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Origin and history

The Gauciel mansion, located in the department of Eure in Normandy, dates back to the 13th and 15th centuries. It originally belonged to the estate of Jumièges Abbey as early as 930, before becoming a fortified complex in the Middle Ages. The square enclosure, probably built in the 13th century, housed farm buildings such as a barn and gate, modified or completed over the centuries. The site reflects the agricultural and defensive architecture typical of Norman monastic domains.

In the 17th century, the mansion was strengthened, then enriched with utility buildings (stables, cartretery). Sold as a national property in 1790 after the Revolution, he lost his porterie before 1890, while a new home was erected there. Today, it preserves notable medieval remains: a dovecote, a barn renovated in the 15th century, fragments of the porterie and its high walls of enclosures. These elements, which have been protected since 2008, demonstrate its evolution between monastic farming and agriculture.

The mansion also illustrates the socio-economic transformations of Normandy: from a feudal and religious system (linked to Jumièges) to a secular and agricultural post-Revolution management. Its enclosure, barn and dovecote, inscribed in the Historical Monuments, embody both the medieval heritage and the adaptations of the 18th to 19th centuries. The pond and plots of Clos du Manoir complete this site, where monastic and rural history cross.

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