First mention of the fief 1370 (≈ 1370)
Fief quoted in the Dun-le-Roi movement
1773
Repurchase by Heurtault de Lammerville
Repurchase by Heurtault de Lammerville 1773 (≈ 1773)
Acquisition and reconstruction of the estate
1781
Construction of sheepfolds
Construction of sheepfolds 1781 (≈ 1781)
Innovative hygienist buildings dated
début XIXe siècle
Domain extensions
Domain extensions début XIXe siècle (≈ 1904)
Buyer's Logis and added buildings
1976
First MH protection
First MH protection 1976 (≈ 1976)
Façades, roofs and lounges registered
2006-2007
Second MH protection
Second MH protection 2006-2007 (≈ 2007)
Extension to sheepfolds and outbuildings
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The facades and roofs of the castle and the two sheepfolds; the living room with its decor (cad. CI 16, 17, 18): entry by order of 7 December 1976 - The access aisle from the road of Dun (Cd. Cd. 29, Placed la Perisse); the driveway leading from the foreyard to the "little sheepfolds" or "ballauderies" (C.I. 23, placed la Perisse); the fence walls of the estate and the doors (cf. IC 6, placed la Bergerie, 13, 15, 17, 18, 23, 26-29, 74, placed La Perisse); the "little sheepfolds " or "ballauderies " in their entirety, as well as their fence walls and courtyards (cf. CI 21, placed La Perisse, 33, placed Champ du hangar, 38, placed le Ballaudry, 39, placed le Tennis) ; the bass-drop building which covers the well, backed by the west wall of the south courtyard of the "ballauderies " (Cd. IC 74, Placed La Perisse); the forecourt (Case IC 74, Placed La Périsse). In the forecourt: the house of dwelling of the farmer or "house of the estate " or " Barboterie " (cad. CI 73, Lieud La Perisse) ; the interior of the "great sheepfolds" (cf. IC 74, Lieud La Perisse); the court (cf. IC 17, la Perisse). In the courtyard: the interiors of the house of master (cf. IC 18, placed La Perisse); the two pavilions closing the courtyard to the south of the master's house, in full (cf. IC 17, 18, la Périsse). the body of the building between the master house and the south-east pavilion (Cd. IC 18, Placed La Perisse); the building corps adjacent to the south-east pavilion housing the bakery (Box CI 18, Placed La Périsse); the whole delivery (Cd.C 17, Lieud La Périsse); the kennel in its entirety (Cd. Outside the courtyard: the hangar located to the south of the two pavilions mentioned above (Cd.C 17, Placed La Perisse); ponds and their ditches upstream and downstream (see Box CI 11, 12, 18 to 20, placed La Perisse, 37, 38, placed le Ballaudry, 39, placed le Tennis): inscription by order of 4 October 2006 as amended by order of 26 February 2007
Key figures
Jean-Marie Heurtault, chevalier de Lammerville - Owner and reconstructor
Buyer in 1773, modernizes the estate
Origin and history
The estate of Perisse, located in Dun-sur-Auron in the Cher, has its medieval origins since 1370, when it is mentioned as a fief dependent on the big tower of Dun-le-Roi. At that time, it was a village attested to in the Middle Ages, which after the Fronde remained only a rural estate. This site was bought in 1773 by Jean-Marie Heurtault, knight of Lammerville, who undertook a complete reconstruction of the buildings at the end of the 18th century.
The particularity of the estate lies in its sheepfolds, built in 1781 according to innovative hygienist principles for the period: height under increased ceiling and wider bays to improve ventilation and lighting. These developments reflect the agricultural and health concerns emerging in the Enlightenment century. The master's house, covered with slate, contrasts with the farm buildings in flat tiles, illustrating the social hierarchy of the estate.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the estate expanded with the addition of the farmhouse and a symmetrical building to the kitchen. The hangar and extension of the farmhouse house also date from this period, while the barn, now destroyed, left only its carriage door. The successive protections (1976 and 2006-2007) preserved the facades, roofs, decorated lounges, aisles, fence walls, and the famous little sheepfolds (or ballarderies), as well as their courtyards and outbuildings.
The estate thus embodies the evolution of a medieval fief into a modern farm, marked by technical innovation and adaptation to the economic needs of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Its architecture and spatial organization bear witness to the social and agricultural changes in the Centre-Val de Loire region during this pivotal period.
