Initial construction 1er quart XVIe siècle (≈ 1625)
Renaissance Logis by the Bateste and Girard
1755
Date on press
Date on press 1755 (≈ 1755)
Marked long hug press
1834
Changing the press
Changing the press 1834 (≈ 1834)
Date engraved on a stand
XVIIe–XVIIIe siècles
Extensions by the Sallet
Extensions by the Sallet XVIIe–XVIIIe siècles (≈ 1850)
Addition of a long building body
27 janvier 1922
First ranking
First ranking 27 janvier 1922 (≈ 1922)
Protected pavilion and turrets
14 juin 1946
Extended classification
Extended classification 14 juin 1946 (≈ 1946)
Facades, woodwork and presses classified
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Pavilion; small housing bodies in return for square; two turrets: by order of 27 January 1922; 17th century buildings including the square building on the already classified pavilion; Farmer's house with wrought iron exterior staircase ramp: classification by decree of 31 May 1927; Facades and roofs of all buildings; small cabinet decorated with woodwork on the first floor of the farmer's pavilion; gate and fence walls crowned with balusters at the entrance of the courtyard; 18th century press and grinder in south-west buildings: classification by decree of 14 June 1946
Key figures
Famille Bateste - First owners (1392–1520)
Builders of the initial home
Famille Sallet - Romanian parliamentarians
Expanded the mansion in the 17th–15th
M. de Ferron du Chesne - Owner in 1998
Last mentioned owner
Origin and history
The Quilly mansion, located in Bretteville-sur-Laize in Calvados, is a Renaissance residence built in the early 16th century by the Bateste and Girard families. It is distinguished by its ocre stone architecture extracted from Quilly's local quarries. The original house, partially destroyed, was enlarged in the 17th and 18th centuries by the Sallet, a family of Romanian parliamentarians, who added a long building.
The estate retains technical elements related to the cider industry, such as an 18th-century press and mill, still visible in the southwest buildings. These installations, dated from 1755 and 1834, illustrate the double vocation of the manor house: aristocratic residence and farm. The gate, the baluster fence walls and the facades, protected by several classification orders (1922, 1927, 1946), underline its heritage importance.
The mansion has changed owners over the centuries, moving from the Bateste (1392–20) to the Sallet and then to the Sainte-Marie. In 1998, it belonged to M. de Ferron du Chesne. Its partial classification to historical monuments covers various elements: the Renaissance Pavilion, turrets, interior woodwork, and agricultural structures, reflecting its architectural and functional evolution.
Historical sources, such as the works of Arcisse de Caumont (1850) or Albert Pellerin (1896), document its role in the Norman landscape. The manor house, located south of the church of Notre-Dame de Bretteville-sur-Laize, embodies the link between built heritage and local economic activities, typical of the rural estates of Ancien Régime.
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