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Le logis de la Queurie is a medieval mansion built in the 15th century, located in the commune of Écouché-les-Vallées in Normandy. This monument is characterized by a house with a hexagonal tower, typical of the civil architecture of the period. A stone band separates the ground floor from the first floor, where two large bedrooms house monumental chimneys decorated with pilasters and capitals decorated with garlands. The external aspect, partially incomplete, suggests an interruption of work, as evidenced by a wall waiting.

Ranked a historic monument by decree of 2 November 1926, the residence of the Queurie illustrates the architectural heritage of the Orne. Its inscription in the Mérimée base and its precise location in La Courbe, a commune delegated to Écouché-les-Vallées, underline its historical importance. Although the sources do not mention specific characters or events related to its construction, its architecture reflects the techniques and lifestyle of Norman rural elites at the end of the Hundred Years War.

The mansion, whose exact address is the 2 Chemin du Manoir in La Courbe, retains defensive and residential elements specific to the seigneurial houses of the late Middle Ages. The mantle windows and the sculptural details of the chimneys attest to an ornamentation concern, rare for this period marked by post-conflict austerity. The lack of data on its initial use or owners limits the understanding of its precise role, but its current state offers a tangible testimony of the Norman aristocratic habitat of the 15th century.

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