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Candemonne Manor House, also known as Caudemone Manor House, is a building located in the commune of La Chapelle-Haute-Grue, Calvados department, Normandy. This wooden manor, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, is distinguished by its typical architecture of this period, including a polygonal turret. It is located about 800 meters southwest of the village of La Chapelle-Haute-Grue, near the Moon.

The manor house was partially listed as the Historic Monuments: the main structure, including the turret, was protected by order of 26 December 1928. Later, the entrance pavilions and the dovecote, dating back to the 17th century, were registered on April 11, 1947. These elements reflect the architectural evolution of the site between the two centuries.

The Candemonne mansion is representative of the seigneurial or agricultural buildings of Normandy of the modern era. The manor houses of this region often served as residences for the noble or bourgeois local families, while playing an economic role thanks to dependencies such as dovecotes, symbols of seigneurial rights. Their preservation offers a valuable testimony to the ways of life and social hierarchies of this period.

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