Construction of the house 1460-1730 (≈ 1595)
Period of construction by Saint-Clair and Turgot.
3 juin 1975
Protection of facades and roofs
Protection of facades and roofs 3 juin 1975 (≈ 1975)
Registration of historical monuments by decree.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facades and roofs (Case B 127): inscription by order of 3 June 1975
Key figures
Seigneurs de Saint-Clair - Initial sponsors
Builders of the house from 1460.
Anne Turgot, baron de Laune - Minister of Louis XVI
Owner and contributor in the 18th century.
Famille Fauvage - Current owners
Home holder today.
Origin and history
The Logis de Sainte-Honorine, located in Ménil-Gondouin in the department of Orne, is a manor house built in the years 1460 to 1730. It was built by the seigneurs of Saint-Clair, then by the family of Louis XVI's minister, Anne Turgot, Baron de Laune. This house represents today the only castle still standing in the town, testifying to its local historic importance.
The monument consists of an 18th-century dwelling, commons probably dating back to the 15th century, and a courtyard surrounded by a tower and a large shed with a press. The facades and roofs of the house have been protected as historical monuments since 3 June 1975, highlighting their heritage value.
Presently owned by the Fauvage family, the Logis Saint-Honorine embodies the architectural and seigneurial heritage of the region. Its listing in the inventory of historical monuments makes it a remarkable site of Orne, linked to the history of local noble families and the royal administration under the Old Regime.
The precise location of the house, 800 meters east of the village of Ménil-Gondouin, is documented in the Mérimée and Monumentum bases. These sources confirm its status as well protected and its role in the Norman historical landscape, notably in the department of l'Orne, in Lower Normandy (now integrated into the Normandy region).
