Registration for Historic Monuments 12 février 1993 (≈ 1993)
Protection of the house, pregnant and remains.
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Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Logis, including the vestige of the enclosure wall, excluding North gable bait; farm building; Pregnant with the remains it contains, known or to be discovered, including the mott and ditches (see box). C 158, 13, 14, 159, 262, 263): entry by order of 12 February 1993
Origin and history
The fortified house of Bec-au-Cauchois is a building located in the commune of Valmont, Seine-Maritime (Normandie). This monument, classified among the Historical Monuments, consists of a house, a part of a wall of enclosure, as well as a farm and archaeological remains, including a motte and ditches. Its listing in the Inventory of Historic Monuments dates from 12 February 1993, thus protecting key elements such as the main building and traces of fortifications.
The site is located precisely at 5309 Route du Bec in Cauchois, in a rural setting characteristic of the Pays de Caux. Although the sources do not specify its period of construction, its architecture and remains (motte, ditches) suggest a medieval or post-medieval origin. The property is now shared between a public institution and private hands, but the information on its access (visits, services) remains unknown in the available data.
In Normandy, houses such as the Bec-au-Cauchois were often used as seigneurial residences or as local defence points. Their establishment reflected the need for territorial control and protection of rural populations during periods of conflict, particularly in the Middle Ages. These buildings also played an economic role, linked to the farming of surrounding lands.
