Construction of the original mansion XIVe siècle (≈ 1450)
Median tower still visible today.
XVIe siècle
Added square dungeon
Added square dungeon XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
Connected to the existing mansion.
XVIIe siècle
Reconstruction by Germain Ricœur de Bâmont
Reconstruction by Germain Ricœur de Bâmont XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Master of forges enlarged the castle.
4e quart XVIIIe siècle
Major Park Transformations
Major Park Transformations 4e quart XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1887)
Preromantic style and landscape axiality.
22 mars 1993
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 22 mars 1993 (≈ 1993)
Protection of facades, roofs and park.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Façades and roofs of all buildings, excluding modern parts of the farm adjoining the castle; fence walls of the park, with their pillars and doors; park, as it appears on the plan attached to the decree, including in particular: north of the castle, the herbage located between the castle and the C.V.O. 3 of the Eagle in Falaise, not including the new church; to the east of the castle, the floor, the new vegetable garden and its pond, the old vegetable garden, its fence walls, its fountain and its stairs, the gardens of the rectory; south of the castle, the land dependent on the farm, the old orchard and its counterway, the green carpet, the herbage linking the vegetable gardens to the pond of the Fenderie and the hill of the emigrants, the avenue linking the castle to the pond of the Fenderie, the small wood, its alleys, its terraces and its factories, the temple, the birdry, the cave of the small wood, the cave of the rocks, the bridges, the embarcaderies, the green room, the small island, the island of the two brothers and its cottage, the pond of the Fenderie; west of the castle, the grand avenue, the island called Le Rendez-Vous with its canal, the remains of its towering bridges, its obelisk, the land situated between the island and the grand avenue, the pond of the mill (cad. A 80, 84, 86 to 89; B 2 to 7, 9 to 24): registration by order of 22 March 1993
Key figures
Germain Ricœur de Bâmont - Forges master
Reconstructed the castle in the 17th century.
Hubert d'Andigné - Owner in 1998
Count owner of the estate.
Origin and history
The Château du Champ-de-la-Pierre is a house rebuilt in the 17th century on the territory of the commune of Champ-de-la-Pierre, in the department of Orne, Normandy. It has been a part of historical monuments since 1993. The estate consists of a castle surrounded by a landscaped park, marked by forested valleys and a large pond. This park was awarded the remarkable Garden label by the Ministry of Culture, highlighting its heritage and aesthetic importance.
The history of the castle dates back to a medieval origin, with a small 14th century manor house which remains a central tower. In the 16th century, a square dungeon was added and connected to the existing mansion. In the 17th century, Germain Ricœur de Bâmont, master of forges, raised the castle and expanded. After the Revolution, the estate underwent important transformations in the 18th and 19th centuries, especially in its park, which adopted a preromantic style with spaces structured around a large tree driveway.
The park is broken down into several distinct areas, such as the great avenue to the west, the pond of the Fenderie to the south, or even architectural factories (temple, cave, island of the two brothers). These elements illustrate the art of gardens of the late eighteenth century, where nature and architecture harmonize to create an axial landscape composition centered on the castle. In 1998, the estate belonged to Count Hubert d'Andigné.
The protections to historical monuments cover the facades and roofs of the castle (excluding modern parts of the adjoining farm), the fence walls of the park, as well as all of its landscape developments. These measures aim to preserve an architectural and natural complex representative of the evolution of seigneurial houses and their environment in Normandy.
The estate is part of a historical context linked to local metallurgical activity, as evidenced by its founder, Germain Ricœur de Bâmont, master of forges. This economic function, coupled with the residential and landscape dimension, reflects the social and cultural changes in the region between the Middle Ages and the modern era.
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