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The house of Crémaillé la Roche, located in Miré in the department of Maine-et-Loire, is part of a larger medieval complex including Crémaillé le Tertre and Crémaillé Beaumont. The estate, built directly on the rock, includes a main house (with cellar, two floors and attic), a secondary house, a stable, a pig house, a water body (old 15th century pool) and gardens. Its architecture reflects successive changes between the 15th and 17th centuries.

In the Middle Ages, the site housed a fief attested by a feudal motte at Crémaillé Beaumont. From the 14th to the 18th century, this fief was held by noble families such as the Charnacé, the Buat and Champagné, often passed on by female inheritance. The main house, built in the 15th century, features characteristic elements such as a high right gable and a splint. Changes in the 16th and 17th centuries (roofs, windows, outside staircase) marked its evolution.

From the late 18th century Crémaillé became a farm. In the 19th century, a barn and a barn were added and restored in the 1970s by the Lefer family. Ranked a Historic Monument in 1996, the site opens its exteriors to the public during Heritage Days and has hosted theatre performances since 2009.

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