Expansion by the Givervilles 1619 (≈ 1619)
Stone and brick pavilions added.
XVIe siècle (1ère moitié)
Construction of the half-timbered mansion
Construction of the half-timbered mansion XVIe siècle (1ère moitié) (≈ 1650)
Renaissance style, decorative sculptures.
21 janvier 1929
Classification of the mansion
Classification of the mansion 21 janvier 1929 (≈ 1929)
Protection for historical monuments.
16 décembre 1974
Registration of dependencies
Registration of dependencies 16 décembre 1974 (≈ 1974)
Press and protected agricultural buildings.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Manoir : classification by decree of 21 January 1929; Façades and roofs of the barn, sheepfold, fruit tree and press; press mechanism (Case B 95): entry by order of 16 December 1974
Key figures
Jean Faulcon - Initial constructor
Builder of the half-timbered mansion.
Suzanne de Glatigny - Lady of Glatigny
Flag sponsor (1619).
Gilles de Giverville - Cooker and husband
Co-builder of the stone wings.
Origin and history
The Glatigny Manor House, located in Tourgéville in Calvados, is an emblematic building of the 16th and 17th centuries. It consists of two distinct parts: a half-timbered manor house in Renaissance style, built in the first half of the 16th century, and a pleasure castle in limestone and brick, added to the 17th century. The latter, Louis XIII style, frame an inner courtyard with wings in return, connected by a back corridor. The estate is surrounded by a flowered park and includes remarkable outbuildings, such as a press covered with thatch.
The primitive manor house, facing to the south, has a corbellation decorated with Renaissance sculptures (marine animals, dacanthe leaves, Adam and Eve). Its slate windows and skylights illustrate the architecture of the era. In the 17th century, Jean Faulcon, then his daughter Suzanne de Glatigny and her husband Gilles de Giverville, squire, enlarged the estate by adding two stone and brick pavilions, as well as a square tower housing a staircase. These transformations reflect the evolution of aristocratic tastes towards more comfortable residences.
The press, built in the 16th century, is a rare testimony of the agricultural activities of the period. Covered with thatch and wood, it houses an animal traction mechanism for the production of cider, typical of the country of Auge. The manor house and its outbuildings (stable, sheepfold, fruit tree) have been partially protected as historical monuments since 1929 and 1974, highlighting their heritage value.
Located in the east of Calvados, near the Amiraute golf course and the mansion of Pipardière, Glatigny embodies the architectural and rural heritage of Normandy. Its park, its hortensias and its facades made of flint and stone, make it a historic and picturesque site, anchored in the augeron landscape.
