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The manor house of Boisset is a 16th century building located in Meigné-le-Vicomte, in the department of Maine-et-Loire, in the Pays de la Loire region. This monument is distinguished by its main residence in Renaissance style, which features an open front door, a decorated pepper shop and a large interior fireplace of the "second renaissance". A damaged skylight, aligned with the entrance, and an old fireplace dismantled in the 19th century complete its architectural peculiarities. The adjacent housing body, lower and covered with flat tiles, dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries, as did some remodeled outbuildings.

The mansion has been classified as Historic Monuments since 1968, recognizing its heritage value. Originally, the site also included a chapel, now destroyed. Dependencies and stairs were added or modified in the 19th century, reflecting changes in building usage. Although some parts have been altered (such as the chimney sold), the house retains remarkable Renaissance elements, such as the entrance door accessible by a perron and the salient pepper shop.

The location of the manor, in the commune of Meigné-le-Vicomte (code Insee 49228), is specified by the Merimée and Monumentum bases, with an approximate address in Boisset, within the commune of Noyant-Villages. The site, whose geographical precision is considered "a priori satisfactory", remains a major architectural testimony of Anjou, illustrating the influence of Renaissance styles in the seigneurial houses of the region in the sixteenth century.

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