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The house of the Plessis, located in Marigné-Peuton in the Mayenne (Pays de la Loire), is a 15th century manor house dating back to 1238 under the name Medietaria de Plesseiz. Originally, this land, not very extensive and dependent on the seigneury of Marigné, gradually became the centre of a chestnutry encompassing Marigné, Poison and Laigné. His confession was given directly to the crown, emphasizing its administrative and feudal importance.

The estate, united with the parish seigneury of Marigné, moved from Château-Gontier. The present house preserves elements of the 15th century, including a deconstructed tower and a remarkable medieval barn: a 20-metre-long building with thick walls of one metre, foothills and ogival structure. An exterior staircase and a Gothic door bear witness to an original access to an upper floor, now gone.

In 1794, during the Revolution, the farmer of the estate, Michel Delépine, his wife and daughter, were accused of supporting the Chouans and tried by the Revolutionary Military Commission of Mayenne. This fact illustrates the local tensions during this period. The house was listed as a historic monument in 1988, and its barn was classified in 1993, recognizing its heritage value.

The barn, originally designed as a tobacco dryer, features a defensive architecture with grilled sled windows and massive foothills. The lords of the Plessis were also those of Marigné, but their names are not specified in the available sources. The site reflects the evolution of a modest seigneurial estate into an architectural complex marked by medieval and revolutionary history.

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