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Savoie Manor House, located in the municipality of Berrie (code Insee 86022) in New Aquitaine, is a 12th century building. This monument, whose location is estimated to be "a priori satisfactory" (note 6/10), is precisely at 2 Rue des Pigeonniers. It is part of the architectural heritage of the former Poitou-Charentes region, now integrated into New Aquitaine, and falls within the Department of Vienna (86), although the latter is not explicitly mentioned in the sources.

The Savoie Manor House was listed in the Historical Monuments Inventory by order of February 2, 1931, attesting to its heritage value. Available sources, including Monumentum, indicate that it is a medieval building, but do not specify its sponsor, its original use, or any subsequent transformations. The official address registered in the Mérimée base confirms its local anchor in Berrie, a rural municipality whose history is linked to that of the medieval Poitou.

In the 12th century, during the construction of the mansion, the area was marked by a feudal organization where local lords played a central role in the administration of land and the protection of people. Manor houses, often associated with farms, served as residences for the rich nobles or bourgeois, while symbolizing their power. In this context, Savoie's mansion could have been a place of life and seigneurial management, although the archives consulted do not confirm it.

Today, Savoie's mansion is not the subject of any specific information in the available sources concerning its accessibility to the public, a possible tourist vocation, or services such as room rental or guest rooms. Its status as a Historic Monument suggests, however, the preservation of its architectural integrity, even though the details of its current state or contemporary uses remain unknown.

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