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Origin and history

The Manoir de la Charme is a building located in the commune of Montrevel-en-Bresse, in the department of Ain, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This monument, listed as a historical monument in 1987, illustrates the local architecture of the Bresse, an area marked by its rural history and its wooden or stone constructions. The Bresse, agricultural and livestock territory, saw the development of manor houses and fortified houses from the Middle Ages, often linked to noble or bourgeois local families.

These buildings served as both a residence and a symbol of power, while playing a role in the economic and social organization of the surrounding countryside. The Charme mansion is part of this context, although its precise origins and its first occupants are not detailed in the available sources.

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