Initial construction limite XVIe-XVIIe siècles (≈ 1750)
Construction period of the current mansion.
avant 1834
Missing a wing
Missing a wing avant 1834 (≈ 1834)
Hypothetical wing absent on the Napoleonic cadastre.
1995
Acquisition by an owner
Acquisition by an owner 1995 (≈ 1995)
Preservation of major historical elements.
25 janvier 1996
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 25 janvier 1996 (≈ 1996)
Protection of the housing body and tower.
depuis 1996
Restoration in progress
Restoration in progress depuis 1996 (≈ 1996)
Work undertaken by the current owner.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
House Corps (Western Pavillon, Lower Wing in Return and Stairs Tower) (Box ZA 200): inscription by order of 25 January 1996
Key figures
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Origin and history
The Manor of La Fosse, located in Saint-Aubin-le-Dépaint (Indre-et-Loire), is a building built on the edge of the 16th and 17th centuries. It consists of two main buildings: a two-storey west pavilion and a high floor, and a wing is on the ground floor with a high floor, articulated around a rectangular staircase tower. The facades, made of moellon covered with ochre coating, are decorated with rectangular bays, snout windows and triangular or curved pediment windows. The interior preserves remarkable elements such as monumental chimneys, latrines, and old carpentry, attesting to its residential and defensive use.
The manor house, of probable medieval origin, underwent successive modifications, especially in the nineteenth century for the east wing. It depended on the fief of Saint-Aubin and was sold as national property. Originally, it could have had three wings around the stair tower, but a part disappeared before 1834, as shown by the Napoleonic cadastre. The current dependencies date from the 19th century, and the site has been used as a farm until recently. The mansion was listed as a historic monument on January 25, 1996 for its house body, including the west pavilion, the lower wing and the stair tower.
When it was acquired in 1995, the mansion retained major elements of its original distribution, such as four monumental chimneys of the second half of the 16th century, latrines, and carpentry with their ironwork dating from the late 15th or early 16th century. Since 1996, restoration work has been undertaken by the current owner, preserving these historical elements while adapting the building to contemporary use.
The site is characterized by defensive architectural details, such as horizontal murderers (burning blocks), which recall its initial role as a fortified residence. The east wing chimney, with its triangular crows, could date from the end of the 15th century, suggesting a construction in several phases. Despite the transformations, the mansion remains a significant testimony to the rural and seigneurial architecture of the Centre-Val de Loire region.
