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The mansion of La Bruère, sometimes confused with the mansion of the nearby Chancellery, is a house of notable located in Huismes, Indre-et-Loire. Built mainly in the 16th century, it underwent renovations in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its least modified facades and roofs, as well as an inner corner tower, were listed as historical monuments in 1962. The manor consists of two square buildings around a courtyard, with a body of main houses flanked by square towers at the ends, of which one has been abrased.

The documented history of the mansion began in 1624, with a mention of a "Lord of the Brure" in an act of baptism. Over the centuries, the property was fragmented by estates and sales, before being reunited in the 20th century. However, part of the mansion dates back to the 12th century, although most of the buildings were built in the 16th century. Subsequent transformations, particularly in the 18th or 19th century, have changed certain structures, such as the roof structure, which has been lowered on the southern part.

The manor house includes remarkable architectural elements, such as an entrance porch transformed into a covered passage, a polygonal tower in the returning corner, and a cellar consisting of galleries dug in the garden. In 1650, the mansion belonged to Jean Dreux, king's attorney at Chinon, marking one of the few traces of his historic owners. The north facades and the tower were protected by a decree of 3 December 1962, highlighting their heritage value.

North wing, perpendicular to the housing body, seems to have been built in two stages, with an older part near the main building. The polygonal tower, opened on the ground floor by a door topped by three bays, was also abrased. Despite the modifications, the mansion retains traces of its medieval and Renaissance past, like two chimneys of the second half of the 16th century, illustrating the architectural evolution of the Touraine.

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