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The Seignelay or Seignelay Farm is a historical monument located in Crosne, in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region. This site, whose facades and roofs of old buildings (including the dovecote) are protected, bears witness to a preserved rural architectural heritage. The registration by decree of 28 January 1972 underlines its historical and cultural importance, although the details of its exact origin or its first owners remain unclear in the available sources.

The buildings of this farm, typical of the agricultural constructions of Île-de-France, reflect a time when seigneurial farms played a central role in the local economy. In Crosne, as in other rural communes in the region, these farms served as an economic and social centre, sheltering agricultural activities, housing for workers, and sometimes symbolic elements such as dovecotes, reserved for lords. Today, this monument belongs to a private company, and its state of conservation seems satisfactory, as evidenced by the accuracy of its location (noted 7/10).

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