First mention of the fief 1405 (≈ 1405)
Appearance in historical texts.
1684-1700
Old description of the house
Old description of the house 1684-1700 (≈ 1692)
An act detailing an earlier building.
1702
Construction of the current mansion
Construction of the current mansion 1702 (≈ 1702)
Dates engraved on portal and pieddroit.
3 juin 1996
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 3 juin 1996 (≈ 1996)
Home protection, common and dovecote.
XXe siècle (2e moitié)
Restoration of the estate
Restoration of the estate XXe siècle (2e moitié) (≈ 2007)
Preservation work carried out.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
All the buildings, namely: the house, the fence walls, the communes and the dovecote (cad. E 109): registration by order of 3 June 1996
Key figures
Famille Mercier - Presumed owner
Associated with construction around 1702.
Harcouet de Saint Vincent - Owner or owner
Linked to the construction period.
Curé Royer - Owner or owner
Mentioned in the history of the mansion.
Origin and history
The Manor House of the Thibaudière, located in Tercé in Vienna (New Aquitaine), is a classical bourgeois mansion built in the early eighteenth century. The fief appeared in the texts as early as 1405, but the current building, dated 1702 (inscriptions on the key of the gate and a piedroit), probably dates back to the time when the Mercier family owned it or when it was taken over by Harcouet de Saint Vincent or parish priest Royer. It served as a headquarters for a rural operation.
The house, with a rectangular plan, includes a double staircase serving three rooms upstairs and a Renaissance kitchen on the ground floor. The estate includes a 17th century dovecote (pigeon of the 18th century), an Italian garden with topiary, and communes. The ensemble, registered with the Historical Monuments in 1996, was restored in the 20th century. A first detailed description of the house appears in an act between 1684 and 1700, but the current building seems to date from the early eighteenth century.
The mansion illustrates the bourgeois rural architecture of the period, combining agricultural and residential functions. The dates of 1702, engraved on the gate and a door, confirm this period of construction. The site, open to the public during the Heritage Days, offers commented tours highlighting its history and its preserved architectural elements, such as Renaissance cuisine and pigeon-house.
