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The Bourgonie Manor House is a typical example of the Sarladese architectural type, located in a closed courtyard and protected by an entrance chestnut. The latter, equipped with a small round road on crow, marks access to a space organised around a well covered with an appentis to the round columns of the seventeenth century. The main house body, on the ground floor, is surrounded by a 17th-century square tower with a stone staircase, while a two-storey, attic side building builds on a 15th-century round tower, illustrating the evolution of styles over centuries.

The facades and roofs of the manor house, inscribed in the Historical Monuments since February 16, 1965, reflect a hybrid architecture combining defence (medieval round tower) and residential comfort (housework and square tower). The layout of the buildings around the courtyard, with a central well and defensive elements, suggests a typical organization of the perigord manors, designed for both housing and protection. The absence of specific records of site owners or historic events limits the knowledge of its exact role in the region.

The location of the mansion, in the Dordogne department (code Insee 24068), places this monument in a territory marked by medieval and modern history of Aquitaine. The region, known for its strongholds and manors, sees this type of construction as a residence for wealthy families or local lords, while integrating defence elements inherited from troubled periods. The Bourgonie mansion, with its towers and chestnut, embodies this duality between noble habitat and the need for protection, in a rural context where agriculture and commerce structured daily life.

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