Foundation of the Chapel 1668 (≈ 1668)
Chapelle Sainte-Clotilde by Georges Plantrou
2e moitié du XVIIe siècle
Construction of the mansion
Construction of the mansion 2e moitié du XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Pleasure home for Romanian parliamentarians
4 décembre 1991
Registration historical monument
Registration historical monument 4 décembre 1991 (≈ 1991)
Home protection and associated elements
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The whole house; the whole press; all remaining elements of the composition, portals, walls, terraces, ditches, including the ground of plots 216 and 218 (Cases D 216 to 218): inscription by order of 4 December 1991
Key figures
Georges Plantrou - Founder of the chapel
Founded the chapel of Saint Clotilde in 1668
Origin and history
The Manor House of La Cheminée Tournante, located in Anneville-Ambourville, Seine-Maritime, is an emblematic building of the second half of the seventeenth century. Built for members of the Parliament of Rouen, it replaces an earlier building made of 16th century wood. This pleasure mansion, erected on the banks of the Seine, reflects the refined architecture of the period, with a central Italian gallery, side pavilions and characteristic roofs.
The chapel of Sainte-Clotilde, founded in 1668 by Georges Plantrou, bears witness to the religious and social importance of the place. The current house, which has been listed as a historic monument since 4 December 1991, retains remarkable elements such as arcades, flat pilasters and an armorized pediment. The ensemble, including press, portals and terraces, illustrates the Norman architectural heritage of this period.
The manor house, initially a pleasure house for a family of Rwandan parliamentarians, embodies the 17th century aristocratic lifestyle. Its structure, combining bricks and stones, and its lower wings added later, make it a representative example of the secondary residences of the provincial elite of the time. The inscription as a historical monument in 1991 preserved this testimony of the Norman past.
