century Responsible for changes Second Empire.

Origin and history

The Château de la Motte is a residence built between the late 16th and early 17th centuries, located on the former town of Acqueville, now integrated with Cesny-les-Sources in Calvados. It was built between 1598 and 1614 for Nicolas de Grimoult, a companion of Henri IV and future councillor in the Normandy Parliament. This first castle, of classical style, was deeply remodeled in 1660 by Louis Berryer, master of forges, who added low wings and altered the façade.

In the 18th century, the estate passed into the hands of the Baudran family, then, by alliances, to the Folleville family in 1802. Major internal transformations took place during the Second Empire, including the reconstruction of the honorary staircase in 1865 at the request of Louis-Auguste Thibault. An entrance pavilion was added in 1852, and a final construction campaign took place around 1890, including the construction of a greenhouse in the park.

The castle consists of a classical central body, flanked by two elongated wings, all girded by moat. Its park, originally built in the 17th and 18th centuries with structural avenues, was transformed into an English park in the 19th century. Several interior elements of the 17th and 18th centuries remain, such as a chimney from Villers-Canivet Abbey. The estate has been protected as historical monuments since 1997 and 1998, including facades, roofs, moats and decorative elements.

The avenues of the castle were classified as a protected site since 1943, highlighting their historical landscape value. The park preserves traces of its successive developments, mixing Renaissance heritage, 17th century classic modifications and 19th century romantic influences. Today, the castle bears witness to five centuries of architectural and social history in Normandy.

External links

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