First Site Occupations VIIe-VIIIe siècles (≈ 850)
Vestiges around Saint Peter's Church.
avant 996
Customs of Gunnor of Normandy
Customs of Gunnor of Normandy avant 996 (≈ 996)
Area received before her marriage.
1015-1025
Legation to the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel
Legation to the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel 1015-1025 (≈ 1020)
Donated by Gunnor, widow of Richard I.
XVe siècle
Administration by a general farmer
Administration by a general farmer XVe siècle (≈ 1550)
Change in domain management.
1790-1793
Revolutionary dismantling
Revolutionary dismantling 1790-1793 (≈ 1792)
End of seigneury, sale of land.
1989
Purchase by the municipality
Purchase by the municipality 1989 (≈ 1989)
Restoration and cultural conversion.
1990
Registration of agricultural buildings
Registration of agricultural buildings 1990 (≈ 1990)
Partial protection (ISMH).
1993
Classification of remains
Classification of remains 1993 (≈ 1993)
Total protection (CLMH).
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Façades and roofs of the two north-east and south-east agricultural buildings, excluding 19th century additions (Case AD 21): inscription by order of 26 April 1990; Vestiges de la porterie, home of the monks, tithe barn, remains of the former parish church Saint-Pierre (Romanesque door, inscription and carved stones in use) (box AD 21): classification by decree of 15 March 1993
Key figures
Gunnor de Normandie - Duchess consort de Normandie
Owner before bequest to the Abbey.
Richard Ier de Normandie - Duke of Normandy (died 996)
Gunnor's husband, related to the estate.
Origin and history
The estate of the Baronnie de Bretteville-sur-Odon is a former seigneury of Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey. Located near Caen, it preserves the remains of a church, a tithe barn, a mansion and agricultural buildings. Occupied from the 7th-VIIIth centuries, the site is given as a dowry to Gunnor of Normandy before his marriage to Richard I, Duke of Normandy (died 996). Around 1015-1025, Gunnor left the 600-hectare estate to the abbey.
The estate, spared by the Hundred Years and Religion wars, was dismantled during the French Revolution (1790-1793). The church of Saint Peter, abandoned in the 19th century, fell into ruins, while the porterie disappeared in 1966. In 1989, the municipality purchased the estate to restore it and make it a cultural centre. The Complaint of the naughty of Verson (XIIIth century) describes the tasks of the peasants, illustrating the medieval social relations.
Ranked a Historic Monument in 1993 for its remains (porterry, monks' house, tithe barn, Saint-Pierre church), the estate also includes agricultural buildings registered in 1990. Its architecture reflects its agricultural and religious role, marked by stones carved in use and a Romanesque door. Today, it combines heritage and cultural activities.
The site, located on the north shore of Petit Odon, 650 m from the former church of Notre-Dame, was administered by a general farmer as early as the 15th century. Its history is linked to Norman seigneurial dynamics, between abbatial power and farming, before its contemporary transformation.
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