Date engraved on the house 1622 (≈ 1622)
Transformation into a rural mansion.
Fin XVe - Début XVIe siècle
Construction of the fortified tower
Construction of the fortified tower Fin XVe - Début XVIe siècle (≈ 1625)
Initial defensive elements of the mansion.
14 février 1995
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 14 février 1995 (≈ 1995)
Protection of facades and filled moats.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Fronts and roofs of the housing body (see AO 35); filled moat of the manor (cad. AO 36): by order of 14 February 1995
Origin and history
The Saint-Michel Manor House, located in Gonnehem, Hauts-de-France, is a historical monument built from the 15th to the 17th century. It illustrates the transition from a fortified mansion, marked by a tower dating from the late 15th or early 16th century, to a more peaceful rural residence. The date of 1622, engraved on the house body, attests to this architectural and functional transformation, reflecting the socio-economic changes of the period.
The facades and roofs of the house, as well as the filled moat of the mansion, were protected by a registration order under the Historic Monuments on 14 February 1995. This classification underscores the heritage value of the site, combining defensive elements inherited from the Middle Ages and 17th century residential features. The precise address, 1 Rue de Lenglet in Gonnehem, confirms its anchoring in the local landscape of Pas-de-Calais.
The evolution of the mansion, from its initial defensive vocation to its subsequent agricultural or seigneurial use, is part of the broader context of the Hauts-de-France, where the landowners and seigneurs adapted their homes to political and economic needs. The today filled moats recall the strategic importance of these constructions at a time when insecurity justified such devices. The mansion thus embodies a page of regional history, between medieval heritage and Renaissance.
