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The house on the west edge of the village of Fontenay-le-Marmion is a 16th-century building located in the Calvados department in Normandy. This monument is distinguished by its typical Renaissance architecture, with remarkable elements such as a fireplace and a carved stone door, located in the main hall of the ground floor. These elements were listed as Historic Monuments on March 6, 1948, highlighting their heritage and artistic value.

In the enclosure of this property was once the site of the fortress of the Fontenay Sir, mentioned by the historian Arcisse of Caumont. This historical reference suggests that the site was of strategic or seigneurial importance prior to its transformation into a dwelling. Today, the house embodies an architectural testimony of the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in this region of Lower Normandy.

The precise location of the house is indicated as being at 18 Rue du Val in Fontenay-le-Marmion, although geographical accuracy is considered poor (level 5 of 10). The monument does not appear to be open to visit systematically, and its current use (private dwelling, rental, etc.) is not specified in the available sources.

Legal protections apply only to the chimney and sculpted door, indicating that these elements are considered the most significant parts of the building. Their style reflects the local craftsmanship and artistic influences of the period, characteristic of bourgeois or seigneurial houses in the region.

Fontenay-le-Marmion, where this house is located, is a rural town in Calvados, marked by a historical heritage linked to its feudal past. The presence of this former fortress, then of this 16th century house, illustrates the evolution of power and habitat structures in this area between the Middle Ages and the modern era.

Available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum) provide limited information on the detailed history of the monument, but confirm its partial inscription in the historical monuments and its anchoring in the Norman architectural landscape of the Renaissance.

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