Development of the park 1843 (≈ 1843)
Created by Louis-Sulpice Varé.
1ère moitié du XVIIIe siècle
Construction of the castle
Construction of the castle 1ère moitié du XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1850)
Brick building erected.
1889
Rehabilitation of the park
Rehabilitation of the park 1889 (≈ 1889)
Major landscape changes.
1920
Installation of hydraulic network
Installation of hydraulic network 1920 (≈ 1920)
System still working today.
4 septembre 1995
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 4 septembre 1995 (≈ 1995)
Front, park and hydraulic protection.
1998
Acquisition by Luc Besson
Acquisition by Luc Besson 1998 (≈ 1998)
Installation of *Digital Factory*.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Fronts and roofs of the castle; large orangery; park, with its constituent elements: avenue, grill, moats and their balustrades, pond and basin, florist garden with its walls, pond, greenhouse and orangery contiguous; hydraulic system extending over the communes of Cisai-Saint-Aubin and La-Trinité-des-Laïtiers, as described on the plan attached to the decree, including the facades and roofs of the communes that house the tank (see Box II). La-Trinité-des-Laitiers D 1, 97 to 99, placed Le Quinconce, 3, 4, placed Le Château, 5, placed l'Orangerie, 6 to 8, placed Les Lettiers, 91, placed La Sausaye ; F 76, placed La Mare; Cisai-Saint-Aubin B 7, placed La Briqueterie-La Coin d'Eau, 8, placed Les Laitiers, 9, placed Les Laitiers-Le Jardin, 11, placed Avenue de La Roche, 12, placed Hadre, 14, placed Cour du Four, 51, 53, placed Pré de l'Etang, 54, placed La Cour Cheron La Long, 55, placed La Cour Cheron Launay, 81, placed La Cour Cheron, 87, placed Parc au Coq, 88, placed La Bove): inscription by order of 4 September 1995
Key figures
Louis-Sulpice Varé - Landscape architect
Designed the park in 1843.
Luc Besson - Owner since 1998
Filmmaker, set up her company.
Origin and history
The Château des Lettiers, also known as Château des Laitiers, is a building from the early eighteenth century located in La Trinité-des-Laitiers, in the department of l'Orne, Normandy. Built in bricks, it embodies the aristocratic residential architecture of this period, marked by a search for elegance and symmetry. The estate also extends to the neighbouring municipality of Cisai-Saint-Aubin, stressing its historical territorial importance.
The English park, built in 1843 by landscape architect Louis-Sulpice Varé, was redesigned in 1889 to adopt the romantic aesthetic codes of the time, with elements such as moat, orangery, and a pond. In 1920, a sophisticated hydraulic network was added, still functioning today. This system, along with the facades, roofs and several elements of the park, were listed as historic monuments by order of 4 September 1995, recognizing their heritage value.
In 1998, the estate was acquired by filmmaker Luc Besson, who installed his company Digital Factory, marking a transition to contemporary use while preserving the historical framework. The castle thus illustrates a continuity between architectural heritage and modernity, typical of many French heritage sites reinvested by cultural or economic actors.
The protected elements include not only the castle and its orangery, but also landscape components such as balustrades, greenhouses, and commons housing a cistern. These protections cover both municipalities, reflecting the extent and complexity of the area. The site remains a testament to architectural and landscape developments between the 18th and 20th centuries.
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