Foundation of the Priory 1077 (≈ 1077)
Donation of Abbreviated to the monks of the Bec.
1791
Sale as a national good
Sale as a national good 1791 (≈ 1791)
Manor and land sold after the Revolution.
1810
Destruction of the church
Destruction of the church 1810 (≈ 1810)
Shaved church in front of the mansion.
2004
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 2004 (≈ 2004)
Protection of historical facades and plots.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The facades and roofs of the house and the communes; the ground of the parcel of the old church; the water room (cad. C 17, 20, Placed Court of the Old Presbytery, 18, Placed The Groisilliers): inscription by order of 25 June 2004
Key figures
Aubrée - Donor
Daughter of Beaudry, gave up the land in 1077.
Dom Gaudin - Last Prior
Leaded the priory before the Revolution.
Origin and history
The Groisilliers Manor House, located in Rumesnil in Calvados, is a former Priory-Cure dating mainly from the seventeenth to eighteenth centuries. Originally, this site housed a priory founded in the 11th century by Aubrée, daughter of Beaudry le Teutonice, who had given up the land of the Groselers to the monks of the Abbey of Bec. This priory, attached to the order of the regular canons of Prémontré, was abolished during the French Revolution, marking the end of his religious vocation.
In 1791 the manor house — then presbytery — and its lands and related buildings were sold as national property. The church, located in front of the house, was destroyed in 1810, leaving only residential and agricultural structures to survive. The present building, representative of the wooden manors of the d'Auge country, bears witness to this transition between religious use and private property, with characteristic dependencies of the eighteenth century.
Partially listed as historical monuments in 2004, the mansion today protects its facades, roofs, the floor of the old church and a water room. These elements recall its dual heritage: a medieval priory and a post-revolutionary farm. The sources also mention his status as the last pre-demonstrated priory recaptured from the Revolution in Auge, emphasizing his regional heritage importance.
