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Vaulaville Castle à Tour-en-Bessin dans le Calvados

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de plaisance
Calvados

Vaulaville Castle

    Château de Vaulaville
    14400 Tour-en-Bessin
Private property
Crédit photo : DamTESC - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
vers 1720
Construction of the castle
3 février 1971
Partial classification
1998
Certified property
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Facades and roofs; chapel (Box C 20): classification by order of 3 February 1971; Entrance perspective; facades and roofs of communes; next rooms of the castle with their decoration of woodwork: large living room, room of the bishop, small living room; four pillars of the two porches of the garden; moat; land surrounded by moat (cad. C 17, 20, 21, 26, 193): entry by order of 3 February 1971

Key figures

Adrien Morin de Banneville - Lord and sponsor President of the Finance Office of Caen.
Mme Corblet de Fallerans - Owner in 1998 Last owner mentioned in the sources.

Origin and history

Vaulaville Castle is an 18th-century residence in Tour-en-Bessin, Calvados, Normandy. Built around 1720 by Adrien Morin de Banneville, local lord and president of Caen's finance office, it embodies the Regency architecture with its double porch and its Mansart roof. The chapel, dated from the same period, houses a remarkable painted altarpiece.

The monument has been partially protected since 1971: facades, roofs, chapel, and some interior elements (Régence and Louis XVI woodworks) are classified or listed. The castle preserves antique furniture and toy porcelain of Bayeux, reflecting the refinement of its former owners.

In 1998, the estate belonged to Mrs Corblet de Fallerans. The moat, the commons, and the prospect of entry complete this architectural ensemble, typical of Norman seigneurial residences. Sources refer to references in works such as the Monumental Statistics of Calvados (Arcisse de Caumont, 1867) and articles from Norman Heritage.

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