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The Manor House of the Gâquetière is a 17th century building located in Angrie, in the department of Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire. This rectangular house, surrounded by a park, is distinguished by its symmetrical facades with rectangular bays framed with tufe, and its curved cornice dorms. The date of 1790, engraved on the central triangular pediment, marks a phase of reconstruction of the primitive house, now extinct.

The chapel, founded in 1624 by François Aubert (tanner) and his wife Ambrose Pinard under the invocation of God and the Virgin Mary, was built in 1632, as evidenced by a lapidary inscription preserved in situ. It houses a wooden altar framed with niches, as well as a trompe-l'oeil painting reproducing a window. A copper plaque recalls the donation of Sébastien Le François, intended to finance a perpetual mass and maintenance of the building.

The communes, erected in the 4th quarter of the 19th century, combine bricks and tufeau in a utilitarian style, with stables, sheds and house of servants. The farm, probably dated from the 18th century, completes the whole. The manor house and its chapel have been included in the additional inventory of historic monuments since 11 March 1980, with official protection of facades and roofs confirmed by decree of 2 March 1981.

The site, located in La Haute Gâpitière, illustrates the Angelian rural architecture, combining residential, religious and agricultural functions. Its park, decorated chapel and outbuildings reflect the evolution of a seigneurial and then bourgeois estate, marked by successive renovations. The sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum, Merimée base) highlight its heritage interest, especially for its preserved interior elements, such as the cradle panel of the chapel.

The inscription of 1632 and the plaque of Sébastienne Le François document local pious practices, while the date of 1790 on the house evokes a period of transition, perhaps linked to the French Revolution. The absence of major changes since the 19th century reinforces its historical value, providing tangible evidence of habitat and beliefs in Anjou in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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