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Le Logis de la Cour is a manor house located in Athis-Val de Rouvre, Orne department, Normandy. This monument, whose origins date back to the 15th and 18th centuries, is located 700 meters southeast of the village of Taillebois, a commune delegated by the new municipality. It is organized around a square courtyard, with a house occupying the south flank. The oldest part, dating back to the end of the 15th century, includes a tower of staircase in screws, while the main house body, inhabited, dates from the 16th century and was redesigned in the 18th century.

Until the French Revolution, the manor house served as a residence for the lords who held the Bois de Taillebois, a fief mentioned in the 12th century. The entrance to the estate is through a double porch of the late 15th century, next to a barn and an operating building. A set of commons closes the yard to the north. The entrance gate, a remarkable element of the site, has been listed as historic monuments since 26 October 1990.

The Logis de la Cour illustrates Norman seigneurial architecture, combining medieval elements (stairs tower, porch) with developments of the following centuries. Its spatial organization, centered on a square courtyard, reflects the residential and agricultural uses of manor houses of that time. The site remains a testimony to the feudal and post-feudal history of the region, marked by the continuity of occupation until the modern period.

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